Catering Supervisor

Compass Group Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Group Canada is seeking a Catering Supervisor to lead on-site events and manage staff, ensuring timely service and high standards. You will coordinate with clients and Sales Managers to deliver exceptional experiences, oversee setups, and maintain safety and quality throughout the event.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent customer service, and the ability to read event orders, manage schedules, and adapt quickly under pressure, while upholding Compass’ health and safety

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to drive to event locations.
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to manage client relationships.
• Strong leadership and delegation abilities with staff management experience.
• Ability to read event orders and organize deliveries for the day.
• Skilled in conflict resolution and problem solving under pressure.
• Detail-oriented with strong time management and organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage on-site staff and ensure event setups and service follow timelines.
• Engage with clients and Sales Managers to maintain rapport during events.
• Ensure food is presented, served, and displayed per Compass standards; log and maintain temperatures.
• Load vans with catering supplies and ensure all items are accounted for; drive to event locations.
• Coordinate staff schedules to deliver, serve, and clear functions on time, maintaining calm under pressure.
• Follow and enforce written and oral directions for timelines and room setups; maintain safety compliance.

Skills

Valid driver’s license

Customer service

Leadership

Event coordination

Conflict resolution

Problem solving

Reading event orders

Independent / teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

How you will make an Impact: Our Catering Supervisors are the face of the company for on-site events. This position requires a very special skill set and personality. Managing a catered event requires solution-based thinking, speed and sense of urgency while following timelines, as well as attention to detail for service floor plans and table maps for plated dinners. This is a leadership role that requires managing the on-site staff and keeping everyone on task, while also overseeing the entire scope of service and liaising with our clients.

As a Catering Supervisor You Will

• The Catering Supervisor is responsible for managing staff and following timelines for event setups and service.
• Engaging with clients and Sales Managers and maintaining a rapport while running events.
• Ensure all food is presented, served, and displayed per standards.
• Log and maintain food temperatures
• Loading vans with catering supplies and ensuring all items are accounted for
• Driving to event locations
• Coordinate catering staff schedules to ensure all functions are delivered, served, and cleared in a timely fashion
• Maintaining a calm demeanor while under pressure.
• Quick, efficient decision making
• Thoroughly clean location after event is completed and assist with inventory, food storage and other closeout tasks
• Return food and beverages, serving equipment and utensils to catering facility
• Ensure strict compliance with Compass’ Quality Assurance and Health and Safety Program, Occupational Health and Safety Act and WHMIS regulations

About You

• Must drive and have a valid BC Driver’s Licence.
• You must have a valid Food Handler Certificate or provincial equivalent and Responsible Beverage Service Certificate for the province in which you are applying
• Open availability to work both morning and evening events.
• Min. 4 years of catering or hospitality management, supervisory experience.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Able to accurately read event orders and organize deliveries for the day
• Adept at conflict resolution.
• Advanced problem solving and delegating skills
• Confident leadership qualities including staff motivation, staff direction
• Ability to follow and maintain written and oral directions for timelines and room setups
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Extremely well organized and efficient; able to multi-task
• Good attention to detail
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position

What’s in it for you?

• Join an award-winning culture. We have been recognized for being a Great Place to Work, in addition to being selected as a FORTUNE Global 500 Company, Best Workplaces Retail & Hospitality, and FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies.
• The opportunities with us are endless. As the world’s largest food and support services company, we offer an extensive range of learning and career opportunities for all our associates.
• Health & Safety. The health and safety of our associates, clients and guests has always been our top priority. We have the right processes in place to ensure our teams have the support they need to stay safe, while helping to keep our guests safe.
• Health Benefits. For our eligible associates, we offer comprehensive health, vision, and dental care coverage.
• A Focus on Mental Health and Wellness. Our Mental Health and Well-Being initiative was created to share credible resources with our associates and the communities we serve on a variety of topics, including mental, physical, spiritual, and financial wellbeing. We also have an Employment Assistance Program which provides our associates with access to 24/7 support, resources, and information.
• We are as diverse as our guests. We believe diverse and inclusive environments support innovation and collaboration, and benefit our associates, clients, and customers. We are committed to Listen, Learn, and Act and our Diversity Inclusion Action Councils (DIAC) are associate led groups that seek to foster inclusion through cultural awareness, engagement and appreciation of diversity. We are Stronger, Together!

Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.

For accommodation requests during the hiring process, please contact [e-mail] for further information.