Catering Operations Manager ** Experience

Job Overview

As a Catering Operations Manager, you’ll lead the people and processes behind reliable, welcoming food service. You’ll coordinate kitchen and catering operations, guide service teams, and keep food quality, safety, and customer experience on track across events and daily service. Your impact: By aligning food preparation, staffing, and service, you help guests enjoy safe, well-organized meals and give your team clear direction.

Responsibilities

• Manage food production, cooking, serving, and event execution, including catering and banquet service.
• Lead hiring, interviewing, shift management, staff training, and team development; communicate expectations clearly.
• Oversee inventory control, cash handling, basic math tasks, and point-of-sale (POS) systems, including Aloha POS or Micros POS where applicable.
• Monitor food safety, food handling, kitchen operations, customer service, and service standards.
• Support budgeting and profit-and-loss analysis while coordinating restaurant, bar, or coffee service as needed.

Experience

• Experience in food service management, catering operations, restaurant or hospitality management, or a related food industry setting.
• Supervising, team management, or assistant manager experience; ability to lead hospitality teams and manage shifts.
• Food preparation, cooking, kitchen, food production, or culinary experience, with knowledge of food safety management.
• Familiarity with POS systems; Aloha POS or Micros POS experience is a plus.
• Quick-service, fast-food, casual dining, fine dining, banquet, bar, coffee, or serving experience is valued. Strong customer service, leadership, and managerial communication skills are important.

Pay: $48,400.00 - $58,400.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Paid training

Work Location: In person