Catering Attendant

Guest Services, Inc.; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in hospitality management is seeking a Catering Attendant to set up and service catered events. The role involves maintaining cleanliness and responding to customer needs within a fast-paced environment. Candidates should have a strong dedication to customer service and sanitation.

Qualifications

• Partial High School education; High School Diploma/G.E.D. equivalent preferred.
• Strong sanitation habits.
• Strong customer service abilities.

Responsibilities

• Set up, monitor, refresh, and break-down catered event as per requirements.
• Monitor and maintain cleanliness and organization of assigned areas.
• Resolve customer issues to ensure satisfaction.

Skills

Customer Service

Sanitation

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D. equivalent

Tools

Commercial kitchen equipment

Job description

Compensation Amount:

11.50 USD Hourly

Job Summary:

The Catering Attendant sets up, breaks down and cleans up catered events. The Catering Attendant must be able to provide ongoing cleaning and service to clientele.

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Greet customers in a polite, positive manner. Anticipate customers’ needs and respond promptly.
• Monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned area or catered event.
• Set up, monitor, refresh, and break-down catered event according to group requirements and management direction.
• Restock items for next service. Properly store all reusable items.
• Resolve customer issues, ensuring customer satisfaction. Alert management when needed.
• Maintain awareness of safety issues, and report them immediately to your manager.

SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE

• Partial High School education; High School Diploma/G.E.D. equivalent preferred.
• Strong sanitation habits.
• Strong customer service abilities; actively looks for ways to assist customers and coworkers.
• Ability to recognize when a problem has occurred and communicate it to management.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly frequent movements from place to place within the unit. Bend, lift, carry, reach/extend arms and hands above shoulder height frequently, or otherwise move in a constantly changing environment.
• Lifting, carrying, and pushing up to 25 lbs. regularly, 30-35 lbs. frequently, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to stand for the entire work day.
• Climbing steps regularly.
• Withstanding temperature extremes in freezer, refrigerator walk-in and grill areas.
• Reading and writing work-related documents in English.
• Speech recognition and clarity, including the ability to understand the speech of customers and co-workers and the ability to speak clearly so that you can be understood by customers and co-workers in English.
• Constantly communicates and receives verbal communication with other employees in fast-paced kitchen.
• Physical presence at the job site is essential to perform job duties.

EQUIPMENT USED

• Coffee equipment- grinders, brewers, etc.
• Commercial kitchen equipment.

Founded in 1917, Guest Services has worked tirelessly to earn the reputation as the premier hospitality management company and National Park Service concessionaire in the United States. Guest Services takes great care and pride in providing best-in-class services across a wide variety of client sites including luxury communities, hotels, resorts, government and business dining facilities, full-service restaurants, state and national parks, outdoor recreation, boathouses, marinas, museums, conference centers, senior living communities, health care systems, school and university dining facilities, and specialty retail stores.

Guest Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and promotion without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION: We embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and the richness it brings to our company. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to work, enabling them to provide the best level of service to our diverse customer base.