Director of Catering – Growth, Benefits & On-Campus

AVI Foodsystems; Bedford (NH); On-site; USD 79,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life ins.

401(k) with company match

Paid vacations and holidays

Immense training and growth

Job summary

AVI Foodsystems is seeking an energetic Director of Catering for Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. This full-time, on-campus leadership role offers opportunity for growth and a competitive salary of $88,000 per year.

The role requires coordinating events, supervising catering staff, managing client relationships and ensuring high-quality service across all events. Join a team-driven environment with robust benefits and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• One to three years of management experience in the catering field.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and decision-making ability.
• Ability to lead, supervise, train and coordinate the catering team.
• Willingness and availability to work a flexible schedule.
• Operational knowledge of commercial kitchen equipment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and catering billing systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates catering activities with client representative.
• Schedule catering associates and distribute workloads.
• Prepare pre-event and clean-up checklists.
• Ordering, receiving and inventory of supplies.
• Communicates with General Manager, Chef and other team members to ensure high quality products and service.
• Monitors care and operation of delivery vehicles.
• Drives Van and/or Box truck to or from Events as needed if Driver is unavailable.
• Follow-up on catered events.
• Monitors team member job performance.
• Financial management of catering activities through effective food, labor and supply controls.
• Works with Director of Special Events, Resident Director, General Manager, Client, and others as necessary regarding menu concepts and special events.
• Maintain accurate records of events to assist other team members and plan for future business.
• Any position or other duties as required and assigned

Skills

Management experience

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Flexible schedule

Customer service

Valid driver’s license

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Catering billing systems

Job description

AVI Foodsystems is seeking an energetic Director of Catering for Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. This full-time, on-campus leadership role offers opportunity for growth and a competitive salary of $88,000 per year.

The role requires coordinating events, supervising catering staff, managing client relationships and ensuring high-quality service across all events. Join a team-driven environment with robust benefits and training opportunities.