Catering Lead

Our Promise

Balance

• Quest fosters a fun, supportive environment that puts people first and strives for both culinary excellence and enduring relationships. Our flexible work opportunities encourage a healthy life balance for all of our valued team members.

Meaning

• Quest believes that every aspect of what we do has significance, and therefore, our food is fresh and made from scratch, using high quality and responsibly sourced ingredients. We nourish our communities with wholesome meals and through our genuine and personal connections.

Recognition

• Quest provides competitive compensation, benefits and celebrates the fulfillment of our collective values at all levels of the organization. We support professional growth through training, development and access to highly visible leadership.

Position Summary

Responsible for overseeing catering, safety, and sanitation for Quest accounts, assisting the Food Service Director in training and development of the staff, and helping generate, schedule and execute all catering events. As a leader on the Quest team, you will lead by example and maintain a professional and reputable work environment by enforcing policy and best practices that brings out a positive employment brand.

Catering Lead Responsibilities:

Responsible for booking, planning, execution and billing of all Catered events for unit.

Assists the Food Service Director in training and development of the staff by identifying and grooming next level leaders. As Quest continues to grow this will be achieved by team leadership, skill development, 30/60/90 reviews and career paths with timelines.

Will lead a catering staff and oversee all safety and sanitation as it pertains to the account.

Maintains the back office including mealtime entry, menu costing, client invoicing and ADP payroll.

Adheres to all Corporate deadlines in regard to Mealtime, invoices, payroll, and EOM

Catering Lead Requirements:

Minimum of three years of food service or catering experience and prior experience in a lead role

Strong communication and client management skills

Responsible for meeting and maintaining state and local certification requirements

High attention to detail assuring all events is executed exceeding client expectations

Organizational skills, menu costing, financial knowledge and team leadership are imperative

Previous experience in the food service industry working in schools / higher education

Catering Lead Full Time Benefits:

Medical, Dental & Vision

401k with Matching

PTO

Paid Unused Sick Time

(8) Company Paid Holidays

Shoes for Crews $40.00 Annual Credit

Free Meals

Employee Assistance Program

$1000-$500 Unlimited Refer A Friend Referral Bonus

2 Guaranteed Raises a Year

Life & AD&D Insurance

Career Path Growth and more!

Quest Food Management Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Monday through Friday, No weekends.

Nights off.