Catering Server | Part-Time | OVG FH - Enercare Centre

UNAVAILABLE; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in live event management is seeking a Catering Server for part-time roles at their state-of-the-art venue in Toronto. The role involves providing excellent food and beverage service during various high-profile events, ensuring a professional guest experience. Strong customer service skills and a detail-oriented approach are essential, along with at least one year of relevant work experience. This position offers competitive hourly wages and benefits, including pension matching.

Benefits

Pension matching

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in events, banquets, or restaurants preferred.
• Must be Smart Serve certified.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality food and beverage service during events.
• Read and understand Banquet Event Orders.
• Maintain food and beverage stations and event areas.

Skills

Customer-focused attitude

Detail-oriented

Multi-tasking

Oral and written communications in English

Education

High School diploma or equivalent GED

Job description

Oak View Group

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Position Summary

The Catering Server is responsible for delivering high-quality food and beverage service during conferences, banquets, business meetings, and other hosted events. This position plays a key role in creating a professional and welcoming experience for guests while maintaining service standards and event timelines.

This role pays an hourly rate of $23.00-$25.00 CAD.

Benefits for Part-Time roles: Pension matching.This position will remain open until August 1, 2025.

About the Venue

Home to over 1 million square feet of flexible convention space and host to some of the largest convention events in North America. Enercare Centre offers 8 connected exhibit halls, ideal for trade shows, consumer shows and conventions with exhibits.

Responsibilities

• Ability to read and understand Banquet Event Orders.
• Initiate and maintain friendly and professional contact with guests ensuring that all needs are anticipated and met.
• Setup and maintain both food and beverage stations in various locations throughout the building.
• Maintain and inventory for both food and beverage stations.
• Maintain all event areas and front of house staging areas in a tidy and organized manner.
• Participate in both setup and cleanup of food and beverage service items.
• Ability to work independently during slower times
• Perform safe work by helping to provide a safe and clean work environment.
• Have a high level of social contact.
• Ability to work closely with staff and deal often with patrons.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends and select holidays.
• Must be detail oriented to ensure that work is accurate and complete.
• Ability to mutli-task.
• Ability to handle and move objects.
• Must have a customer-focused, positive and professional attitude.
• Ability to read with oral and written communications skills in the English language.
• Must be able to stand for extend periods of time.
• Ability to bend, stretch, twist or reach out with the body, arms and/or legs.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull or carry heavy objects up to 30 lbs. and 15 lbs. often.
• Must be punctual with consistent attendance.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent GED strong preferred.
• Equivalent experience may be substituted.
• Minimum of one (1) year of work experience in events, banquets or restaurants preferred.
• Smart serve certified.

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 ourpeople, improves ourservice, and raises ourexcellence. 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.