This hybrid catering position actively participates in both front of house and back of house rolls supporting all planning, production and execution as an essential and productive liaison within the team. This positions requires flexibility to support the team in many ways and allows for involvement in all aspects of the catering department.
This is a full time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $20.57 - $25.72 per hour. Shift differential is available for eligible shifts and can amount to a higher wage per hour.
- Weekend differential: An additional $1.00 per hour
- Evening Differential: An additional $1.50 per hour
Core Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and oversee catered events from the beginning planning stages through to the execution
- Communicate professionally and consistently with customers, team members and chefs while maintaining department policies and guidelines
- Collaborate with chefs/cooks to follow recipes, timelines, catering invoice/event plan and adapt quickly as changes arise
- Ensure the highest standard in sanitary kitchen procedures, food preparation and food storage according to serve safe standards
- Receive and track communications with all stakeholders using shared software and systems
- Manage time and resources responsibly and independently
- Maintain Middlebury College Drivers license to support catering delivery
- Contribute to continuous improvements and evolution of the team and perform other duties as assigned to assist the department in obtaining and maintaining its mission.
Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Requirements
- Demonstrates transferrable skills like communication, leadership, problem solving, teamwork, creativity, multitasking and critical thinking. the right candidate can be trained in the art of food service.
- Computer and office equipment proficiency required
- Flexibility with both schedule and duties is essential.
- Associate’s degree in food service or equivalent experience in food services or catering preferred
- Knowledge of MS Word, Office, Oracle HCM, Excel,web site management skills, Catertrax and 25 Live pro preferred.
- Must gain and maintain VT DLC (Department of Liquor Control) certification, Middlebury College drivers license
- Collectively 3-5 years prior experience in food services or catering and administrative experience preferred.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
Must be able to lift repeatedly 20 – 40 pounds, loading and unloading truck, pushing, pulling, lifting and climbing may be required.
Other:
Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
Benefits
As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, Middlebury offers a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year during the first two years of service, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Middlebury employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs as well as free or reduced rates for cultural events and use of sporting facilities (including the College's golf course and Nordic and alpine ski areas). The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:
- MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the College store, library privileges, and discounts at cultural and sporting events. In addition, the card allows door access to certain campus buildings. Spouses or domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees are eligible to receive a Spouse/Partner card with the same privileges as the employee card (except door access).
- Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
- Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
- A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website by following this web link: https://go.middlebury.edu/benefits
- Or click see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Vermont or Monterey!
