Caterers

Title: Caterers

Department: Hospitality

Duration:12 months

Employment Status: NonExempt Part Time

Job Summary

Reporting to the Catering Manager and/or the Assistant Director for Catering this role at Occidental College involves supporting daytoday operations including catering assistance customer service and equipment inventory control. Responsibilities include banquet setups food and beverage service event logistics equipment packing deliveries customer service student dinner service coordination cashiering equipment and supply management event supervision room maintenance sanitation safety and vehicle maintenance and security.

Job Duties

• 20 Coordinates and participates in executing comprehensive event operations including banquet setups service table clearing and inventory management. (Essential)
• 20 Manages logistics and deliveries preparing equipment and food supplies executing timely deliveries and tracking items. (Essential)
• 20 Handles customer service duties including distributing orders and addressing inquiries problems and requests. (Essential)
• 20 Coordinates student dinner service managing delivery setup service and cleanup. (Essential)
• 20 Contributes to operations management and safety maintaining storerooms overseeing events ensuring sanitation and securing spaces and vehicles daily. (Essential)

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Math skills to accurately reconcile cash and debit reports.
• Able to read write and converse fluently in English.
• Three years of experience in food service operations including two years of experience in a highvolume catering operation. Demonstrated skill in documenting/ringing up sales quickly and accurately.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Occidental College Designated Driver Status.
• Demonstrated ability to be detailoriented and thorough; skilled at anticipating and preventing potential problems and handling a wide variety of tasks with efficiency and accuracy.
• Strong commitment to a quality work product.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally in writing and electronically.
• Effective interpersonal skills as evidenced in the ability to collaborate with a variety of constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to justice equity inclusion & diversity.
• Demonstrated skill in adapting to and performing work effectively in highvolume high accountability confidential environment with multiple and changing priorities.
• Effective organizational logistical time management and planning skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects simultaneously prioritize and fulfill the functions of an office in a timely manner.
• Ability to selfmotivate and work independently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years experience as a retail clerk in a busy environment.
• College or university food service experience.
• Possess a valid California driver license with a clean driving record.

EXPECTED HIRING RATE: $17.28/hr