Banquets Setup Houseperson

Banquets Setup Houseperson

Location: Fort Lauderdale, US-FL-Fort Lauderdale

Requisition : |
Openings: 1 |
Category: Banquets

Hotel: Fort Lauderdale Hotel (Omni Fort Lauderdale), opening Fall 2025. The hotel features 801 guest rooms and suites, a 29‑story building connected directly to the Broward County Convention Center, with 120,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space, grand ballroom, and other amenities.

Description:

Be a part of the pre‑opening team for the Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel. Ensure a safe, efficient, well‑maintained hotel environment while providing maintenance services to guests in a courteous, professional and engaging manner.

• Cleans banquet and meeting facilities prior to set‑up.
• Sets up equipment (tables, chairs, linens, office items, glassware, pitchers) according to Daily Work Sheet specifications.
• Provides required amenities as dictated by Banquet Department Standards.
• Refreshes meeting rooms during meal and coffee breaks (trash removal, re‑refresh pens & pads, wipe tables, refilled candy caddies and glassware or water pitchers/bottles).
• Breaks down meeting rooms as soon as possible after end of function and vacuums rooms.
• Moves convention material boxes, programs, etc. from hotel receiving docks, registration areas, sleeping rooms or suites. When client packages are ready to ship back, move to the shipping location.
• Cares for the equipment.
• Accommodates special customer needs, hanging banners for meetings and food/beverage functions.
• Organizes and maintains back‑of‑house areas to ensure a productive, safe and energy‑conserving work environment.
• Inspects each function room prior to and during breaks to ensure all requirements on the daily worksheets are met. Specific hotel standards must also be fulfilled: walls, baseboards and light fixtures cleaned; rooms vacuumed thoroughly; drapes hung properly; lighting and temperature control to client request; maintain cleanliness of banquet meeting space and equipment; tablecloths and skirting cleaned and pressed; uniformity among all set‑ups;
  
  ensures cleanliness and order of all storage areas.
• Completes special projects as directed by department management.

• Previous banquet and event set‑up experience, preferred.
• Previous hospitality/customer service experience, preferred.
• Ability to clearly and pleasantly communicate verbally and in writing in English with guests, management and co‑workers, both in person and by radio.
• Ability to work cohesively with co‑workers both within and outside of your department.
• Ability to think clearly, quickly and make concise decisions.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and follow up in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to handle stressful situations while maintaining a calm and welcoming demeanor.
• Must be able to stand and walk for an extended period or for duration of shift.
• Must be able to work flexible shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Move, bend, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Position requires frequent bending, squatting, kneeling and reaching overhead, standing, and walking for an extended period, or for duration of shift.
• Requires repetitive motion, with consistent use of hands and arms.

• Table, chairs, risers, dance floor, furniture, pallets, pallet jack, flat bed, chair carts, vacuum cleaners, shampoo machine, sweeper, linen, skirts, napkins, drop‑over, guest supplies, meeting amenities, pen, pencil, notepad, water pitcher and glasses.

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement are available. If you are interested in applying for employment with Omni Hotels & Resorts and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to applica