Caterer Job Description
Caterer
provides good customer service when helping customers at the food counter; establishes excellent relations with co-workers, visitors, and maintains cafeteria service area in attractive manner.
Caterer Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective caterer job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included caterer job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Possess computer skills, including Microsoft office, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Perform room setup and cleanup for all catering events in a timely and organized fashion while following department standards for food preparation, room setup, and equipment setup
Promotes customer satisfaction by courteous, confidential service
Works cooperatively with team members, patients, and patient unit staff
Ensures accurate and timely processing of patient information from written and verbal communication
Works under the direct supervision of the Food & Beverage Director
Responsible for the management, supervision and service of all meetings, banquets, and catered functions in conjunction with the goals and tasks set forth for the Catering Department for an Armed Forces Recreation Center (AFRC) hotel
Directs and supervises catering staff in service standards and policies
Forecast staffing needs and payroll costs
Directs staff in setting up of attractive, creative, and imaginative buffet tables and displays
Caterer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Education for Caterer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the caterer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and High School Degree in Healthcare, Writing, Education, Health, Culinary, Technical, Supervision, Leadership, General Education, Culinary Arts
Skills for Caterer
Desired skills for caterer include:
Excel
Outlook
Power Point
Word
Food safety regulations and techniques
Food terminology and safety standards
Allergies
Culinary techniques used to manage specific cultural preferences
Elementary math
Food preparation
Desired experience for caterer includes:
Supervises their work to ensure professional performance
Respond to telephone and walk in inquiries by determining guest's needs and specifications for referral to the Catering Manager
Produce and distribute contracts
The Catering Team Member will spend time in the operations operating within the tools that are being provided
They will foster a customer service philosophy that includes accuracy, timeliness and the practice of exceeding the custumer¿s expectations
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Caterer Examples
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Caterer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of caterer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for caterer
- Assure food safety is followed through cleaning equipment, tables and chairs and work area daily and as needed, other daily sanitation tasks
- Inventory supplies making sure they are stocked daily
- Maintain all standards to meet the needs of PEMC/department
- Work on automatic packaging line or be assigned to a school site or N.S
- May work outside of the standard work day and five (5) day work week as functions dictate
- May assist in food and supply orders as needed to meet catering menus
- May assist in preparing required billing documents
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, bend, lift weight above shoulders, and stand for extended periods of time, up to eight hours
- Oversees room scheduling and catering information/requests
- Oversees generation of department reports month end reports
Qualifications for caterer
- The incumbent will sit 15% of the time and stand/walk 85% of the time
- Year’s experience in catering is desirable
- Cashier and meeting the public experience is desirable
- High school diploma or equivalent plus 18 months to 3 years of additional training
- Must be able to handle multiple tasks at one time, while providing exceptional service to our guests
- Previous hotel and catering experience preferred
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a caterer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for caterer
- Oversees generation of departmental records for daily productivity/statistic reports
- Facilitates the completion of monthly department reports
- Maintains departmental in-service records
- Prepare and deliver catered orders in a timely manner
- Prepare and order food for important events and lunch meetings
- Interact with guests and customers with professionalism, service, and grace
- Ensure all catering equipment is clean, available, and properly displayed
- Assist Manager Corp
- Plan and prepare food menus
- Ensure all menu items meet the expectation of the customer
Qualifications for caterer
- One year food service catering experience preferred
- Minimum of 1 year of direct patient care in a hospital setting and/or 1 year minimum in food service preferred
- Live within 45 minutes of Epic's campus in Verona, WI
- Prior banquet or restaurant service experience preferred
- At least three (3) years of experience in food services or a comparable setting, required
- Knowledge of proper nutritional requirements, required
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of caterer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for caterer
- Work with staff and clients on all aspects of catering orders from start to finish
- Coordinate and communicate events with the Manager Corp
- Use excellent time management and communication skills
- Propose ideas to improve services and event quality
- Work closely with clients, customers, executives and staff to ensure event satisfaction
- Ensure that communications from the sales team are being performed and executed at a high level
- Ensure proper food safety programs are being followed
- Pay attention to many tasks while consistently providing exceptional service and responding to telephone and walk in inquiries by determining guest's needs and specifications for referral to the Catering Manager
- Handle event bookings from initial contact to completion of event with strong attention to detail, organization and follow through
- Handle all post event written correspondence
Qualifications for caterer
- Valid and unrestricted Driver’s License in the state of Colorado, required
- Food Handlers Certification, class every two years (can be completed after hire)
- Prior experience working in with deliveries or related industry
- Previous food service and customer service experience, required
- At least three (3) years of catering experience, preferred
- Hazardous Analysis of Critical Control Point (HACCP) training to be obtained after hire
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a caterer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for caterer
- Ability to successfully manage stressful situations
- 2 Years of Banquet Pref
- At least two (2) years of catering experience, preferred
- Education equivalent to a High School diploma and two years' experience in cooking in an institutional setting
- Knowledge of proper packing techniques for hot and cold foods
- Detailed oriented and excellent literacy and writing, documentation, communications, and interpersonal abilities
Qualifications for caterer
- Associate Degree in Culinary Arts preferred or certificate of formal training
- Proven experience working with catering, special events, or professional meetings
- High School Diploma or Equivalent Pref
- 2 Years of Banquet or Catering Experience Pref
- Strong communication and customer services skills, good time management and organizational skills, ability to be self-directed
- Possess sufficient computer skills to learn and used common business related and nutrition and/or food service specific software programs and electronic health record systems to plan and document care