Catering Manager: Lead Events, Menu Creation & Training

Compass Group USA; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Voluntary Benefits

Critical Illness Insurance

Accident Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Legal Services

Choice Auto and Home Program

Job summary

Compass Group in Columbia, MD is seeking a Catering Manager to lead the catering department, train associates, and oversee events from setup to breakdown. You will manage labor and food costs, ensure service quality, and maintain strong client relationships.

The role requires catering experience, management background, and proficiency with MS Office; ServSafe certification is preferred. This is a full‑time on‑site position with career opportunities.

Qualifications

• 2 years of food service experience including 1 year at the management level.
• Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, health care, and/or related food service operations.
• Catering experience is required.
• Some knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• Financial, budgetary, accounting and computational skills.
• ServSafe Certification.

Responsibilities

• Supervises all catering events.
• Involved in catering events operations, including logistics, quality improvement, sanitation, and all facility-related activities.
• Works with the Chef in creating menus.
• Trains catering associates in service techniques, menu presentation, and customer service.
• Tracks and monitors the labor and food cost for each event.
• Communicates on various levels to include management, client, customer and associate levels; maintains excellent client relationships.
• Assists in the responsibility for all foodservice-related activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Food service experience

Management experience

Catering experience

MS Office

Education

ServSafe Certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Compass Group in Columbia, MD is seeking a Catering Manager to lead the catering department, train associates, and oversee events from setup to breakdown. You will manage labor and food costs, ensure service quality, and maintain strong client relationships.

The role requires catering experience, management background, and proficiency with MS Office; ServSafe certification is preferred. This is a full‑time on‑site position with career opportunities.