Banquet Server (On-Call) - Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

Picture yourself brightening someone’s day. When you join our Hotels team, that’s exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! As a Banquet Server, you’re not just providing food and drink service – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.

Here's what you'll do during a typical day:

• Delight our guests: Bring an upbeat and friendly attitude to all guest interactions and proactively look for ways to make their experience special
• Master the menu: Learn the details of all menu items and specials so you can help guests and answer their questions with confidence
• Serve with efficiency and care: Take food and beverage orders, enter them into the point-of-sale system, and deliver completed orders promptly – attention to detail is key!
• Manage the service station: Make sure the service station is always fully stocked, clean, and organized
• Clear and transport tableware: Remove dishware, glassware, and silverware at the end of meal service and deliver them to the dishwashing area for cleaning
• Support event preparation: Assist with tasks such as cleaning, arranging and setting banquet tables, and restocking supplies to maintain a seamless event flow
• Comply with regulatory standards: Maintain compliance with health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol awareness regulations, ensuring the highest standards of guest and team member well-being

What It Takes to Make the Stay

At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:

A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.

Ideal candidate must meet requirements:

• Must have up to 1 year banquet experience.
• Able to bend, stoop, walk, lift/ push/ pull up to 50 lbs., with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Able to work flexible, various hours- including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Must be the legal age to serve alcohol in the state for which you are applying for.

Preferably:

• Have knowledge about food and beverage services including all wines, beers, spirits, cocktails, hot beverages, other non-alcoholic beverages, cuisines, accompaniments and the overall enhancing of the dining experience.
• Has or can obtain a current certification in training for interventions procedures (TIPS) or beverage alcohol sells and servers education and training (BASSET) or a qualified equivalent.
• Has or can obtain a food safety certification.