Catering Lead
Listed on 2026-02-06
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Hospitality / Hotel / Catering
Catering, Food & Beverage, Event Manager / Planner
Location: Orange City
Creative Dining Services at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa is looking for a Full-Time Catering Lead. The Catering Lead serves as partner with the Catering Manager / Director. This includes the actual working of coffee breaks, receptions, and meals including set-up, service, and clean-up. The Catering Lead interacts with customers / guests at events with professionalism, service and grace.
Core Responsibilities- Sets up, serves and cleans up dining room as directed.
- Interacts with guests and customers at events with professionalism, service and grace, upholding the customer service expectations of CDS and the client/account.
- Ensures all dishes, utensils, and other equipment from the storeroom are clean and properly returned to their correct place. Ensures proper lock-up procedures are followed and enforced.
- Provides customer feedback to Catering Manager / Director as it is received, including both positive and negative remarks.
- Assists Catering Manager / Director as directed to complete weekly and monthly inventories to ensure accurate equipment control and distribution and reports any needed maintenance. Also reports any supplies as needed.
- Completes additional tasks requested by the Catering Manager / Director.
- Provide leadership and instruction;
Keep management apprised of overall operations. - Refer and provide information to Catering Manager / Director regarding issues or concerns; and perform other duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- 1 year minimum experience with food service and catering preferred.
Offer:
- Competitive pay and bonus opportunities
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with a company match
- Paid time off
- And much, much more!
Creative Dining Services partners with college, universities, Fortune 100 companies, full-service senior living communities, conference centers and K-12 schools and camps to provide a different kind of hospitality and facility management services experience – one that’s fun, innovative, and focused on your community. Why? Because that’s how it should be.
Creative Dining Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Veteran-Friendly!
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