Job Description

Breathe deeply, dream wildly, and discover a soulful sanctuary where finding yourself comes naturally. Magic sits around every corner and within every conversation. It enchants through the charm of Los Peñasquitos Canyon and the sunshine of San Diego. It’s where classic meets cool, the fine unwinds into fun, and inspiration leads to immersion. 

Bask in the San Diego sunshine and enjoy our five-star setting at Fairmont Grand Del Mar. Immersed in nature, the resort hosts 249 elegantly appointed guestrooms and suites, an 18-hole private Tom Fazio-designed golf course, a five-star spa and offers two dozen weekly outdoor activities across the 400 acres of dramatic canyon scenery including yoga, meditation and archery. The Grand includes six different dining venues, including San Diego’s only three-Michelin starred restaurant, Addison.

Growth and advancement are not only accessible but actively encouraged. We promote a balanced life for our colleagues and continually seek new ways to enhance our environment and support our beautiful home of San Diego. 

What is in it for you:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide for you and your family
• Learning programs through our Academies designed to sharpen your skills
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities
• Career development opportunities with national and international promotion opportunities. The sky is your limit.
• Rate of Pay: $17.25/hour USD

Job Description

Banquet servers are responsible for serving the menu offering for the event and assisting guests as needed. 

• Table setting, food station design, and beverage service. 
• Other duties include general banquet preparation, room refreshes, and maintaining a safe and sanitary working environment. 
• Maintain complete knowledge of:
  • Daily scheduled group functions, times, locations, amount of people.
  • Location of all hotel function space and names of rooms.
  • All styles of meeting and banquet room settings.
  • Correct maintenance and use of equipment.
  • All departmental/hotel policies and procedures.
  • All safety guidelines.
  • Serve wine in accordance to the Banquet Event Order.
• Ability to understand guests’ service needs and set up requirements.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and follow through.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Ability to  focus attention on detail.
• Ability to adhere to timelines in completion of set-ups.
• Ability to adapt to priority changes of work flow or requirements.
• Ability to perform job functions with minimal supervision from Manager.
• Ability to performs and remain extremely alert while operating designated equipment, machinery and tools.
• Ability to exert physical effort in transporting and placement of tables, chairs, staging, dance floor, podiums and other meeting/banquet room equipment when needed. 
• Ability to endure physical movements in performing job functions.
• Ability to work cohesively with other departments and co-workers as part of a team.

Qualifications

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

• Food handling certification.
• Ability to satisfactory communication in English with guests, management, and co-workers to their understanding.
• Ability to provide legible communication.
• Ability to compute basic mathematical calculations.
• High school graduate.
• Previous experience in similar hospitality position.
• Knowledge of various room set-ups and equipment involved.
• Knowledge of proper chemical handling and cleaning techniques.
• Previous guest relations training.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to sit and stand for long periods of time.
• Frequent reaching, bending, heaving lifting (50 lbs.)
• Ability to manage others and work outdoors.
• Excellent communication and people skills.

Additional Information

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.
By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit

Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS

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