Catering Manager - School District

The Position starts at $23/hour.
Earn overtime on busy weeks over 40 hours.
Enjoy down time with your family on major holidays and most weekends Join our team in a wonderful school district environment and lead the catering division to bring pizazz and creativity to district meetings and special events.
*Primary Purpose:* Prepare, deliver, and serve catered menu items to District catering customers while maintaining first-class standards for service, safety, and sanitation.
*Qualifications:* Education/Certification: High School Diploma or GED Two years of experience in catering, school district environment preferred Current Tarrant County Food Handlers card and ServSafe certified or the ability to become ServSafe certified within first three months of hire.
Special Knowledge/Skills: Knowledge of methods and principals of quantity food cookery Knowledge of operation and care of institutional preparation equipment Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills Ability to multi-task Ability to exhibit positive guest relations while providing quality customer service Must have a Driver’s License and ability to drive a district vehicle Irregular hours required Computer literate with ability to learn various in-house software packages Major Responsibilities and Duties: 1.
In charge of planning, ordering, preparation, delivery, set-up and tear-down of district catering events.
2.
Prepares daily function sheets for catering events.
In charge of organization of equipment and supplies for scheduled events.
3.
Prepares or assists in the preparation of requested menu items according to recipes using appropriate utensils and equipment.
4.
Delivers and assures delivery of food and supplies to designated location in a timely manner.
5.
Assembles and assures the assembly of menu items at designated area of service according to customer request and service standards.
6.
Assures timeliness, accuracy, presentation, and customer satisfaction of each catered event.
7.
Records food temperatures of potentially hazardous foods before the point of catered service.
8.
Portions and serves menu items as needed according to service standards and utilizing appropriate serving utensils.
9.
Exhibits positive guest relations and quality customer service at all times.
Adheres to department policies and procedures (personal appearance/dress code, work performance, attendance and punctuality, etc.
).
10.
Assures that the process of breaking down food and supplies is completed at the end of each event.
Assures the disposal of trash and garbage is done according to department standards and procedures.
11.
Delivers or assists in the delivery of all catering utensils, equipment and supplies back to catering kitchen.
12.
Coordinates the restocking, storing, and labeling of unused food items and supplies in the catering kitchen.
13.
Assists with the pre-prepping of food and menu items as needed for the following day.
14.
Oversees the maintenance, cleanliness and orderliness of catering work and storage areas and inspects these areas to assure compliance with sanitation standards.
15.
Responsible for maintaining accurate inventory of dry and frozen food, disposables, and small equipment.
16.
Performs record keeping and other documentation functions including timely and accurate billing of catering customers.
17.
Performs other tasks as assigned by the Director of Nutrition Services and the District 18.
Selected applicant will work closely with Student Nutrition Director in creating catering menu as well as pricing events.
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Other duties as assigned.
*Supervisory Responsibilities:* Must be able to work independently.
Could supervise one to nine on-call people dependent upon business demand.
*Equipment Used:* Includes but not limited to oven, steamer, slicer, tilt skillet, fryer, serving equipment, refrigerator and freezer, knife, serving utensils and dish machine and district vehicle *Working Conditions: * Mental Demands Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written), the ability to cope with emotional situations and stress *Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:* Lifting of 20-50 pounds (food cases); frequent lifting of 1-20 pounds (pans of food, equipment); frequent bending, stooping, pushing and pulling; occasional reaching above shoulder level; sweeping, mopping and general cleaning activities.
Position requires constant attention to detail.
Irregular hours required.
Must have regular and consistent attendance.
NOTE: The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills that may be required.
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $23.
00 - $25.
00 per hour Expected hours: 40 – 50 per week Benefits: * Dental insurance * Employee discount * Health insurance * Paid time off * Paid training * Vision insurance Shift: * 8 hour shift Weekly day range: * Monday to Friday * Weekends as needed Work Location: In person