Catering Manager - Corporate Dining (Jersey City, NJ)

Job Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Qualifications

Benefits

Pay

Schedule

• About the role: Become part of Restaurant Associates, the industry’s leading provider of dining and event catering for some of the nation's most prestigious museums, performing arts centers and corporations!
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Job Summary: As a Catering Manager, you will lead the day-to-day catering operations of a high-volume corporate dining catering program in Jersey City, NJ. This role will ensure seamless execution of events from planning through breakdown. This role combines hands-on event leadership with operational oversight, including training and directing staff, managing inventory and administrative processes, and delivering exceptional client service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervises/executes all catering events.
• Involves in catering events operations, including logistics, quality improvement, sanitation, and all facility-related activities.
• Works with the Chef in creating menus.
• Trains catering associates in service techniques, menu presentation, and customer service.
• Tracks and monitors the labor and food costs for each event.
• Communicates on various levels to include management, client, customer, and associate levels; maintains excellent client relationships.
• Affords assistance in the responsibility for all foodservice-related activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Proficient computer skills, including MS Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and internet.
• At least 5 years of catering management experience in a high-volume setting is required.
• Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, fine dining, and/or related food service operations preferred.
• Catering experience is required.
• Some knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• Financial, budgetary, accounting, and computational skills.
• ServSafe Certification.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retailer Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Personal Leave

Pay

$70K/ Yr. - $75K/ Yr.

Schedule

Not specified