Event / Catering Banquet Captain

Location

Costa Mesa, CA | United States

Job description

Who is Hospitality Collaborative?

We are a family of brands within the hospitality and event industry comprised of 3 venues and 2 catering companies - The Fig House, The Harper, Brave + Maiden, Roomforty and Pharmacie.

You will be tasked with managing and running events onsite at one of our three venues or at offsite locations throughout Southern California. Our events range from intimate in-home gatherings to galas of over 500. The cornerstone of your responsibilities is to make sure every person, client and guest alike, experiences feeling valued and celebrated on their event day.

Roles and Responsibilities - Event Captain:

• You must have experience in the hospitality field, and preferably Leadership/Captaining/expo roles.

Events:

• You’ll manage and run a service team to properly execute events.
• You’ll have to preplan before event day, making sure your team has the proper information to put us in a position to succeed.
• You’ll have the ability to properly train staff in areas of need and exert fine dining service.
• You’ll have the responsibility of coordinating with day-of planners.
• You’ll be responsible for coordinating timelines with the head chef on event day.
• You’ll have to be an adequate thinker, while analyzing & resolving problems and exercising good judgment.
• You’ll have the capability of being coachable and taking constructive criticism.
• You’ll understand that with events, you will be working irregular hours and sometimes for long periods of time.

Attributes:

• You’ve worked as an event captain in some capacity.
• You’ve managed and ran a service team.
• You’ve worked in the hospitality field for 2+ years.
• You’ve done or know how to make service cards that adequately outline events.
• You’ve had experience in service.
• You’ve had experience in event planning/coordination.
• Preferably: You’ve had fine dining service experience.

We are a family of brands within the hospitality and event industry comprised of 3 venues and 2 catering companies – The Fig House, The Harper, Brave + Maiden, Roomforty and Pharmacie. OUR STORY People come to the hospitality industry to help them host special occasions, holding high hopes and expectations. Often they leave feeling disappointed, devalued and dissatisfied. People gather and celebrate to bring moments of joy and connection and to create great memories. When they feel let down in the midst of their special occasions, the pain of loss is made worse. We help people celebrate and connect by creating a virtuous cycle of generosity that leads to real hospitality. Because when people experience real hospitality, they become generous and make their world better.

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Salary

$40 per hour