Catering Assistant

Budage Pty Limited; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Clayton Utz in Brisbane's CBD is seeking a hospitality-focused catering professional to deliver exceptional service for meetings and client events. You will handle a range of services from coffee to VIP functions, ensuring readiness of meeting rooms and a seamless service experience.

This full-time role requires RSA certification, 1–2 years hospitality experience, and strong customer service, organizational, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• RSA certification required.
• 1–2 years hospitality experience.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong organizational and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of food and beverage service and setup for events and meetings.
• Manage coffee service, breakfasts, lunches, cocktail parties, dinners and VIP functions.
• Occasionally work morning or evening functions.
• Ensure meeting rooms are ready for service and client floors are opened/closed as needed.
• Cover reception responsibilities if required.
• Perform other tasks assigned by Catering Manager or Supervisor.

Skills

RSA Certification

Hospitality experience

Customer service

Organizational skills

Barista skills

Grooming standards

Interpersonal skills

Independent worker

Flexible hours

Table setting (fine dining)

Job description

Great opportunity to develop your career in the hospitality industry. CBD location, permanent full time opportunity. Leading Australian law firm undefined.

The role

In this role you will demonstrate excellence in client service in the delivery of all catering requirements, ensuring a seamless delivery of service for all meetings and client events. You will ensure the service expectations of internal and external clients consistently meet the recognised service level standard. This is a full time permanent opportunity. Depending on the needs of the team and the firm, there may be opportunities for additional overtime.

Key responsibilities

• Providing a high standard of food and beverage service and setting for events/meetings in a prompt, professional and friendly manner. This includes a variety of services including coffee service, breakfasts, lunches, cocktail parties, dinners and other VIP functions.
• Working the occasional morning or evening functions.
• Responsible for meeting rooms to be ready for service.
• The opening or closing of the client floor, ensuring all is complete for operations.
• Cover reception responsibilities if required.
• Other tasks as requested by the Catering Manager or Supervisor.

Skills & Experience

• Certification in Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA).
• 1-2 years' experience in a hospitality environment (boardroom experience highly desirable).
• Excellent customer service skills.
• A high level of organisational skills.
• Experience as a barista or very good coffee skills.
• Impeccable grooming standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Flexible in working hours when required.
• Knowledge of table setting, especially in a fine dining environment (highly desirable).

Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

As Australia’s leading independent law firm, our culture has been built by innovative thinkers. They are the driving force behind our firm and if you choose to be part of the team your expectations will be challenged every step of the way. As part of this innovative team you will be working across major national, government, and global clients. All the while collaborating with some of the sharpest legal minds in the industry. Clayton Utz has also been a powerful force in Australian pro bono practice, striving to deliver justice for those who need it and not just those who can afford it. In your time here you’ll be constantly surprised by the projects you get to work on and what you can accomplish.

We’re looking for individuals who will thrive under our spirit of independence. Built around independent thinkers we believe surrounding ourselves with dynamic, ambitious and collaborative individuals is key to creating an environment of success. In return we’re committed to fostering a career path that’s unique to each individual. Imagine what you could achieve at a top law firm that actually values independent thinking. Are you up for the challenge? We are committed to an inclusive culture in which all of our people are recognised for their unique contributions and are encouraged and supported to achieve their full potential.

Pro bono is a fundamental part of Clayton Utz.

The traditional legal career path is evolving. By consulting with us you can expand your experience, develop your skill set and work on a variety of assignments with top-tier organisations in a range of sectors.