Holders of the Guinness World Record for the "Largest Fireworks Display" ever recorded and "Largest Pyrotechnic Image", Fireworks by Grucci is a sixth-generation, family-owned and operated company. Known as "America's First Family of Fireworks," the Gruccis have transformed the night skies to the delight of millions across the globe since 1850. They are world-renowned for pyrotechnic artistry, scientific innovation and old-fashioned values. Their signature performances include the official celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the National Anthem “Star Spangled Spectacular,†in Baltimore, countless performances in and around Las Vegas, NV., seven consecutive U.S. Presidential Inaugurations; the Olympic Games in Beijing, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and Lake Placid; commemorations such as the Centennial of the Statue of Liberty and star-studded extravaganzas including the grand opening of the Atlantis Dubai and the Palm Jumeirah Island in the United Arab Emirates. On New Year’s Eve 2013, a stunning performance displaying 479,651 fireworks made its debut above Dubai’s iconic skyline. The Gruccis achieved their “Largest Fireworks Display†title with this performance and smashed the Guinness Book of World Record’s preceding mark. Phil Grucci currently serves as President/CEO of Fireworks by Grucci, Inc. and Pyrotechnique by Grucci, Inc., the manufacturing entity of the Grucci group of companies.... |
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If you\'d like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we\'d like to welcome you to the world\'s most international luxury hotel brand.
The InterContinental Hotels Group® properties in Dubai Festival City consist of four hotels. These include the luxury brand InterContinental, the lavish long-stay InterContinental Residence Suites, the superior upscale Crowne Plaza, and the vibrant mid-scale Holiday Inn & Suites. In addition to over 1600 rooms, the four properties boast a selection of 16 restaurants and bars, an impressive 3,800-square-metre Event Centre across two levels, the 5,000-square-metre Festival Arena by InterContinental, the luxurious Spa InterContinental, and state-of-the-art gymnasium and swimming pool facilities. We are looking for people who are friendly, welcoming, and full of life to join over 1200 colleagues who are always finding ways to make every guest\'s experience an enjoyable one. We value the passion and enthusiasm of our colleagues and encourage you to share your passion when you work with us.
A little taste of your day-to-day
Conducting banquet briefings to deliver full knowledge of overall events particularly in events personnel allocation, guest expectations in relation to room layout, stage set up and decorations to events workforce, receiving and allocating supporting staff.
Ensuring function rooms are set up in accordance with customer specifications by supervising setup staff and inspecting rooms prior to events, cleanliness of FOH and BOH.
Being pro-active with effective planning for upcoming events, in equipment and staffing, including uniforms, meals, and overall logistics.
Monitoring overall service for the events, complying Time and Attendance Policies and ensure the grooming and general appearance of personnel conforms to the company’s Grooming Standards.
Developing team members and casual staff in all different levels and areas
Maintain knowledge of policies and procedures and follow Health and Safety practices at all times.
Ensuring 100% guest satisfaction.
Ensuring that the casual staff is effectively used to get the setup, service, clearance and breakdown done. Colleagues should be taking care of guests & always available on the floor.
Promoting positive guest and colleagues relations at all times.
General administration
Checking BEOs, change logs, knowledge of Delphi, Micros, rooms’ capacities, setups, storage spaces and service standards.
Knowledge of Events report, Glitch report, QEMS raising
Establishing and maintaining effective employee relationship, cooperative working climate and maximising productivity.
Taking personal ownership of the supporting team (casuals) and its responsibilities. Ensuring on job skills training and proper utilization and allocation of casuals manpower, reporting challenges to management with suggestions for resolution.
What we need from you
Communication skills – guests and colleagues will need to come to you with concerns as well as compliments, so you’ll be easy to talk to
Fluency in the English language - extra language skills would be great, but not essential
Your Time management skills will be important to know how to prioritize tasks under pressure
Ideally you’ll have basic skills of Microsoft Word/Excel
Flexibility - night, weekend and holiday shifts are all part of the job
Experience - ideally you’ll have spent at least one year in a similar position in a 5 star property
You’ll have a high school diploma or qualification. A college or university degree would be a bonus, but not essential
Ability to work independently and within a team environment