Catering Coordinator

Power Design Inc.; Saint Petersburg (FL); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Design Surge Café in St. Petersburg, FL is seeking a Catering Coordinator to support on-campus events at our corporate headquarters.

You will build relationships with employees and guests, plan menus with chefs, oversee deliveries, and ensure safety, budgeting, and records are kept to deliver a premier customer experience. You will work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task across tasks, and uphold Power Design’s values of integrity, teamwork, and growth while delivering memorable

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years in hospitality or service industry.
• Excellent customer service and a friendly demeanor.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and solve problems while keeping a customer-first mindset.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Uphold Power Design’s core values of integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation and growth.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with customers to understand catering needs.
• Plan menus with chefs and management.
• Coordinate delivery of food and beverages on campus.
• Manage catering execution and provide direction and feedback.
• Ensure health and safety regulations in all food service areas.
• Set up, break down, and clean up catering events.
• Manage budgeting, invoicing, contracts, and payments.
• Maintain catering supplies and equipment and keep detailed event records.
• Assist in preparation and serving of food and beverages as needed.
• Operate and maintain Surge restaurant application.
• Perform other cafe tasks as assigned.
• Manage and maintain Surge restaurant application.
• Other cafe tasks as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Hospitality

Event coordination

Budgeting

Time management

Problem solving

Communication

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