Catering Assistant Part Time

Part Time Hourly – $17.50 - $18.00 per hour

Must be at least 18 years and older

Assist with the activities of the Catering Department. Work with the Catering team in order to provide excellence in customer service, drive sales and maximize profitability.

Solicit, secure and coordinate catering orders of thousands of customers a year, including large organizations like churches, temples, corporations, community relief agencies, etc.

Take orders, answer phones, assist customers, suggestive selling

Actively work to expand the catering customer base by meeting with new businesses, circulating business cards and menus, collecting email addresses, and soliciting new accounts

Plan and execute both in-house and off- premise catering events, such as annual department appreciation dinners, etc. for as many as 600 guests

Conduct site tours for off-premise events

Coordinate delivery schedules with Security for van transport

Work with outside staffing and rental companies to coordinate needs for events

Culinary certification and/or hospitality degree preferred

Sales Experience

Qualified Food Operator certification

Proficiency in the use of Excel, Word, labor scheduling and other proprietary applications

Flexible

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Sound decision making and analytical skills

Strong suggestive selling skills and negotiation ability

Ability to lead, work and function within a team environment

Working Conditions:

This position requires frequent walking, standing, reaching, and occasional pulling, pushing, squatting, and lifting with a maximum of 50lbs

This position requires frequent exposure to grease, oil, and extreme heat (non-weather related) and occasional exposure to smoke, noise, and weather

Family Oriented: We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.

Benefits: 401 K plan for FT & PT team members, family & personal time off, sick time off, annual performance review, commuter assistance. profit sharing!

Environment: Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?

Pay Day: We’re thrilled to offer our Team Members Sunday premium pay, Holiday pay,

Dayforce Wallet – a new way to get paid. Say bye-bye to pay day and hello to pay your way. Get your pay as soon as you earn it, at no cost to you – It’s your money, why should you have to wait? Request your pay as you earn it.

We take pride in the power of diversity, inclusion, and being socially responsible to the communities which we live and do business

Apply today and start as soon as 1 week!

For more information on working at Stew Leonard’s click on the link below!

http://www.stewleonards.com/work-at-stews/