CATERING CAPTAIN (FULL TIME AND PART TIME)

Compass Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Catering Captain to join their team. In this role, you will coordinate catering staff schedules, ensuring all functions are delivered and served with excellence. You'll prepare and serve food at events while interacting with guests to provide an outstanding experience. The ideal candidate will have a passion for hospitality and a flexible mindset, ready to tackle challenges with a customer-oriented approach. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to grow within a supportive and innovative environment, where your contributions will make a significant impact on memorable events.

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Health and Wellness Programs

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Prior experience in catering or banquets is required.
• Must possess or be able to obtain necessary permits.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate catering staff schedules and ensure timely service.
• Interact with customers and resolve complaints effectively.
• Prepare and serve food under the supervision of the Catering Director.

Skills

Catering Experience

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Education

Valid Driver's License

Food Handler's Permit

Job description

Wolfgang Puck Catering

We are hiring immediately for full time and part time CATERING CAPTAIN positions.

Location: Union Station - 400 S. Houston Street, Dallas, TX 75202. Note: online applications accepted only.

Schedule: Full and part time schedule. Days and hours may vary. Nights and weekends required as needed. Occasional daytime events possible. More details upon interview.

Requirement: Prior experience in catering/banquets environment required.

Pay Range: $22.00 per hour to $27.00 per hour.

*Internal Employee Referral Bonus Available

We Make Applying Easy! Want to apply to this job via text messaging? Text JOB to 75000 and search requisition ID number 1404008.

Wolfgang Puck Catering is committed to recruiting individuals who express an interest in and passion for hospitality-driven experiences; who come from diverse backgrounds, are open-minded and curious about our clients and guests; and, most of all, who possess a welcoming smile and spirit. Our ultimate goal is to develop mentoring and career building opportunities through a talent pipeline that allows us to promote from within.

Success on our team starts with our culture:

1. We have Wolfgang’s PASSION for our business, our product, and our people / guests / clients.
2. A FLEXIBLE MINDSET is key; we are strategic business partners who wear multiple hats.
3. Our services require a CONCIERGE mentality, a bias to action with humble hospitality.
4. We are out-of-the-box PROBLEM SOLVERS, who look around corners so our clients and guests don’t have to.
5. We curate company and partner resources to bring our client’s vision to life. We seek to cultivate the next generation of talent, purveyors and partnerships.
6. We bring an entrepreneurial approach to deliver results for our clients (you might call this scrappy).
7. Collaboration and openness to innovative business tools, new ways of thinking and ability to partner across departments are essential to create optimal business solutions.

Job 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:

1. Determines workload requirements from catering orders.
2. Meets with function group leaders to discuss setup arrangements; addresses last-minute changes and resolves problems.
3. Interacts with customers and resolves complaints in a service-oriented manner.
4. Demonstrates complete understanding of menu items.
5. Instructs staff on work expectations for catered functions.
6. Helps staff set up rooms to desired specifications.
7. Assembles and delivers food and supplies to scheduled locations.
8. Serves food and beverages to guests.
9. Returns food, beverages, serving equipment and utensils to catering facility.
10. Ensures proper presentation, portion control and maintenance of serving temperatures; follows HACCP standards.
11. Maintains sanitation and orderliness of all equipment, supplies and utensils.
12. Ensures proper food preparation by following approved recipes and production standards.
13. 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.

Associates at Wolfgang Puck Catering are offered many fantastic benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Wolfgang Puck Catering maintains a drug-free workplace.