Banquet Server On-Call

City, State:
Denver, Colorado $21 per hour Step into a piece of Denver's history. Housed in the iconic Colorado National Bank building (est. 1915), our hotel is a Neoclassical landmark crafted from the same Colorado Yule Marble as the Lincoln Memorial. As a Banquet Server, you won’t just be working in the meeting spaces; you’ll be hosting in a stunning three-story atrium filled with historic Allen Tupper True murals and original bank vaults that now serve as one‑of‑a‑kind meeting spaces.

Position:
Banquet Server – hourly rate: $21.

• Serve food and beverage items to guests in a friendly, enthusiastic, professional and timely manner.
• Attend all designated pre‑event meetings.
• Understand how to read a Banquet Event Order (BEO), including a room diagram.
• Gather and coordinate all equipment necessary to service banquet event.
• Maintain a clear and obstruction free service corridor.
• Perform all banquet sidework as designated by the Banquet Captain and/or Banquet Manager.
• Efficiently and properly perform all service standards to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
• Efficiently attend to all needs of the guest during functions and function related duties.
• Report to Banquet Captain and/or Banquet Manager any need for housekeeping and/or repairs of banquet equipment.
• Maintain regular attendance in compliance with hotel standards, as required by scheduling which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
• Maintain a high level of standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing the proper uniform and nametag when working.
• Comply at all times with hotel standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
• Follow all money handling procedures when serving the guest.
• Prepare room according to the BEO (Banquet Event Order) and the various meal functions.
• Clean up banquet space after the completion of the function and ensure that all equipment and supplies are stored and re‑stocked properly.
• Maintain the banquet storeroom in a neat and orderly manner, stocked with any and all appropriate supplies necessary for food service functions.
• Respond to guest problems, complaints and accidents.
• Communicate to management, if necessary.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

• High QUALITY of work:
  Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Monitors own work to ensure quality. Provides the best possible service to clients and customers.
• Acceptable PRODUCTIVITY standards:
  Meets or exceeds productivity standards. Produces adequate volume of work efficiently in a specific time.
• Excellent CUSTOMER SERVICE
  
  SKILLS:
  
  Responds to requests for service and assistance. Demonstrates the desire and ability to provide high quality service to both internal and external customers. Solicits customer feedback to improve service.
• INITIATIVE:
  Asks for and offers help when needed. Includes appropriate people in decision‑making.
• ACCOUNTABILITY:
  Takes responsibility for own actions. Performs work with little or no supervision; works independently. Can be relied upon regarding task completion and follow up.

A high school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 3 to 6 months of related experience in a hotel or a related field preferred.

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to interpret and perform basic math functions.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one‑ or two‑step instructions.
• Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Some of the work is conducted in a typical office environment with temperature control and natural and artificial light. There is frequent exposure to the outdoors including seasonal weather and materials used in maintenance work.

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