Banquets Setup Houseperson

Omni Hotels • Fort Lauderdale, FL • 5h ago

Location

Fort Lauderdale Hotel

Opening in Fall 2025, Omni Fort Lauderdale will provide South Florida with 120,000 square feet of event space, new food and beverage options, a Natural Spring inspired full-service spa and entertainment pedestrian plaza featuring high-end shopping, amphitheater, charter boat docking and beautiful promenade. The new iconic landmark offers unforgettable views of the Atlantic paired with unrivalled convenience and intelligently designed meeting spaces. The hotel will be directly connected to the Broward County Convention Center, immediately adjacent to Port Everglades cruise terminal and less than two miles from Fort Lauderdale Airport.

Job Description

Be a part of the pre-opening team for the Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel!

Opening Fall 2025, the Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel is a 29-story hotel, located at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, and connected directly to the Broward County Convention. The property offers 801 guest rooms and suites, multiple restaurants, a vibrant rooftop bar, a sprawling pool, spa, and fitness center. The hotel will also have over 120,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including a grand ballroom, junior ballroom, 25 breakout rooms and pre-function meeting space with waterfront views.

To ensure a safe, efficient, well-maintained hotel environment while providing maintenance services to guests in a courteous, professional and engaging manner.

Ensure proper set up, break down, and cleanliness of banquet and meeting facilities according to the guest's expectations and Omni standards.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Cleans banquet and meeting facilities prior to set-up.

Sets of equipment (i.e., tables, chairs, linens, office items, glassware, and pitchers.) to Daily Work Sheet specifications.

Provides required amenities, as dictated by Banquet Department Standards.

Refresh meeting rooms during meal and coffee breaks (trash removal, refreshment of pads & pens, wipe tables refresh of candy caddies' glassware and water pitcher or water bottles).

Break down meeting rooms as soon as possible after end of function and vacuum room.

Moves convention material boxes, programs, etc. from hotel receiving docks, registration areas, sleeping rooms, or suites. When client packages are ready to ship back, move to the shipping location.

Caring for the equipment.

Accommodates special customer needs, hanging banners for meetings and food/beverage functions.

Organizing and maintaining the back of the house areas to ensure a productive, safe and energy conserving work environment.

Inspects each function room prior to and during breaks to ensure that all requirements reflected on the daily worksheets are met. Specific hotel standards must also be fulfilled:

Walls, baseboards, and light fixtures cleaned.

Room to be vacuumed thoroughly.

Drapes to be hung properly.

Lighting and temperature control to client request.

Maintain cleanliness of Banquet meeting space and equipment.

Tablecloths and skirting to be cleaned and pressed.

Uniformity among all set-ups in accordance.

Ensures that cleanliness and order of all storage areas is maintained.

Completes special projects as directed by department management.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

Previous banquet and event set up experience, preferred.

Previous hospitality/customer service experience, preferred.

Ability to clearly and pleasantly communicate both verbally and in writing in English with guests, management and co-workers, both in person and by radio.

Ability to work cohesively with co-workers both within and outside of your department.

Ability to think clearly, quickly and make concise decisions.

Ability to prioritize, organize and follow up in a fast-paced environment.

Ability to handle stressful situations, while maintaining a calm and welcoming demeanor.

Must be able to stand and walk for an extended period or for duration of shift.

Must be able to work flexible shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.

ENVIRONMENT & POSITION ANALYSIS:

Move, bend, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance.

Position requires f requent bending, squatting, kneeling and reaching overhead, s tanding, and walking for an extended period, or for duration of shift.

Requires repetitive motion, with consistent use of hands and arms.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:

Table, chairs, risers, dance floor, furniture, pallets, pallet jack, flat bed, chair carts, vacuum cleaners, shampoo machine, sweeper, linen, skirts, napkins, drop over, guest supplies, meeting amenities, pen, pencil, notepad, water pitcher and glasses.

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement are available using the following links: EEOC is the Law Poster (https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/poster.cfm) and the following link is the OFCCP's Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination policy statement (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_formattedESQA508c.pdf) If you are interested in applying for employment with Omni Hotels & Resorts and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to applicationassistance@omnihotels.com .

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