Catering Manager

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Within the department of Tech Dining, the Catering Manager provides day-to-day management of Tech Dining catering. Responsibilities include managing catering staff and ensuring day-to-day catering objectives and events are consistently met and standards are maintained to ensure the best campus catering experience possible. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a regular basis with many levels of faculty, staff, students, and vendors associated with Tech Dining. This position will primarily advise and counsel employees with the Catering department. This position will supervise: Staff

Job Duty1 -
Responsible for operational asks of catering events on campus including staffing, communication with the production staff and ensuring the delivery of quality of service and a superb customer experience.

Job Duty 2 -
Works with the Assistant Director of Catering to plan, develop, and manage unit budget to ensure fiscal controls (including cost of goods sold, labor targets and controllable expenses).

Job Duty 3 -
Hires, trains, and manages catering staff and related catering events and activities.

Job Duty 4 -
Coordinates the catering plans and events with the culinary team and other members of staff to ensure the successful execution of multiple daily events.

Job Duty 5 -
Ensures that the appropriate sanitation, organization, and safety standards are met by using checklists, performing hands-on supervision, and follow up on all catered events to ensure excellence.

Job Duty 6 -
Ensures labeling requirements are met and compliance with allergen containment procedures.

Job Duty 7 -
Implements operation specific sustainability goals and programs.

Job Duty 8 -
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
High School Diploma/GED or Vocational School Diploma.

Required Experience
Three to five years of job-related experience.

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Have current ServSafe Certification or other Georgia approved food safety certification.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

$48,000 - $65,000 Annually

ABILITIES
Ability to work a very flexible schedule. Ability to provide culinary training and insight for special dietary needs. And ability to think outside the box to provide an exceptional catering experience while focusing on program growth and retention.

KNOWLEDGE
Must have basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

SKILLS
Must have excellent customer service and employee relations skills.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (USG) and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individuals race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening