Catering Coordinator

Panera Bread Company; Quakertown (Bucks County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a top franchise group as a Catering Lead with Panera, where you'll manage catering operations, communicate with customers, and deliver fantastic food experiences. Ideal candidates are self-starters passionate about customer service with strong organizational skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Medical Benefits

Paid vacation after one year for full time employees

Career growth opportunities

Free meals on shifts

On demand access to earned wages via PayActiv

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-starter with limited supervision.
• Food or retail experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the success of catering operations and manage orders.
• Deliver orders to customer events.
• Ensure extraordinary guest experiences.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Time-management

Teamwork

Job description

Want to work in a place where you can learn, laugh, be supported, be yourself and reach your goals? If so, then Panera is for you. We are a top franchise group with great growth potential, looking for excellent people to join our team!

Panera Perks:

• Competitive pay
• Medical Benefits
• Paid vacation after one year for full time employees
• Career growth opportunities
• Free meals on shifts
• On demand access to earned wages prior to pay day through PayActiv

Our Catering Coordinators bring Panera to the community.

As a Catering Lead at Panera, you are key to the success of our catering business. You help customers plan and select great Panera food for their events, you support their questions and needs, and you make sure their food is delivered when and how they need it.

As a Catering Coordinator at Panera, you are asked to:

• Own the success of our catering operations.
• Communication with and support our catering customers.
• Manage the production of catering orders.
• Personally deliver orders to customer events.
• Ensure extraordinary guest experiences.
• Help build our culture of Warmth, Belonging, Growth, and Trust.
• Step in and support your manager and team.

This opportunity is for you if:

• You have great communication skills.
• You love working with people.
• You're a self-starter who can meet goals with limited supervision.
• You like the hustle and bustle of the hospitality industry.
• You have excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Must have valid driver's license, acceptable automobile insurance, and “smart” cell phone.
• You have your own vehicle that you can use for delivering orders, and you have an acceptable driving record.
• You have food or retail experience (preferred but not required).
• You want to partner with a fun, energized team that can work hard and laugh often.
• You're committed to food safety and health safety.
• You are at least 18 years of age.

You're passionate about our Guiding Values and Behaviors:

• Warmth for guests: Making people smile.
• Bold thoughts, brave actions: Learning, growing, and taking risks.
• Own it: Finding solutions and taking initiative.
• Win together: Working (and winning) as a team.
• Inspire and celebrate: Having fun and celebrating success.
• Rooted in respect: Seeing the best in others.

Around here, every day starts with a fresh batch of bread and a thousand possibilities.

Get ready to rise.

American Bread Company dba Panera Bread is an Equal Opportunity Employer.