Catering Manager | Full-Time | Spruce Meadows

Oak View Group; Calgary; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Pension matching

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Oak View Group is looking for a Catering Manager to oversee catering and concessions operations at Spruce Meadows in Calgary. The role requires ensuring smooth event execution, mentoring hourly staff, and maintaining high guest service standards and compliance with alcohol policies.

The position offers a competitive CAD salary and full-time benefits, with a schedule that includes evenings and weekends to support events. Applicants should have a related degree and catering/concessions experience.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent required.
• 3–5 years catering or concessions experience.
• Concessions Manager Certificate required.
• Nationally recognized food service sanitation training certification.
• Familiar with inventory cost control and menu planning.
• Basic computer proficiency: email, Excel, Word, Outlook, Schedule+.
• Working knowledge of POS and timekeeping systems.
• Cash handling abilities and basic math.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist in overall management of Catering and Concessions operations.
• Ensure compliance with alcohol service policies.
• Monitor alcohol service for policy adherence at events.
• Report any service or compliance issues to management.
• Provide direction and mentoring to hourly event staff.
• Maintain high guest service standards and product quality.
• Troubleshoot POS hardware and software as needed.
• Assist in vault opening, closing, and balancing.
• Generate event staff schedules and verify hours.
• Train and supervise hourly employees as directed.

Skills

Catering operations

Staff mentoring

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Education

AA degree or equivalent

Concessions Manager Certificate

Sanitation training certification

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Schedule+

Job description

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents.

Position Summary

The Catering Manager provides support and assistance with Catering activities as well as provides assistance to the concession managers in the profitable management of concession operations, as needed. The Catering Manager will independently initiate and authorize all employment actions such as hiring, termination, suspension, discipline, promotion, and transfer. The Catering Manager will actively and independently manage all aspects of employee relations to ensure a positive, harmonious, compliant, and cooperative work environment. The Catering Manager will provide oversight and resolution responsibility for employee performance issues. The Catering Manager must provide a high level of event oversight, technical proficiency, and operational/personnel support to ensure the smooth running of any assigned event. A critical function of the Catering Manager will be to actively mentor, train, and help employees and volunteers meet company quality standards. The employee must maintain excellent attendance and be available to work a variable event-driven schedule, which includes evenings and weekends. Open availability, professional presentation, outstanding interpersonal skills, self-direction, and strong technical (computer and POS) aptitude are required.

This role pays an annual salary of $75,000-$80,000 CAD.

Benefits for Full-Time roles

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Pension matching
• Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and statutory holidays)

This position will remain open until November 6, 2026.

About The Venue

Spruce Meadows is South Calgary's leading Sports and Entertainment District, located on the border of Southwest Calgary. Regarded as one of the top show-jumping venues on the planet, a stunning 500- acre property also hosts a wide range of events, including tournaments, concerts, festivals, and world-famous markets.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the overall effective management of Catering and Concessions operations.
• Ensures total compliance with all alcohol service policies.
• Monitors alcohol service throughout the event to ensure 100% compliance with Alcohol Service policies.
• Reports any alcohol service or compliance issues to management immediately.
• Provides ongoing direction, supervision, and mentoring to hourly event staff.
• Monitor product quality and ensure a high level of guest service.
• Assists in troubleshooting technical problems with POS systems from both a hardware and software perspective.
• Assists in vault opening, closing, and balancing, as necessary.
• Generates event employee schedules and verifies employee time as required.
• Assist in the ongoing training, development, mentoring, and supervision of hourly employees, as directed by department managers.
• Responsible for completing documentation of employee performance and attendance issues in accordance with company policy and practice.
• Assist in the management of catered events from set-up to tear-down, including handling all communication with hourly staff, culinary staff, and guests.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in catering or concessions
• Concessions Manager Certificate from the National Association of Concessionaires.
• Nationally recognized, advanced food service sanitation training course certification.
• Familiar with inventory cost control and menu planning.
• Basic computer proficiency: email, Excel, Word, Outlook, Schedule+.
• Working knowledge of POS and timekeeping systems.
• Cash handling abilities and basic math skills, including significant number manipulation.
• Ability to work a variable work schedule (including evenings and weekends, as required), depending upon event and business requirements.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.