Catering Delivery Specialist

About the role

The Catering Delivery Specialist is responsible for the accurate, timely delivery of drop-off catering orders. This role focuses on logistics, order accuracy, and professional handoff, ensuring clients receive correct orders on schedule while maintaining company standards.

Responsibilities

• Load, transport, and deliver catering orders according to daily routes and in a timely fashion and with route efficiency
• Verify order accuracy using packing lists prior to departure
• Ensure food quality and safe transport during delivery
• Perform professional order handoff to client contacts
• Set-up basic food displays when required (no active service)
• Communicate delivery confirmations, delays, or issues to management
• Return equipment, delivery supplies, and paperwork after routes
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of delivery vehicles
• Follow all food safety, driving, and company policies
• Must be able to drive fleet vehicles including vans and a box truck

Requirements

• Catering delivery experience preferred
• Must have reliable transportation
• Must attend and pass driver training at C&J Catering as a condition of continued employment
• Must be willing to adjust to last minute changes and engage/assist fellow employees where needed
• Must be able to quickly load and unload company vehicles multiple times per day, and have the ability to navigate stairs, elevators, and various delivery environments
• The industry is a fast-paced environment which may require frequent walking, standing, long hours, the ability to work in high volume environments and lift up to 50 pounds

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required with a basic knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices (preferred)
• Complete written and oral knowledge of the English language is required

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Time management
• Professional communication
• Friendly and excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Maintain excellent communication with clients, teammates and management

Schedule

Must be able to work during daytime business hours (weekday focused) and weekends as needed