Banquet Houseman

B.F. Saul Company Hospitality Group•Washington, DC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Hay-Adams is a 5-star luxury hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., offering refined accommodations and exceptional guest experiences. The Banquet Houseman performs physical set-ups, breakdowns, food delivery, and clean-ups for all function rooms. This role also involves the care, maintenance, and organization of banquet equipment and function rooms, as well as supporting the service staff before, during, and after events.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree preferred.
Three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of English.
Must be able to understand, read, and communicate in English.
Must be able to read and understand a Banquets event order.
Ability to write simple information.
General knowledge of the workings of the Banquets department and kitchen.
Knowledge of table settings and meeting set-ups.
Knowledge of AV equipment and set-up.
Ability to present information to superiors and other employees.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

Perform all physical set-ups, breakdowns, food delivery, and clean-ups of and to all the function rooms as needed.
Care for, maintain, and organize banquet equipment and function rooms and storage areas.
Support service staff before, during, and after dinner.
Pick up Banquet event orders and Houseman worksheets or any verbal instructions from the Banquet Manager.
Keep up to date with the schedule.
Ensure daily cleaning of the banquet office/pantry, including floors, sinks, countertops, refrigerator, coffee machine, shelves; empty trash to main trash-collection and deliver dirty dishes, glasses, etc., to stewarding.
Check function rooms daily for cleanliness, including floors, shelves, sinks, countertops, etc.
Ensure that all dirty banquet linen is taken to laundry.
Set and refresh water for meetings.
Responsible for ensuring stocking of all banquet supplies, especially in the banquet office.
Ensure that all cabinets and refrigerators in function rooms are clean, organized, and stocked on a weekly basis.
Organize and stock supplies in the storeroom on a weekly basis; make sure that all equipment is properly stored daily.
Assist in coordination of food service timing.
Run all banquet food to function rooms.
Assist banquet waiters in back of functions.
Responsible for checking/refreshing water for meetings.
Responsible for keeping floor landings/stairways clean.
Responsible for cleanliness and organization of the 8th-floor storage area.
Ensure proper set-up of function rooms as required by BEO, including all equipment, and break-down after functions.
Ensure proper table sets according to established standards.
Clean all spills and breakage immediately and maintain floor areas to ensure they are clean and dry.
Report any damaged or worn items in the banquets department to the responsible Banquet Manager.
Report to a Manager after completion of tasks, during breaks, and for any absence from assigned working areas.
Close the department according to standard: ensure all space used by banquets is clean, all furniture is in place, all lights are switched off, all food & dirty dishes are delivered to the kitchen, and all function rooms are locked.
Perform set-ups for functions beginning the following morning before 10 am. Ensure all Farm tables are wiped down and ready for next use.
Perform any additional duties as assigned.