Catering Manager: Lead Events & Menu Operations

Canteen North America; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Internal Referral Bonus

Retirement Plan

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Voluntary Benefits (Critical Illness)

Accident Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Legal Services

Auto and Home Program

Job summary

Canteen North America, located in Columbia, MD, is hiring a Catering Manager to lead the Catering Department at Howard Community College. This role involves supervising events, training staff, collaborating on menu planning, and ensuring top service during events.

The candidate should have 2 years of food service experience with at least 1 year in management, strong budgeting and cost-control skills, and ServSafe Certification. Schedule is M-F with pay range to be determined.

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

Food service management

Budgeting

Customer service

Menu planning

Cost control

MS Office

ServSafe Certification

Team leadership

Communication

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Canteen North America, located in Columbia, MD, is hiring a Catering Manager to lead the Catering Department at Howard Community College. This role involves supervising events, training staff, collaborating on menu planning, and ensuring top service during events.

The candidate should have 2 years of food service experience with at least 1 year in management, strong budgeting and cost-control skills, and ServSafe Certification. Schedule is M-F with pay range to be determined.