Banquet Server at Union League Liberty Hill

Job Description

Job Title: Banquet Server 
Reports to: Banquet Managers
Department: Banquets
Location: Union League Liberty Hill (800 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444)

SUMMARY OF POSITION:  To provide the highest level of service to all members, clients, and guests of the Union League in a professional and courteous manner consistent with the Standard Operating Procedures of the Union League. Servers should be professionally trained and up to date on current industry trends.

Essential Functions: Set up & breakdown of events in a pre-determined timely manner which is based off the BEO.

Job Duties:

• Establishes a warm welcome with a smile and professional atmosphere for guests by following F&B policies & standard operating procedures (SOP’s) that are established or implemented in the department.
• Works as part of a team to setup, serve and breakdown banquet events using correct F&B techniques to include serving food from the left with the left hand & clearing from the right in addition to serving beverages from the right with the right hand & clearing from the right.
• Is competent with the expertise of executing different banquet functions including meetings, tastings, receptions, breakfast, lunch, brunch and dinner. This also includes setting of chafers, urns, glassware, flatware or any other materials or props that must be used to display food product elegantly.
• Actively responds to supervisor’s requests regarding special guests or last minute details of an event.
• Ensures the room is completely set 15 minutes prior to the start of a function.
• Assist in the seating of guests to their tables, to include pulling chairs out.
• Provide immediate attention to guest upon seating and thereafter remain at each individual station in the dinning room providing attentive service.
• Must be in full uniform (including nametags) when clocked in and out.
• Takes any appropriate food orders in specific manner at each station.
• Refills all beverages served with and after the meal, as a request or as per instructions.
• Uses as many props & appropriate linens to accent food.
• Retrieving of props & storing them back in the appropriate places upon completion of use.
• Clearing of soiled glasses, flatware & chinaware in all areas as well as racking them into appropriate racks/bins in the pantries.
• Completes all side work that has been assigned at the end of every shift.
• Breaking down of all soiled flatware, chinaware & glassware into its appropriate racks or containers.
• Advises supervisor of any member/guest complaints as soon as they occur.
• Continually strives to improve skills in working events to the extent of executing an event without any supervision should the emergency arise.
• All counter tops to be wiped & sanitized at the end of every shift.
• All linens must be taken to the appropriate designated areas in clear plastic bags keeping whites & ivories in separate bags than colors.
• Stocking of pantries with dry or wet supplies as required by the par list.
• Performs all other functions as required by management.

Physical requirements

• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs.
• Bend and lifting required
• Standing on feet for long periods of time.
• Liberty Hill has several mandatory workdays for banquet staff. 2026 dates listed below
• Easter, Sunday, April 5th- All Staff
• Spring Ball Saturday, April 11th- All Staff
• Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10th- All Staff
• Independence Day Celebration, Wednesday, July 1st- All Staff
• Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26th- All Staff
• Santa & Grinch Brunch, Sunday, December 20th- All Staff

Benefits and Compensation

• Base pay starting at $7.25hr and Service Charges via the banquet tip pool
• Employee meals
• Energetic, multi-faceted, team-oriented work atmosphere
• Exposure to a national market
• Opportunities for promotion from within