Catering Banquet Attendant

Gebhart Holdings•Wabash, IN

About The Position

The Catering Banquet Attendant supports the Banquet Coordinator in creating a memorable guest experience. The role prepares event and buffet areas to customer specifications, provides attentive service, maintains presentation and sanitation standards, and assists with event setup, service, and cleanup. The position is in the Hospitality division and is PRN/part-time. It reports to the Banquet Coordinator and does not supervise others. The attendant sets up event rooms and buffet areas according to Banquet Event Orders, checks that spaces are clean, safe, organized, and ready for guests, and provides courteous guest service throughout events. The role includes food and beverage service, maintaining buffet presentation, clearing tables, monitoring cleanliness, and reporting service concerns. The attendant follows food-safety and sanitation procedures and works event schedules that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays. The physical work involves extended standing and walking, bending, reaching, twisting, pushing, pulling, and carrying items. The role requires handling dishes, trays, food pans, beverage containers, and banquet equipment; lifting up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds occasionally; and working safely around hot food, chafers, fuel, liquids, cleaning products, wet surfaces, and moving equipment. The environment is fast-paced and noisy, with changing temperatures and frequent guest interaction. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Ability to follow food-safety, sanitation, and safe-handling procedures for fuel and hot equipment.
Clear, courteous communication with guests and co-workers.
Availability for early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays based on the event schedule.
Current alcohol server permit when assigned to beverage service, as required by applicable regulations.
Guest focus, initiative, professionalism, and sound judgment.
Teamwork, dependability, adaptability, and accountability.
Organization, time management, multitasking, and attention to presentation and accuracy.
Interpersonal, verbal communication, and active-listening skills.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods; bend, reach, twist, push, pull, and carry items.
Ability to handle dishes, trays, food pans, beverage containers, and banquet equipment.
Ability to lift up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds occasionally; items heavier than 25 pounds are moved with a co-worker or equipment.
Ability to work safely around hot food, chafers, fuel, liquids, cleaning products, wet surfaces, and moving equipment.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
Banquet, catering, or hosting experience.
Working knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and customer service.

Responsibilities

Arrive on time, in uniform, and ready to work at the scheduled start.
Review the Banquet Event Order and set the room, buffet, beverages, utensils, condiments, and service details to match.
Set up the buffet line.
Inspect the event space for cleanliness, safety, organization, and readiness before guests arrive.
Welcome guests and provide courteous, attentive, discreet service.
Take and deliver drink orders.
Keep food hot, stirred, stocked, and properly presented, and maintain a clean and orderly buffet.
Pre-bus and clear tables promptly, monitor trash, and respond to guest requests.
Immediately report shortages, hazards, or service concerns to the Banquet Coordinator.
Follow food-safety and sanitation practices, including proper glove use and handwashing.
Monitor restroom cleanliness.
Tear down and clean up after events.