Catering Manager

Power Design is seeking a Catering Kitchen Manager to lead catering operations at our corporate headquarters in St. Petersburg, FL. This role oversees daily catering kitchen activities, ensuring high-quality execution for corporate events, meetings, and campus functions while maintaining operational efficiency and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all daily catering kitchen operations, ensuring efficient food production and successful event execution.
• Lead the planning, preparation, and execution of catering for corporate meetings, special events, and campus functions.
• Partner with chefs, event coordinators, and café leadership to ensure catering expectations are met and exceeded.
• Maintain exceptional standards for food quality, presentation, consistency, and service.
• Train, mentor, and develop catering kitchen staff while fostering a collaborative and positive team culture.
• Develop staffing schedules and production plans based on catering volume and operational needs.
• Monitor food costs, labor expenses, inventory, and purchasing to maximize efficiency and minimize waste.
• Manage vendor relationships and maintain appropriate inventory levels for catering operations.
• Assist with menu planning, seasonal offerings, and continuous improvement of catering services.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, sanitation, and food handling regulations.
• Maintain organized production schedules, event documentation, and operational procedures.
• Resolve catering challenges and ensure a high level of customer satisfaction for every event.
• Support café operations and assist with additional culinary responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of progressive leadership experience in catering, banquet, food service, or large-scale culinary operations.
• Previous experience managing kitchen teams in a high-volume hospitality environment.
• Strong knowledge of catering production, event execution, kitchen operations, and food safety standards.
• Experience managing labor, food costs, inventory, purchasing, and operational budgets.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple events and priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and catering or food service management software is preferred.
• ServSafe Manager Certification or the ability to obtain one is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a positive, customer-focused attitude.
• Demonstrate and uphold Power Design's core values: integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation, and growth.

About Us

Power Design is a national design-build contractor specializing in innovative construction across electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and systems technologies. Since 1989, we’ve disrupted the industry by integrating next-generation ideas into practical solutions. We prioritize collaboration, diversity, and work-life balance while empowering communities through breakthrough solutions.