Banquet Captain

About The Opportunity
Practice Hospitality is seeking an experienced Banquet Captain to join the team at the Hilton Dallas Park Cities, the most beloved hotel in Dallas’ Park Cities neighborhood.

About The Hotel
Nestled in the heart of Dallas’ most desirable neighborhood, Hilton Dallas Park Cities is a hotel that treats new friends like neighbors and neighbors like family. Committed to creating remarkable hospitality experiences that foster connection, it is integrated into the fabric of the neighborhood with interesting and exceptional service. Just minutes from Love Field, Hilton Dallas Park Cities the ideal home base for business, leisure and small group travel. With 230 guest rooms, 10,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, an inviting rooftop pool, grab-and-go that serves up healthy breakfast options and the hotel’s bar open for drinks and small plates every evening, this is where good things happen, and all are welcome.

About The Company

Practice Hospitality manages hotels differently. A growing company with opportunities for advancement, we infuse hotels with style, spirit, and soul. We inspire, innovate and advocate. We deliver results and do well by our owners because we respect the individuality that we all bring to the table, the connectedness of our world and the impact we have on our community.

We are looking for someone who thinks big because, at Practice Hospitality, we value creativity, emotional intelligence, problem solving and innovation. This is an opportunity to be an integral part of a team that supports one another, is empowered, and holds themselves accountable. If you bring your A game every day and pursue excellence with tenacity, we want to invest in your professional and personal growth. But, more than anything, we are looking for good humans who care; about our guests, each other and making every moment together enriching, fulfilling and fun.

Job Role: 

Oversee set-up and clean-up food preparation for all banquet functions.

Responsibilities 

• Supervise Food and Beverage service to ensure consistency throughout the banquet.
• Assist with the planning, organizing and execution of all banquet functions.
• Supervise banquet rooms set-up and clean-up.
• Greet Clients in charge and respond to requests.
• Speak at roll call meetings prior to events to inform staff about event particulars and
• expectations.
• Prepare banquet check for signature.

Other Functions: (This list of other functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed as necessary.)

• Supervise all assigned side work to include replenishing condiments and restocking banquet cabinet supplies.
• Supervise general cleaning tasks using standard hotel products as assigned to adhere to health standards.
• Abide by all state, federal and corporate liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated guests.

Requirements:

• High School graduate or equivalent required.
• Prior banquet department or ala carte experience required. Prior food service preferred.

Specific Job Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to read, write and speak the English language fluently to interact with staff.
• Basic knowledge of food and beverage preparations, service standards, guest relations and etiquette.
• Knowledge of appropriate table settings and service ware.
• Ability to make quick and accurate decisions.
• Must possess strong organizational skills.
• Ability to perform under pressure effectively for extensive periods of time while maintaining professionalism.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, speak, hear, reach, bend over, stoop, use hands, use fingers, write, see, feel objects, handle paper, wires, pens, boxes, and occasionally kneel.  Occasional lifting or moving may be required of objects of up to 100 pounds of force occasionally; and /or 50 pounds or force frequently and /up to 25 pounds of force constantly to lift, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

 Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount on hotel stays
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off available 90 days after start date
• Vision insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Eligible to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program.

EOE |Disabled |Veteran

Practice Hospitality is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. Practice Hospitality’s management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, teammate activities, access to facilities and programs and general treatment during employment.