Catering Captain

Levy Restaurants; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Instapay (early access to wages)

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Program

Discount Marketplace

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Levy Restaurants, Inc. seeks a Catering Captain at the Oregon Convention Center to coordinate catering staff schedules and ensure timely service. The role includes preparing and serving food under the Catering Director’s supervision and may involve driving a truck to deliver food and beverages.

Responsibilities include assigning workload, briefing staff, handling guest inquiries, and ensuring food quality, presentation and sanitation. HACCP standards must be followed and sanitation maintained.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license may be required.
• Must possess or obtain a valid food handler's permit and/or alcohol servers permit where required by state law.

Responsibilities

• Determine workload requirements from catering orders.
• Meet with function group leaders to discuss setup and changes.
• Interact with customers and resolve complaints.
• Demonstrate understanding of menu items.
• Instruct staff on work expectations for catered functions.
• Assist with room setup to desired specifications.
• Assemble and deliver food and supplies to scheduled locations.
• Serve food and beverages to guests.
• Return serving equipment to the catering facility.
• Maintain proper presentation, temperatures and HACCP compliance.
• Keep equipment and supplies sanitary and orderly.

Skills

Driver's license

Food handler permit

Alcohol server permit

Job description

Levy Sector

Position Title: Catering Captain at the Oregon Convention Center

Pay Rate: $18.05 + gratuity

Job Summary

Summary: Coordinates catering staff schedules to ensure all functions are delivered, served and cleared in a timely fashion. Prepares and serves food at scheduled functions under the supervision of the Catering Director. May drive a truck to deliver food and beverages to catered functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Determines workload requirements from catering orders.
• Meets with function group leaders to discuss setup arrangements; addresses last-minute changes and resolves problems.
• Interacts with customers and resolves complaints in a service-oriented manner.
• Demonstrates complete understanding of menu items.
• Instructs staff on work expectations for catered functions.
• Helps staff set up rooms to desired specifications.
• Assembles and delivers food and supplies to scheduled locations.
• Serves food and beverages to guests.
• Returns food, beverages, serving equipment and utensils to catering facility.
• Ensures proper presentation, portion control and maintenance of serving temperatures; follows HACCP standards.
• Maintains sanitation and orderliness of all equipment, supplies and utensils.
• Ensures proper food preparation by following approved recipes and production standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A valid driver's license may be required. Must possess or able to obtain a valid food handler's permit and/or alcohol servers permit where required by state law.

Levy is a member of Compass Group USA

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Associates Of Levy Are Offered Many Fantastic Benefits

• Instapay (early access to your wages) and high interest savings both through the EVEN app
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Program
• Discount Marketplace
• Employee Assistance Program