Catering Services Manager

Full-Time

To service social and corporate events, creatively utilizing space and up-selling in order to maximize hotel revenue.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ensure smooth flow of information (communication) from Catering sales to Banquet Services and the Food & Beverage Department.
• Create and maintain a good working relationship with the operating departments to ensure a high level of service and communication.
• Attend all pertinent operational meetings to discuss events and planning.
• Create and keep up to date banquet event orders, event resumes, and all other relevant event information.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with clients, vendors and wedding planners
• Ensure proper communication to all departments.
• Monitor and evaluate, on a continuous basis, the level of service maintained by the Banquet Department.
• Effectively coordinate efforts between Sales and Food & Beverage management.
• Ensure that the department standards are met and that all company policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Ensure that all departments meet all federal, state, and local regulations affecting the hotel, Food & Beverage operation, its associates and guests.

This brief job profile is to give a general idea of the job and in no way states or implies that these are the only job duties to be performed by the associate in this position. Other duties will be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Act as a liaison between groups and hotel. Utilize hotel staff through the issuance of work orders to insure the groups’ successful stay.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Three + years’ experience as a Social and Corporate Event Service Manager, and or like experience in event planning.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and sit. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel taste or smell; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster is available using the following link:

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Omni Hotels & Resorts does not discriminate on the basis ofany protected category with respect to the payment of wages.

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