Banquet Associate

The Canopy Portland Pearl District (PM Hotel Group), is seeking motivated individuals to join our amazing team. As a Banquet Associate at the Canopy, you will have the unique opportunity to enhance our guest experience while developing your leadership skills and advancing your hospitality career.

This is a dynamic position where associates are expected to setup/break down, serve, and bartend. Associates must also have weekend availability; this is a deal-breaker. If you are looking for a great job with opportunities to grown you hospitality career, we would like to speak with you further.

• Title Banquet Associate
• Shift: Flexible but must have weekend availability
• Schedule: Part-Time/On-Call
• Base Pay $17/hr+ DOE

Working as a banquet associate is just the beginning for PM Hotels’ family of employees.
Full-time associates (30+ hours/week) enjoy the following benefits:

Immediate Benefits Include

• Free Parking
• Free shuttle from the PDX terminal for TriMet riders
• Steeply discounted rates at partner hotels
• Free shift meal provided by our own kitchen
• Uniform provided

Full benefits beginning the first day of the following month after hire

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K Matching
• Personal health insurance (Aflac, etc.)
• Medical Savings Account

Ongoing benefits

• Sick Pay
• Paid Vacation
• Double-time for select holidays
• Two floating personal holidays per-year

Summary of Essential Job Functions

• Communicate with supervisor throughout shift to be aware of work required.
• Attend roll call meetings before events to learn function particulars, including guest and hotel expectations.
• Greet guests and respond to requests in a friendly and courteous manner.
• Serve the food and/or beverage in the order and to the expectation of the supervisor to ensure consistency throughout the banquet. Promptly remove dishes as guests complete each course and/or meal at the end of the meal or function.
• Act as function Bartender as qualified
• Position may assist with functions off-site as necessary.
• Abide by all state, federal and corporate requirements pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages and maintaining OSHA food safety standards.
• Set up all meeting rooms to the specifications of the guest. This includes considerable physical activity in transporting awkward and heavy materials such as staging, tables, chairs, dance floors, etc., from storage area to meeting rooms. Move all equipment in a safe manner.
• Supply and replenish meeting rooms with clean glasses and fresh water.
• Break down all meeting rooms when meetings have concluded and return items to storage closet so the room will be available to be reset for the next function.
• Maintain established cleaning schedule of meeting rooms and ballrooms so the rooms stay presentable at all times. Vacuum each meeting room after use.
• Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
• Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.

Abilities Required

• Self-starting personality with an even disposition.
• Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times.
• Communicate well with guests.
• Must be willing to “pitch-in” and help co- workers with their job duties and be a team player.
• Knowledge of various types of equipment and set-up styles used in the meeting rooms. For example: different table types (round, schoolroom, etc.).
• Must have basic knowledge of food and beverage preparations, service standards, guest relations and etiquette.
• Knowledge of the appropriate table settings and service ware.
• Ability to comprehend and apply written product labeling instructions to enable the safe application of products and processes within the hotel.
• Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items.
• Ability to lift and move multiple tables and chairs and podiums weighing up to 100 lbs. through a crowded room. This position requires considerable physical activity on a continuous basis throughout the shift for room set up and break down.
• Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry, or otherwise move or push goods on a hand cart/truck weighing a maximum of 500 lbs.

Required Licenses, Permits or Certifications

• Employee must have or obtain an Oregon Food Handler’s Permit prior to beginning employment.
• Employee must have or obtain an Oregon Liquor Control Commission Server’s Permit prior to beginning employment.
• Title Banquet Associate
• Department(s) Food & Drink
• Reports to Restaurant General Manager
• FLSA Non-Exempt, Part-Time/On-Call
• Schedule Part-Time/On-Call
• Base Pay $17/hr+ DOE

All employment offers contingent on passing a background check.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• On call
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Portland, OR 97209: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location: One location

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