Campus Catering Lead — Events, Menu & Operations

Chartwells School Dining Services K12; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

associate shopping program

Job summary

Chartwells K12 is seeking a Catering Manager for the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville. You will develop and drive catering solutions, coordinating with the Executive Chef on menu development for events ranging from coffee services to VIP dining and Presidential occasions on- and off-campus.

Lead catering operations, supervise staff, manage labor and food costs, and maintain strong client relationships while ensuring quality and sanitation standards across diverse events.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of food service experience including 2 years at the management level.
• Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, health care, and/or related food service operations.
• Catering experience is required.
• Some knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• Financial, budgetary, accounting, and computational skills.
• Proficient computer skills and knowledge of MS Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and the internet.
• ServSafe® Certified.

Responsibilities

• Supervises all catering events.
• Involved in catering events operations, including logistics, quality improvement, sanitation, and all facility-related activities.
• Works with the Chef in creating menus.
• Trains catering associates in service techniques, menu presentation, and customer service.
• Tracks and monitors the labor and food cost for each event.
• Communicates on various levels to include management, client, customer and associate levels; maintains excellent client relationships.
• Assists in the responsibility for all foodservice-related activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

4+ years of food service experience or

Catering experience

Budgeting and financial skills

MS Office proficiency

ServSafe Certified

Education

MS Office proficiency

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

Chartwells K12 is seeking a Catering Manager for the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville. You will develop and drive catering solutions, coordinating with the Executive Chef on menu development for events ranging from coffee services to VIP dining and Presidential occasions on- and off-campus.

Lead catering operations, supervise staff, manage labor and food costs, and maintain strong client relationships while ensuring quality and sanitation standards across diverse events.