Banquet/Catering Attendant

This position performs set up and service activities within banquet or catering operations with primary responsibility for ensuring food and beverage safety, quality, consistency, and excellent guest service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures proper set up and break down of break service tables, counters, buffets, and dining tables. Cleans and polishes glassware, flatware, and equipment.

• Collects and transports food items, as well as supplies from the kitchen via carts, speed racks, hot and cold boxes to serving stations and event rooms.

• Requests proper identification from guests when serving alcoholic beverages when legal age is questionable (under the age of 30).

• Checks food and beverage orders for accuracy and presentation prior to serving

• Transports dirty dishes/glassware to kitchen and/or breakdown stations and places items into proper cleaning receptacles such as glass racks and silverware bins.

• Completes event clean up, including but not limited to sweeping, mopping, moving tables, rearranging chairs, removing soiled linen, and returning unused wine and liquor to the supervisor/manager. May assist with loading and unloading trucks for offsite catering events.

• Cleans and organizes event rooms/spaces, storerooms, pantries, concession stands, service counters, dining areas, storage cages, and hallways. Properly stores and secures catering equipment/supplies. Maintains close communication with Manager regarding maintenance of all equipment, facilities, and supply needs.

• Communicates necessary information to Supervisors regarding guest count, product, usage, and additional items requested by the client for additional billing.

• Stocks and maintains supplies, refrigerators, dispensers, and display cases. Notifies management when inventory supplies are low.

• Complies with all company, local, state, and national regulations pertaining to food quality, cleanliness and sanitation standards, alcohol service, and safety.

• Any and all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• One to three months related experience in a high-volume, high energy, upscale food and beverage environment.

• Availability to work nights and weekends as needed.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to position self to move about.

• The employee frequently is required to operate and use tools and equipment; and communicate with guests, employees, and management.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

PREFERRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Alcohol service certification or ability to obtain certificate within 30 days.