Banquet Team Leader

With thousands of hotels in over 100 countries and territories, Hilton offers countless opportunities to delight. From an open door to a welcoming smile and an exceptional experience, we offer the millions of travellers who stay with us every year a welcome they will never forget. In addition to our flagship brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the family of brands includes Waldorf Astoria, LXR, Conrad, Canopy, Curio Collection, DoubleTree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton and many others.

If you appreciate the impact global travel can have on the world, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Hilton Team Member. Because it’s with Hilton where we never forget the reason we’re here: to delight our guests, Team Members, and owners alike.

The Banquet Team Leader is concerned with the efficient and professional service of food and beverages within the Banquet, ensuring that the restaurant returns a budgeted profit through tight cost and stock control. This role assists in supervision of staff while ensuring that all guests receive optimum service in accordance with the standards, policies and procedures of the hotel and Hilton International.

What will I be doing?  

As the Banquet Team Leader, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Confidently know the food and beverage menu contents and explain them in detail to guests.

• Understand dietary requirements and offer appropriate suggestions.

• Complete TBS checklists on product knowledge.

• Make suggestions on the menu that might suit guests of different nationalities.

• Know menu items of all other outlets to recommend guests to other outlets.

• Confidently know opening hours of all restaurants and hotel outlets.

• Recommend other restaurants and city attractions to hotel guests.

• Actively check staffs’ product knowledge on each shift.

• Check reservations for the day, ensuring that the restaurant and staff have tables ready and that large bookings have been confirmed by phone.

• Ensure that all staff are briefed for the details of the shift ahead.

• Complete the TBS checklist on preparing the restaurant for service.

• Greet guests with smiles and offer assistance with coats, bags, etc., introducing yourself.

• Escort guests to a table and ask if they would prefer a smoking or non-smoking table.

• Ensure that all service procedures are carried out to the standards required.

• Replenish drinks, not letting cups or glasses become empty.

• Take personal responsibility for the service experience of all guests in the restaurant by visiting and introducing yourself to them and actively checking on their satisfaction.

• Follow-up on any guest questions or queries immediately, and if you don’t know the answer, check with your Manager.

• Knowledgeable of departmental standards, explaining these standards to the team.

• Positively deal with and learn from customer complaints and comments with follow-up and feedback to the Manager.

• Be proactive towards guests, assisting them with any reasonable requests, and training all staff to see these things before guests ask.

• Positively end the guest experience by checking satisfaction.

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