Meetings & Events Team Member

**Job Ref**:JI24801

**Branch**:The Midland Hotel

**Location**:The Midland Hotel

**Salary/Benefits**:Competitive Salary

**Contract type**:Casual

**Hours**:Part Time

**Hours per week**:0

**Posted date**:08/10/2024

**Closing date**:09/11/2024

Be Yourself - Be a Bold Team Player - Be Leonardo

As a Meetings and Events (ME) Team Member you’ll be a face of the hotel, so we want you to bring your warm and friendly personality to work with you every day. Take a deep breath because you’ll be stepping into a busy role This is a hands-on position within the ME department; with great attention to detail you’ll be setting up, refreshing and clearing rooms to the high Leonardo standard You’ll work as part of a vibrant team to ensure all guests have a first-class experience with us.

**Some of the perks our colleagues enjoy include**:

- Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of
- Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
- Meals on duty
- Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
- We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
- The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
- Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

**If you’re our ideal ME Team Member**,** you will**:

- Be yourself
- Think on your feet to meet clients’ needs
- a great can-do attitude is spot on
- Have great communication skills: you’ll be greeting organisers, ensuring guests’ needs are met and working with others to achieve the department’s KPIs
- Be self-motivated and comfortable working alone at times
- Work well in a team during large events
- Be AV savvy to support organisers with the set-up of their event (desirable)

**Why come join us?**

We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the team, you’re part of the Leonardo community. In our business, your hard work and pace is valued so it’s our role to keep you at the top of your game as a Hospitality professional Our “GROWonline” learning portal ensures you develop the knowledge and skills you need, along with regular coaching and training from your manager. Our regular Learning Bites, “Come Join Us Guest Care” training and Wellness webinars all help your progress with us. With support on tap, top-notch practical training and clear progression you’ll be on track for a brilliant future in Hospitality

**Our Story**

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we operate over 270 hotels across the United Kingdom and Europe. We look after over 55 hotels across the UK Ireland, and being one of the fastest growing hotel groups, we have plans for major expansion over the next few years’; there’s never been a more exciting time to _come join us_

**About The Midland Hotel**:
Situated in the heart of the city, The Midland is a luxury hotel in Manchester like no other. Host to an array of Kings, Queens, Presidents and Prime Ministers over the years, you can rest assured knowing that you'll be staying in one of most iconic and historic hotels in Manchester.

As a four star hotel, The Midland features 312 pristine bedrooms, two award-winning restaurants, Adam Reid at the French and Mr Cooper's, an elegant Tea Room, a newly refurbished bar and lounge and 14 impressive conference and meeting rooms to fulfil all your business needs.

If you're looking to make the most of your time in Manchester, look no further than The Midland Hotel. Our guests will also benefit from our award-winning luxurious spa, The Spa At The Midland. Designed with relaxation in mind, our tranquil spa offers a wide range of treatments including our unique Rasul Spa experience.

**About Leonardo Hotels**:
At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality.

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993 With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company.

As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality
- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values**:Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing**

At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers w