Banquet Houseman Captain - JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Full job details
Directs and motivates team while personally assisting in providing high quality service based on requirements and standards. Monitors and controls financial and administrative responsibilities including asset protection. Provides clear and concise communications to everyone having ownership in the success of the event. Identifies training opportunities and plans a strategy to accomplish goals.
Requirements
Education and Experience
·
High school diploma or GED; 2 years experience in the event management, food and beverage, or related professional area.
Responsibilities
Managing and Coordinating Banquet Operations and Staff
·
Ensures that meeting rooms are set and equipped properly.
·
Maintains a professional staff to set up the rooms and assist with evening functions.
·
Leads shifts and actively participates in the servicing of events.
·
Serves as the liaison between the Kitchen, the Conference Services Manager and the Guest.
·
Ensures coffee breaks are set on time and with the proper items.
·
Ensures evening functions are properly set up and on time.
·
Cleans up, accounts, and properly stores food and beverage items at the end of a function.
·
Demonstrates knowledge and proficiency in catering service, food and wine, P&L, budgets, theme concepts and kitchen operations.
·
Manages controllable expenses for department.
·
Maintains sanitation levels.
·
Reports all maintenance problems to the appropriate persons.
·
Assists clients with last minute requests.
·
Oversees banquet department and floor operations.
·
Maintains a clean, safe, sanitary and neat working area including meeting and storage space within the Conference Services areas.
·
Ensures the physical appearance of the meeting rooms is up to current standards and also includes the business center and storage rooms.
·
Attends and participates in all pertinent meetings (e.g., Daily Stand Up, BEO, Pre-Cons, Staff, Forecast, Department and Intradepartment).
Location Information
The JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai is set to become a landmark hotel in one of the region’s most desirable destinations. For our guests, JW Marriott is the luxury hotel brand that provides an environment of simple elegance where they feel welcome and free to be themselves. Together, we orchestrate an experience that is expertly edited to leave only what is truly desired. The JW experience authentically reflects each property's surroundings, imparts a sense of harmony and wellness and delivers lasting memories. Our guests can indulge in the ultimate luxury...the time to think and freedom to focus.
The Marquis endorsement is reserved for iconic properties in the Marriott International portfolio, defined by their scale, grandeur and location. The new JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai will be the first JW Marriott Marquis branded property outside of North America (after the JW Marriott Marquis Miami). Success of the property will be heavily reliant on the creative input, and talented, experienced individuals, who have the ability to work as a highly organised world class, team. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of an exceptional property, located in one of the youngest and most dynamic markets in the World.