The banquet captain manages on-the-floor operations, directs service staff, and coordinates with the kitchen during catered events and banquets.

• Event Coordination: Review Banquet Event Orders (BEOs), inspect room setups, and run pre-shift meetings with servers.

• Staff Supervision: Assign stations, manage service pacing, and direct food and beverage timing with the kitchen.

• Client Relations: Act as the primary contact for event hosts and resolve guest issues or special requests in real time.

• Post-Event Wrap-Up: Oversee room breakdown, equipment storage, and final venue cleanliness.

• Experience: Minimum of 1 to 3 years of experience working in banquets, catering, or hospitality.

• Physical Stamina: Ability to stand for long periods and lift or move heavy event equipment.

• Communication: Strong leadership, multitasking, and problem-solving skills under pressure.

• Schedule Flexibility: Willingness to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Our lakeside hotel is located in Charlotte, NC, a half-mile from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and steps from The Shoppes at University Place. PNC Music Pavilion and the Charlotte Motor Speedway are 10 minutes away. Features include a seasonal outdoor pool, patio seating with fire pits, a café serving Starbucks coffee, an on-site restaurant/bar, 20,000 square feet of meeting/event space, a 24-hour fitness center, and walking trails. Since 1987, Hilton Charlotte University Place has continued to welcome guests from all over the world for meetings, conventions, social gatherings, weddings, and more!