Catering Coordinator

Power Design, Inc.; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Design, Inc. is seeking a Catering Coordinator for the Surge Café at our corporate headquarters in sunny St. Pete.

You will coordinate menus, oversee delivery, and ensure a raving-fan customer service experience for our employees and guests. The role emphasizes planning, event setup, health and safety, budgeting, and record keeping. A background in hospitality and 2–5 years of experience, plus excellent people skills, will help you thrive in our fast-paced campus environment.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in hospitality or service industry.
• Excellent customer service skills with a friendly demeanor.
• Engaging, outgoing personality to build relationships and ensure satisfaction.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and problem-solve with a customer-first mindset.
• Demonstrate and uphold Power Design’s core values: integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation, growth.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with customers to understand catering needs and expectations.
• Plan menus in conjunction with chefs and management.
• Coordinate and oversee delivery of food and beverages on campus.
• Manage catering execution and provide direction and feedback.
• Maintain health and safety regulations in all food service areas.
• Set up, break down, and clean up catering events.
• Handle client concerns and complaints professionally and efficiently.
• Manage budgeting and invoicing; ensure payments and contracts are in order.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Relationship building

Multitasking

Time management

Tools

Surge app

Job description

about the position …Are you looking to continue your career path in hospitality and also have your nights, weekends, and holidays free? We’ve got the best of both worlds! The Power Design Surge Café is seeking a Catering Coordinator to join our growing team.While working at the on-campus café at our corporate headquarters in sunny St. Pete, you will play a pivotal role in helping keep our culture fueled by building relationships with our PDI employees and guests. We are seeking candidates who can work in an evolving environment and deliver our \"PlusONE\" raving-fan customer service experience to the PDI Family. Apply today!position details/responsibilities …· Communicating with customers and clients to understand their catering needs and expectations.· Planning menus in conjunction with chefs and management.· Coordinating and overseeing the delivery of food and beverages on campus.· Managing catering execution and providing direction and feedback.· Maintaining health and safety regulations at all food service areas.· Setting up, breaking down, and cleaning up catering events.· Handling client concerns and complaints professionally and efficiently.· Managing budget and invoicing, ensuring payments and contracts are in order.· Managing catering supplies and equipment.· Maintain detailed records of all catering events.· Assist in the preparation and serving of food and beverages as needed.· Manage and maintain Surge restaurant application.· Other cafe tasks as assigned.here’s what we’re looking for …· At least 2-5 years of experience working in a field within the hospitality and service industry.· Excellent customer service skills, including patience and a friendly demeanor.· Engaging and outgoing personality to build relationships and ensure customer satisfaction.· Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and problem-solve while ensuring a “customer first” mentality.· Demonstrate and uphold all of Power Design’s core values, which include integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation and growth.At Power Design, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Power Design believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is paramount to our success as a national company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool nationwide