Craft Hospitality Lead, Chandler, AZ - Semiconductor

WORLD WIDE PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS is a project solutions organization committed to implementing lean constructions, collaborative contracting, and execution approaches to enable breakthroughs in performance.

WWPS, is seeking a highly skilled Event/Craft Hospitality Lead to join our growing team in the Chandler, Arizona area for a large-scale manufacturing construction project.

The Craft Hospitality Lead position is a unique and highly rewarding job opportunity. The ideal candidate will be interfacing with our customer, valued crew members, and trade partners to make our site the best in Arizona! This job requires a dedicated employee with organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills to run a dynamic program.

Responsibilities

Establishing and maintaining relationships with customer management, trade partner management, craft/trade partner personnel, and vendors

Constantly interface in the field and collect ideas on how to make the site a better place to work

Seek out, collect and collate these ideas in a running log and provide/present to management on a regular cadence

Manage an established event calendar for the year, including confirming dates for site availability, customer feedback and approval.

Multitasking multiple events throughout the planning stages and prioritizing as needed

Planning Site event details and aspects, including budget, logistics, customer feedback and approval. Certain events will be identified for planning with assistance from trade partners onsite that will include gathering a committee for decision making and feedback.

Coordinating site logistics with identified team members. (Bringing vendors on site through security, using map templates for directions, and ensuring day of event materials are available)

Utilize lessons learned from each event to continuously improve based off craft personnel, customer, and team feedback

Creating reliable budget reports and submitting payments to vendors on time

Remaining on budget with each event cost, including creative solutions to meet small to large budgets per event

Managing events and addressing potential problems that may arise

Planning for potential scenarios that could impact the integrity of the event

Maintaining a working knowledge of the complex needs of a wide variety of events and escalating issues promptly

Work with local vendors to obtain special discounts for craft personnel

Assemble / Maintain a package that can be given to craft personnel as they enter the site to inform them of the amenities that are available to them

Craft Hospitality Skills and Qualifications

• Being a motivated self-starter
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Negotiating contracts with vendors and service providers
• The ability to multitask efficiently
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Ability to identify, assess, and escalate issues
• Selecting the best price for products and services
• Advanced written and oral communications skills
• Digital image content creation (Canva experience preferred)
• Budget creation and management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams, SharePoint)

Requirements

Demonstrable experience successfully leading a wide range of hospitality disciplines including one, or many, of the following: events, catering, front of house, corporate travel corporate, or Facility Management, ideally within a hospitality or corporate setting

A college degree or higher

A solid background in vendor/subcontractor management and project execution

A strong financial acumen

Superb communication skills

An ability to think strategically but also get in the trenches

Most of the day spent on your feet at an active construction site working with people

Benefits

This is a full-time position with World Wide Professional Solutions. We offer excellent benefits including

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Company-matched retirement plan
• All benefits begin the 1st of the month following your start date