CATERING MANAGER - Principia College - Elsah, IL
About The Position
Fresh Ideas Management, a Compass Group company, is hiring a Catering Manager at Principia College in Elsah, Illinois. This leadership role manages the Catering Department and is responsible for generating catering revenue, delivering high-quality food and hospitality, training associates, overseeing event setup, and directing temporary personnel. The manager ensures appropriate service during events, including setup, cleaning, and breakdown procedures. The role involves supervising catering events and coordinating event operations, logistics, quality improvement, sanitation, and facility-related activities. The Catering Manager works with the Chef to create menus, trains associates in service techniques and menu presentation, monitors event labor and food costs, and maintains relationships with clients, customers, management, and associates. The position also assists with other foodservice-related activities and performs additional duties as assigned. The position is based at Principia College, a residential campus in Elsah, Illinois. The campus has achieved IFSC Gold Partner status for 100% pre- and post-consumer composting. Fresh Ideas describes its workplace as creative and collaborative and offers flexible schedules, work-life balance, and ongoing training and development opportunities.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of food service experience, including 1 year at the management level.
- Catering experience.
- Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, health care, or related food service operations.
- 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.
- Proficiency with computers and Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, as well as internet use.
- ServSafe Certification.
- Ability to perform the essential functions satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Supervise all catering events.
- Participate in catering operations, including logistics, quality improvement, sanitation, and facility-related activities.
- Work with the Chef to create menus.
- Train catering associates in service techniques, menu presentation, and customer service.
- Track and monitor labor and food costs for each event.
- Communicate with management, clients, customers, and associates, and maintain excellent client relationships.
- Assist with foodservice-related activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Oversee event setups and direct temporary personnel.
- Ensure proper event service, setup, cleaning, and breakdown procedures.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance of $7,500.
- 401(k) match.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- Retirement plan.
- Paid time off.
- Holiday time off, varying by site and state.
- Paid parental leave.
- Personal leave.
- Associate shopping program.
- Health and wellness programs.
- Discount marketplace.
- Identity theft protection.
- Pet insurance.
- Commuter benefits.
- Employee assistance program.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Flexible schedules.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
