Catering Manager - Radford University

CATERING MANAGER - RADFORD UNIVERSITY at Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services

Location: Radford University – Radford, VA

At over 300 colleges and universities, Chartwells Higher Education is re‑inventing the on‑campus dining experience. We invest in high‑tech, food‑infused social spaces that bring people together and promote meaningful relationships and interactions. We’re hungry, humble, and smart associates who want to grow with a diverse organization—begin your career journey with us.

Filling every occasion with great food and service, we are looking for a Catering Manager for our premier catering department at Radford University. The manager will develop and drive catering solutions to meet our customer needs while working closely with the Executive Chef on menu development. Events range from coffee services to exclusive VIP dining occasions to Presidential events.

• Supervise all catering events.
• Oversee catering event operations—including logistics, quality improvement, sanitation, and facility‑related activities.
• Collaborate with the Chef to create menus.
• Train catering associates in service techniques, menu presentation, and customer service.
• Track and monitor labor and food cost for each event.
• Communicate at all levels to include management, client, customer, and associate levels and maintain excellent client relationships.
• Assist in responsibility for all food‑service‑related activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Minimum 2 years of food service experience, including 1 year at the management level.
• Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, health care, or related food service operations.
• Required catering experience.
• Knowledge of food and catering trends focused on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• Financial, budgetary, accounting, and computational skills.
• Proficient computer skills, including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and internet.
• Serv Safe® Certified.

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance / AD, disability insurance, retirement plan
• Paid Time Off, holiday time off (varies by site/state), associate shopping program
• Health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance
• Commuter benefits, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), paid parental leave, personal leave

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Chartwells Higher Ed maintains a drug‑free workplace.

Compass Group is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to treating all applicants and associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law. Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without a reasonable accommodation.

This job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements; the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions based on business necessity.

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Chartwells HE
SHARON MCNEELEY