Company Description

Centrally located in downtown Calgary, Fairmont Palliser is the city’s premier, landmark hotel. With 407 elegantly appointed guest rooms, Fairmont Palliser is truly the place to be. Join us in delivering the iconic Calgary experience.

Job Description

Porter, Event Operations (Banquets)

You will be an ambassador of luxury service in Calgary’s only choice for events. As an Event Porter you will have the perfect opportunity to touch the hearts of our guests; providing warm, engaging service while setting and servicing our conference and social events. You will ensure that every moment becomes a memory for our guests.

Reporting to the Director of Event Operations, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible to provide engaging and luxury service to our guests

• Set up and tear down of rooms & event areas in the hotel

• Cleaning and maintenance of event spaces, including reporting maintenance requests

• Ensuring service areas and storages are clean and tidy

• Knowledge of all meeting set-up standards

• Maintains a safe and clean work environment and ensures that all Health & Safety standards are met, procedures followed and has the knowledge and tools to work safely

• Maintain awareness of, and ensuring compliance with all food safety & hygiene policies and procedures are followed at all times.

• Maintain awareness of, and ensuring compliance with all sustainability and food waste reduction/diversion policies, procedures and programs at the hotel.

• To follow all department and hotel policies, procedures and service standards

• Execute all other duties as assigned by the Director of Event Operations or their designate

Qualifications

• Must be self-directed and self-motivated
• Previous Events experience is an asset
• Ability to communicate effectively in English (speak, read and understand)
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team with minimum supervision
• Proven ability to thrive in dynamic and evolving environments

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to walk and stand in a physically demanding environment for an 8 hour shift

• Frequent kneeling, pushing, pulling

• Occasional ascending or descending stairs and ramps

• Must be able to push, pull & move items greater than 50kg

Additional Information

What is in it for you:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academies
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Sustainability program

Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.
Fairmont Palliser is committed to an employment equity program that includes special measures to achieve diversity among staff.

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 https://careers.accor.com/

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