Museum Events Banquet Server (2024) - The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford is a nonprofit organization, an internationally recognized cultural destination, and a one-of-a-kind workplace. Our team is inspired daily by one another as well as the authentic stories of innovation that we share across our four venues. We want you to be a part of this legacy and take it forward.

Our Banquet Servers deliver outstanding service in a friendly, caring manner to provide a memorable experience at our amazing venues. They are responsible for the servicing of banquet events, set-up, and tear down of banquet facilities.

Essential Responsibilities

• Prepares event space for service, including pulling, transporting, and placing of equipment.
• Set guest tables appropriately with linen and place settings
• Make, set-up, and transport beverages for events as needed.
• Prepares cocktails, pours and mixes drinks quickly and accurately in a customer service-oriented manner.
• Serve appetizers, meals, and beverages professionally; attend to buffets, clear tables, properly stack dishes and glassware on trays, and carry trays to breakdown area.
• Maintains a clean and neat appearance of the event space.  (Guest tables, food stations, tray jacks, and back of house area.)
• Acts as a team player and provides expertise within the team and with other teams as appropriate.

Your Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent 
•  Server experience required, banquet or fine dining preferred
• 18 years or older

Special Skills

• Must be able to work weekends, late nights and physical work of serving large groups of people.

This is a physical position that requires frequent standing and walking.

The Henry Ford is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Henry Ford prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. This Policy applies to any employment, donor or volunteering opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, hire, employment, program participation, promotion, salary, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment or service as a volunteer).