IHG® Hotels & Resorts is one of the world’s leading hotel companies, with a promise to provide True Hospitality for everyone. As one of the world's largest upscale brands, we have properties located in major urban centres, gateway cities and resort destinations all around the globe.
Be part of Fiji's globally anticipated new resort. At Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resorts, we support colleagues in delivering an unscripted approach to service that encourages warm, engaging interactions between the hotel team and guests. In our hotels you'll find a team who are people-first, professional and inclusive.
If you are confident, positive, inventive and love to connect and collaborate you'll feel at home and excel at Crowne Plaza.
What is the job?
Are you passionate about hospitality and like to make events a success? Provide prompt and courteous food and beverage service to banquet guests during banquet/catering functions, every day is different as you are one of the key persons for the success of all meetings and events planned in our 5 meeting/conference rooms.
We're on the lookout for an enthusiastic and skilled Banquets Supervisor to supervise our team and bring the spirit of sophistication to our establishment.
A little taste of your day-to-day:
Every day is different, but you’ll mostly be:
- In the absence of the Manager, conducts shift briefings to ensure hotel activities and operational requirements are known.
- Supervise in cleaning, storing, and securing in an organized manner, all tables, chairs, and audio-visual equipment, platforms/stages and other equipment used for banquet functions.
- Inspect cleanliness and working condition of all equipment to be set up in function area. Report all damages or issues to the Banquets Manager.
- Maintain cleanliness of banquet rooms, banquet hallways, and storage and service areas.
- May refresh room during breaks (replenish supplies, water pitchers, etc.).
- May set-up and/or break-down tables, chairs, audio visual equipment and platforms/stages and other equipment as specified by group requirements.
- Set-up table linens, skirting and tabletop items (water pitchers, glasses, supplies, etc.)
- May retrieve clean linen and skirting and stock in storage areas.
- May pick-up and deliver all boxes and materials (flip charts, easels, blackboards, etc.) for function.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What we need from you:
- At least 2 year’s experience supervising a team with event management experience as an added bonus.
- An outgoing and pleasant personality, with a proactive approach.
- Efficient, flexible, able to work under pressure to ensure impeccable and seamless service.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Experience and ability to lead and motivate a small team.
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize and organize workload independently when required.
- Team player.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
How do I deliver this?
There’s so much more to the job than we can capture here. It’s simply about creating great experiences, doing the right thing and understanding people.
What we offer
In return we'll give you a competitive salary package including, free transfers within the Nadi area to the resort and back, food and beverage discount, discounted room rates worldwide and the opportunity to progress your career with IHG®.
Most importantly, we'll give you the room to belong.
At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
IHG is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion where everyone feels safe, respected and valued. We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our teams and encourage our colleagues to bring their authentic and best selves to work.
How to apply (PLEASE USE CORRECT EMAIL)
So go on - show us how your passion and personality are the perfect fit to deliver memorable experiences to our guests. E-mail a letter of application and résumé in the first instance to recruitment.cpfiji@ihg.com by 1600hrs, Monday 16th September, 2024.