Banquet Manager jobs in New York

The Role

The purpose of the Banquet Supervisor is to set, maintain, clean, and refresh all meeting/special event spaces within the Central Park Boathouse. The supervisor will oversee the set up/operations team. In addition, this position will also be responsible for organizing all storage areas and maintain end of month inventory reports for banquet equipment and supplies.

Company Overview:

Legends is a holistic agency that specializes in delivering solutions for legendary brands. We approach each project with our 360-degree service solution. Our Global Planning, Global Sales, and Hospitality service solutions collaborate on every project to ensure success across each of our six verticals including professional sports, collegiate, attractions, entertainment, international, and conventions.

Our intellectual property is our people. It's our expertise that makes up Legends. We know what it's like to be on the team, business, or athletic department side, which drives our passion in creating solutions for our partners. Collectively, our leadership has over 300 years of experience in sales and sponsorship, analytics and valuation, hospitality and operations.


Responsibilities:

The purpose of the Banquet Supervisor is to set, maintain, clean, and refresh all meeting/special event spaces within the Central Park Boathouse. The supervisor will oversee the set up/operations team. In addition, this position will also be responsible for organizing all storage areas and maintain end of month inventory reports for banquet equipment and supplies.


• Set up meeting rooms and private function areas with appropriate equipment and materials including tables, chairs, linens, staging, and any other items requested.
• Key attention to detail with properly setting meeting spaces according to management standards and floor plans.
• Knowledge of banquet configurations and use of equipment required.
• Tear down meeting spaces to include stripping rooms of furniture and resetting the room per specifications outlined on the banquet event order.
• Inspect banquet equipment for defects, cleanliness, and any other maintenance required.
• Clean meeting and event spaces periodically. This includes and not limited changing soiled linens and properly straighten chairs.
• Maintain proper care by following safety guidelines during movement and storage of equipment.
• Continuously keep service corridors, pre function space and storage areas clean, organized and unobstructed.
• Responsible to maintain and create monthly inventory reports for all banquet equipment and supplies.
• Participate as back of the house team member during special events to include delivering food, refreshing food service, and provide beverage service including water drops, coffee service and ice deliveries.
• Assist during special event operations as assigned. This includes and not limited to assisting wait staff and operations with service that meets the highest standards of customer satisfaction.
• Serve as liaison to the stadium conversion team.
• Maintain and organize banquets storage areas.
• Responsible for keeping assigned work area clean.
• Attend and participate in weekly stadium conversion meetings.
• Attend BEO meetings and pre-conference meetings as assigned.
• Supervise train and motivate banquets operations staff.
• Must be available to work all home games, stadium wide events and special events as assigned.
• Duties performed in both indoor and outdoor settings with events taking place in the elements of all four seasons. Events may often include variable noise levels.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of (5) years of banquets set up experience in large/high volume venue.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Ability to lift 50lbs, as well as bend, stretch, push and pull objects with support equipment.
• Able to work non-traditional shifts to include extended hours and flexible schedule including early mornings, weekends, days, nights and holidays.
• Ability to stand/walk throughout shift.
• Must be able to work well in high pressure situations and remain flexible during last minute additions or changes.
• Must possess good communication skills both verbal and written.
• Familiar with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel with ability to learn applicable data bases and systems.
• Bilingual in Spanish is a Plus.

Follow and encourage your team to follow all safety policies and procedures, including but not limited to looking for and reporting any unsafe work conditions, and complete company-wide safety training and any additional job specific safety training.
Report all safety incidents (injuries and illnesses) into the company’s risk management system (Origami Risk) on the same day that the safety incident has been reported to you.

Compensation:

$24/Hour

Legends is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or genetic information.