Banquet Houseman

The Park Club • Costa Mesa, CA

3d • $22 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

The Park Club is looking for a dependable, detail-oriented Banquet Houseman to help create exceptional events for its members and guests. This position plays an important role behind the scenes of every successful event, from intimate private dinners to large club functions. The Banquet Houseman is responsible for making sure event spaces are properly set, organized, maintained, and ready for service. This includes ensuring tables, chairs, linens, dance floors, risers, equipment, and room layouts are completed accurately and presented to the standards expected of a private club. This is a hands-on position for someone who takes pride in their work, notices the details others may overlook, and understands that a room should be completely ready before the first guest arrives.

Requirements

• Reliable, organized, and physically capable.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving event environment.
• Ability to read and follow event orders, diagrams, and instructions.
• Effective communication with managers and team members.
• Ability to work with urgency while maintaining attention to detail.
• Comfortable adapting when event requirements change.
• Takes initiative instead of waiting to be directed.
• Understands the importance of cleanliness, organization, and presentation.
• Maintains a professional appearance and follows club grooming and uniform standards.
• Comfortable standing and walking for extended periods.
• Regularly bending, reaching, kneeling, lifting, pushing, pulling, and moving banquet equipment.
• Ability to safely move tables, chairs, dance-floor sections, risers, linens, glassware, silverware, and other event equipment.
• Capable of lifting and carrying heavy items independently when appropriate and working as part of a team for larger equipment.
• Availability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays based on the club's event schedule.

Nice To Haves

• Previous banquet, hotel, private club, restaurant, catering, or event setup experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare event spaces according to specific requirements from Banquet Event Orders and floor plans.
• Arrange tables and chairs, set up equipment, install dance floors and risers when required.
• Prepare service areas and ensure the finished room is clean, organized, functional, and presentation-ready.
• Work closely with banquet, service, culinary, and event teams to keep operations moving smoothly during events.
• Assist with food running, bussing, room changes, replenishment, or responding to last-minute event needs.
• Assist with the breakdown and reset of spaces following events.
• Ensure banquet equipment and storage areas remain clean, organized, and properly maintained.
• Take ownership of event spaces, recognizing and addressing anything out of place, incomplete, damaged, or not up to standard.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed