Assistant Banquet Manager

About Stamford Hotels and Resorts

Stamford Hotels and Resorts, a part of the Stamford Group, manages the Group’s portfolio of luxury premium hotels located in Australia and New Zealand. The hotel portfolio consists of nearly 1800 rooms and over 1000 employees. In addition to the hotels, the Stamford Group owns a portfolio of premium commercial office properties internationally and is involved in the development of high-end luxury residential units in Australia.

At Stamford Hotels and Resorts, we understand that our people are our greatest asset. We strive to retain, develop and reward passionate and success-orientated professionals at all levels. In our pursuit for excellence, we encourage entrepreneurial thinking, challenge the status quo and inculcate a sense of ownership while fostering an environment of transparency, collaboration, respect and integrity among our employees, business partners and the larger community.

Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport is currently recruiting dynamic and motivated full time Assistant Banquet Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Assist the Banquet Manager with day to day banquet operations

Lead, mentor and train the Food and Beverage team, ensuring a fun and energetic working environment

Ensure that team members are briefed on daily banquet operations including break timings, room sets and refreshes etc

Actively participate in improving the service standards and offerings to ensure repeat client business

Assist in the induction process of new team members

Provide input on occupational health and safety requirements / reporting. This also includes HACCP procedures and documentation

Ensure that strategies are in place to allow efficient and effective staffing of the department to achieve service quality and financial targets

Be an advocate of the procedures in place

Have a “can do” attitude and consistently thrive to exceed client expectations

About you

We are looking for an energetic person who is looking for their next challenge, someone who is hard working, career orientated and who has a passion for the Food and Beverage Service. The ideal person will have:

At least one year experience in a team leader or supervisory role,

Experience in a 4 to 5 star hotel or similar environment,

A current RSA and fully working rights are essential

Experience in Banquet operations and revenue posting systems will be highly advantageous.

Fully Covid vaccinated

Benefits

Employees of Stamford Hotels and Resorts are entitled to many outstanding benefits, including:

Great opportunities for career development;

The opportunity to work with industry professionals in an exciting hotel environment;

Free duty meals and parking

Complimentary uniform cleaning;