Catering Manager: Lead Events & Menu Excellence

Compass Group USA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

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

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Personal Leave

Job summary

Chartwells Higher Education in New York, NY is seeking a Catering Manager to lead the Catering Department, oversee event setups, train staff, and ensure exceptional service at every event.

You will manage labor and food costs, collaborate with the Chef on menu development, and maintain strong client relationships while upholding food safety and quality standards across multiple sites.

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.
• Proficient computer skills and knowledge of MS Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and internet.
• 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

Catering experience

Food service experience

Management experience

Budgeting / financial skills

MS Office proficiency

ServSafe Certification

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

Chartwells Higher Education in New York, NY is seeking a Catering Manager to lead the Catering Department, oversee event setups, train staff, and ensure exceptional service at every event.

You will manage labor and food costs, collaborate with the Chef on menu development, and maintain strong client relationships while upholding food safety and quality standards across multiple sites.