Hilton Hotel Banquet Manager

Banquet Manager

A banquet manager plans, coordinates, and oversees all aspects of events like weddings, galas, and conferences to ensure client satisfaction and smooth execution. This involves collaborating with clients and other departments (like sales and culinary), managing staff, handling budgets, and ensuring all event details, from room setup to food and beverage service, meet the required standards. Expected to always be attentive to guest needs and making them feel welcome, comfortable, important and relaxed.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Salary from $60,000
• Check server's and house person's BEOs to ensure that all information is accurate.
• Check room set-up to see that BEO directions are completely followed. Ensure that all public areas are neat and clean.
• Contact group representatives. Explain how to make contact; if needed throughout the function.
• Ensure that any & all Food & Beverage items are presented and served correctly, adhering to the standards set out by the property and noting any special requests & instructions, outlined on the Banquet Event Order for the event.
• Ensure that communication is constantly maintained between the Culinary Department Representative & the Banquet Team during the event, alert team members of any changes in the schedule of service, challenges or adverse comments that may arise during the service of an event.
• Compile check from the Banquet Event Order, at the end of the event or function, ensuring that the correct numbers of items / number of persons are charged for, and that the check is posted to the correct master account, present the check to the clients for signature.
• Ensure that all relevant & applicable paperwork is filled out correctly, including the Captain's Consumption Sheets and Captain's Report and copies distributed as required.
• Ensure that staff members return all equipment to the storage areas and that the room / area is left clean and tidy. Unconsumed Liquor & Wines should be returned to the Banquet Beverage Service Bar.
• Compile the station register and assign duties to banquet staff and supporting banquet captains, assigned to that specific event or function.
• Ensure that the name of every staff member assigned to an event or function appears on the banquet sign-in sheet, and that the staff signs the sheet, prior to leaving the event or function.
• Prepare the area or room in its entirety for a function or event, prior to the guest's arrival.
• Recap all banquet checks at end of day and turn in to Night Audit.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested by Supervisors / Managers.

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Benefits Package :

If you think you bring the ideal blend of skills, attitude and teamwork, sprinkled with a love of Texas life, this could be the perfect home for you! Are you passionate and creative with a desire to grow? Let's talk!