Banquet Houseperson Support/Banquet Set-Up Position Available In Rockland, New York

Banquet Houseperson Support/Banquet Set-Up Hilton Pearl River – 3.7 Pearl River, NY Job Details Full-time $16.50 – $16.75 an hour 1 day ago Benefits Paid holidays Health insurance 401(k) Life insurance Qualifications Heavy lifting English High school diploma or GED Entry level Full Job Description

BANQUET HOUSEPERSON SUPPORT/BANQUET SET-UP

Hilton Pearl River 500 Veterans Memorial Drive Pearl River, NY 10965 www.hiltonpearlriver.com

Hiring Rate:

$16.50 – 16.75/hr Hilton Pearl River, a full-service luxury hotel located 25 minutes from New York City in Rockland County (NY) and bordering Bergen County (NJ), is seeking an organized, energetic, hands-on professional to join our exceptional team as Banquet Houseperson Support/Banquet Set-Up. Hilton Pearl River remains an innovative forward-thinking hospitality leader by offering best-in-class products, services, and amenities to ensure that every guest feels cared for, valued, and respected. Banquet Support helps set up and tear down meeting rooms for events. This includes moving chairs, tables, and equipment from various rooms in the Banquet areas. Banquet Support helps bring our guests’ events to fruition. Whether it’s a business function, a wedding reception, or a birthday party, we strive to make our guests’ events the best ever! This position is full-time and must be able to work any shift including the night shift.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Be responsible for physically setting up banquets & meeting rooms with tables, chairs, etc. Maintains appearance of meeting room and banquet areas, freshens rooms in use, breaks down and resets furniture arrangements as needed Stores all necessary equipment Frequent heavy lifting and movement of bulky and big furniture Vacuum, sweeps and mop floors, and public areas Sweep, scrub, polish, buff, wax, strip, or spot clean all floor surfaces, baseboard, walls, and wall hangings. Surfaces to be cleaned may include marble, terrazzo, tile, carpet, etc. This task requires heavy lifting, bending, stooping, or standing for extended period of time. Must be able push and pull heavy cleaning equipment, and furniture weighing up to 75 lbs Dust furniture, columns, shelves, etc. while extending arms over head or climbing ladders over 30 feet Use various cleaning techniques, and heavy shampooing equipment, to clean soiled carpet and upholstery Rotate mattresses and move furniture as assigned In addition to performance of the essential function, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive function: Respond to guest questions. Provide guest assistance, direction and information requested Patrol and remove debris, / trash from parking lot, sidewalks and front of the hotel entrance Other duties as assigned, such as assisting Room Attendants, delivery or retrieval of Housekeeping items to / from guest floors Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Disclaimer:

this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, Hilton Pearl River reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity and at its sole discretion.

Education and Experience:

High School graduate or equivalent required 0-1 year prior experience desired but not required Ability to learn and apply hazardous chemicals, standard during new hire introductory period Ability to read and understand Basic English language in order to understand the safety labels, equipment instructions etc Ability to speak English to communicate with guests and coworkers Ability to work any shift, any day including holidays and weekends We are an E-verify employer. Only those legally eligible to work in the United States need to apply Please submit your resume’ and cover letter. Only those candidates qualified will be contacted. Only those candidates that can work the required schedule will be contacted. We are an E-Verify employer and those who are able to work in the United States need apply.

Benefits:

Hilton Team-Member Travel Program benefits Benefits after 30 days include sick & holiday pay, company-paid life insurance, option to enroll in medical plan Benefits after one year include vacation time and 401K participation About the Hilton Pearl River Hilton Pearl River is a third-generation family-owned and operated Hilton franchise built in 1988. The hotel is located on 17 wooded acres in the scenic Hudson River Valley, just 25 minutes from New York City, and has built and maintained a reputation for consistently exceptional service. The hotel consistently is awarded TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award and has been ranked #1 in “Overall Service” of all Hiltons in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut for nine of ten consecutive years. The property features 150 newly renovated guest rooms, restaurant, bar, and recreation facilities, as well as over 20,000 square feet of unique and flexible meeting and event space, and an experienced team of professionals committed to excellence. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer –

M/F/H/D/V/T EEO Statement:

Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and strictly prohibits all forms of unlawful harassment and discrimination based upon race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age over 40, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition or any other basis protected by law. Notice to

Recruiters and Agencies:

Company prefers to recruit candidates directly, rather than through a third party recruiter or agency. Do not submit or present your candidate(s) through any means (e-mail, fax, phone, mail, verbal referral) to the Company or any employee of the Company. In the case of candidate(s) submitted or presented to the Company by a recruiter or agency without a signed agreement in place for the specific position or without a specific open requisition, Company explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$16.50 – $16.75 per hour

Shift:

Day shift Evening shift Morning shift Night shift People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location:

In person