Catering Manager - Lead Events (Relocation Assist)

Compass Group USA; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

FSAs

Job summary

Fresh Ideas Management, a part of Compass Group USA, is hiring a Catering Manager to lead Purdue University Fort Wayne’s F&B operations. You will oversee the Catering Department, train staff, manage event set-ups, and direct temporary personnel while ensuring exemplary service during events.

Key duties include event supervision, menu collaboration with the Chef, labor and cost monitoring, and maintaining high client satisfaction. Strong catering experience and budget awareness are essential.

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 experience

Catering experience

Operations management

Budgeting & cost control

MS Office (Word, Excel)

ServSafe Certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Fresh Ideas Management, a part of Compass Group USA, is hiring a Catering Manager to lead Purdue University Fort Wayne’s F&B operations. You will oversee the Catering Department, train staff, manage event set-ups, and direct temporary personnel while ensuring exemplary service during events.

Key duties include event supervision, menu collaboration with the Chef, labor and cost monitoring, and maintaining high client satisfaction. Strong catering experience and budget awareness are essential.