Catering Assistant

SUMMARY

The Catering Assistant prepares, displays, and serves catered foods for event bookings both in-house and off-site and functions by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce and prepare food for events and functions to comply with the menu and recipes.

• Display prepared food with an artistic mind and following recipes and assuring correct amounts are served per person.

• Check food deliveries for accuracy as required.

• Let Catering Manager know when items need to be ordered or running low on.

• Ensure all stock is stored appropriately using FIFO (first in, first out) rotation and labeled correctly with dates when storing.

• General kitchen cleaning to follow cleaning schedule.

• Dishwashing as needed, both manually and by machine.

• During event making sure food is out in a timely matter and you are watching the food and replenishing when needed during events.

• Be able to work on the fly and be patient when events do not go as planned.

• Treat customers and co-workers with courtesy and respect.

• Maintain a safe work environment according to federal and state regulations.

• Positively respond to direction and requests for assistance from co-workers, supervisors, managers, and guests.

• Take initiative to help any area of the Catering Department when possible.

• Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be requested of a Catering Assistant.