Part Time Catering Associate

Key Responsibilities

1. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
2. Management of online catering system to create work orders with regard to meal preparation and delivery and setup.
3. Work with and understand all guest requirements before the event.
4. Transport meals and associated items to event and complete set up requirements stated by the guest and company standards.
5. Clean up venue after event to ensure no food plates beverages or other items remain behind
6. Follow up with guest to insure event was successful for them and their guest.
7. Strong organizational and time management skills
8. Decision making skills
9. Ability to manage in a diverse environment with a focus on client and customer services
10. Strong leadership and motivating skills including the ability to build strong relationships with customers and staff
11. The ability to think quickly work in stressful circumstances and stay calm in a crisis
12. Knowledge of food food hygiene (including hazard analysis and critical control points) and food preparation
13. Flexibility to work with different start and end times according to catering need for the day. May involve some evenings weekends or holidays.
14. Some cash handling and supervisory duties.
15. General kitchen duties ie: cleaning stocking food prep etc.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

1. Ability to manage multiple caterings at a time. Must be independent and possess strong time management skills.
2. Results oriented and flexible; takes action as soon as need arises and can demonstrate positive results; steadily follows through on tasks; able to find a balance between the business requirements and meeting client requests; absorbs new information quickly and translates key points into positive outcomes.
3. High energy level; has demonstrated resilience endurance and persistence throughout career.
4. Can-do attitude; stays positive even in the face of adversity; sets right tone for others. Collaborative in work style with others both inside and outside organization; respectful of what others can contribute.
5. Places high importance on building and maintaining trust; has a long-range perspective with relationship development; believes in and routinely practices direct and honest communication; actively shares information openly with those who need to know; seeks collaborative resolution of issues; seeks others points of view and encourages independent thought; listens well.
6. Personal values align with the companys values and culture; treats people with respect and consistency; trustworthy; highly ethical; appreciates and engages in creativity and forward thinking; takes long-range view.

1. 2 years restaurant experience
2. 3 years catering experience
3. Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
4. Organized and capable of multi-tasking with attention to detail
5. Knowledge of Microsoft applications including word and excel
6. High standards of personal hygiene and personal appearances
7. Ability to be on feet for several hours at a time
8. Experience using POS systems preferred
9. Servsafe training preferred

Benefits