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- Inspect meeting rooms daily to ensure proper set-up. Must be highly organized with great attention to detail.
- Greet all meeting and banquet contact persons on a daily basis and assist with any and all changes or needs.
- Stay in contact with meeting and banquet contact persons to verify all meal times, break times, and guaranteed counts.
- Meet with function group leader to determine last minute changes and discuss various setup arrangements.
- Ensure proper cleaning of all equipment after function is completed.
- Supervise assigned banquet personnel throughout functions.
- Assist staff with room setups, food service, and clean up when necessary.
- Conduct administrative duties including interviewing and hiring of staff, scheduling, daily recaps, completion of all banquet checks and obtain authorized signature on all banquet checks, performance reviews, salary increases for staff, labor control, supply requisitions, etc.
- Maintain standards of food, beverage, and quality guest service.
- Establish and maintain a proactive human resources function to ensure associate motivation, training, and development.
- Manage in compliance with established labor, wage, hour and StepStone-related regulations and policies.
- Maintain proactive relationships with all departments.
- Achieve budgeted revenues and expenses and maximize profitability related to the banquet department.
- Contribute to the profitability and guest satisfaction perception of all hotel departments.
- Develop short- and long-term financial and operational plans for the banquet department that relate to the overall objectives of the hotel.
- Increase level of guest satisfaction by delivery of an exceptional product through employee development.
- Maintain and correct procedures for inventory control.
- Respond and resolve guest requests, complaints, or questions in a courteous and timely manner.
- Ability to accurately use various office and accounting software.
- Must have comprehensive knowledge of the English language to effectively communicate with guests, associates, and vendors.
- Ability to assist with the design and preparation of statistical reports and presentations as needed.
- Ability to accurately report information.
- Ability to scrupulously follow all StepStone and hotel policies and procedures.
- Attend required meetings.