Banquet Server - Linchris Hotel Corporation

Job Description

Our commitment to excellent customer service is what drives us, and we are dedicated to hiring outstanding individuals who share our passion for serving customers and preparing high quality food and beverages. We are currently looking for hard-working and motivated individuals to join our team as Banquet Servers. The Banquet Server is responsible for serving food in a friendly, professional, and efficient manner to guests of the hotel, thereby enhancing the positive guest experience. 

Responsibilities

• Provides professional and courteous guest service at all times
• Maintains standards of food, beverage, and guest service quality
• Greets guests
• Maintains a clean work and storage area including reading and understanding MSDS
• Assists in set-up, cleaning, and refreshing of function rooms
• Completes all side work as assigned
• Attends department meetings
• Completes projects as determined by Banquet Manager or General Manager
• Participates in ongoing education and training of Franchise and Hotel Management Company

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED not required; one month of related hospitality experience and/or training and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Working knowledge of computer
• Must be able to pass physical exam, drug test, and background check
• Must be physically able to carry out duties, which includes walking and standing to a significant degree, reaching, handling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, talking, hearing, and seeing
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or carry/transport objects weighing up to 25 pounds
• Must be able to read, write, and speak in English

Company Description

Our unique position in the hospitality industry is a direct result of valuing people first. Owners, managers, associates, customers, and communities - peoples' needs drive our management style, generating programs that inspire value and automate profits.

Growth and sustenance in a highly competitive industry require a winning team with a high level of principle and strong moral character. It is with this belief we have structured our hiring mechanism that enables Linchris teammates to trust each other and, in the end, help customers as a united family. The measure of our success as a leading hotel management company is only an aggregate of these individual satisfactions turning into results.

Our path is set and our mission is to follow it to a better future together.

Benefits

Team Member Travel Discount

• Stay at one of our owned and managed properties for only $15.00 per night
• For personal travel of the active team member only - subject to availability and approval
• Must be requested through the “Buzz” portal (https://linchrisbuzz.us.beekeeper.io/login) 
• Visit www.linchris.com for an updated list of all Linchris properties
• This rate is not available for your home property

Room Discounts At The Allegria

• Price and availability may vary based on business levels and season
• The General Manager must approve all discount reservations in writing to your leader
• Immediate Family – $99/night
• Friends & Extended Family – $149/night

PTO – 

• Available for both full & part-time team members
• You begin accruing PTO on your first day of work and can use your available balance at anytime
• PTO accrual rates are:
  -  0-4 Years = Up to 80 hours
  -  5 Years = Up to 120 hours
• You can roll-over up to 80 hours of PTO each calendar year

Holiday Pay – Available for both full & part-time - We have 8 paid holidays – Holiday hours are paid out based on the average hours worked over the last 12 weeks prior to the Holiday.

• New Year's Day
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

Food Discounts

• 50% off food in the hotel while working – Restaurant and Fresh Market, excluding alcohol
• 25% off food in the restaurant when not working for team member and up to 3 guests (GM Approval Required) 

Team Activities:

• Annual kick off to Summer team cook-out
• Annual Holiday Party
• Turkey Giveaway at Thanksgiving 
• Monthly Team Luncheon – Communicating property updates & win prizes

Medical, Dental, Life & STD

• All full-time team members (30hours) become eligible the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment
• Open enrollment is held in November each year
• Employer paid accidental life insurance $10K          
• Team Members become eligible to enroll in a 401K after a year of employment & 1000 hrs. of work Match schedule below

Benefits

Incentives

Hourly Team Members

• Front Office
  • Signature Audits – 
    • 100% = $25
    • If department average is 100% for a calendar month, all team members receive $100
    • Upsell’s (Add-on’s & Upgrades) 
      • 10% of weekly sales paid out on your check.
  • Restaurant Servers & Bartenders
    • Data Quest Audits – 
      • 95%-99% = $50
      • 100% = $100
  • Name Drop 
    • If your name is mentioned in a 5 STAR review on either Google or TripAdvisor, you will receive a $25 gift card.
  • Team Member of the Month
    • $100 – to the award winner
  • Team Member of the Year
    • $500 – to the award winner (Voted by leadership team from month winners)
  • New Hire Referral
    • $200 after 90 days of employment

Management Team Members

• Operational Department Leaders
  • Monthly department performance incentives as outlined by each position
  • Sales & Catering Managers
    • Varies by position and is provided to each individual
  • Name Drop
    • If your name is mentioned in a 5 STAR review on either Google or TripAdvisor, you will receive a $25 gift card.
  • Manager of the Quarter 
    • $500 – to the award winner
  • Manager of the Year
    • $1000 – to the award winner (Selected from quarter winners)