Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Employee discounts
- Free food & snacks
- Opportunity for advancement
Happy Day Catering is seeking applicants who are charismatic, teachable, and professional for the position of Event Coordinator. Event Coordinators are responsible for working as a team with the Catering Sales & Events Director during the event production process to sell, plan, and execute parties and events. The successful candidate will be extremely organized, reliable, personable, flexible in hours, and willing to learn all aspects of event production. Catering and/or event planning experience a plus.
Duties may include but are not limited to the following:
- Answering phones, taking event information, and following up with clients by phone or email;
- Meet with potential clients to help create a vision for their event.
- Creating and maintaining event folders and other paper materials related to events;
- Working with back-of-house staff to ensure all contracted materials are event-ready;
- Helping to set up, serve, execute, and/or coordinate staff at events;
- Actively seeking sales and networking opportunities to meet business goals;
- Assisting in any other areas needed to ensure the smooth operation of events.
This is a full-time position, approximately 40 hours per week though overtime may occasionally be required due to the volume of events during busy seasons. Evening work may be required during the week, and you must be available to work a few Saturdays. This is an hourly wage, plus a share of commission on sales and gratuity at applicable events. Happy Day offers a variety of benefits to qualifying employees, including medical and dental insurance, 401(k) with company match, daycare reimbursement, tuition assistance, and a monthly discount meal card, among other benefits.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Willingness to commit to Happy Day Catering’s high standards of excellence.
- Exceptional customer service abilities and enthusiastic, professional demeanor.
- Problem-solving and critical thinking skills and calmness under pressure.
- Highly organized and attuned to detail. Able to learn and follow procedures.
- 1 to 3 years of customer service experience required. Previous sales experience preferred.
- Demonstrable literacy in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
- Be willing and able to learn complex computer programs.
- For driving insurance purposes, applicants must be at least 20 years old.
- Access to reliable transportation.
- Current certification: WA State Food Handler Card and Idaho Food Safety Exam or able to obtain within 14 days of hire
- Recommended: WA State MAST (Mandatory Alcohol Server Training) permit (can be obtained at one of the listed sites: https://lcb.wa.gov/mastrvp/mast-providers-list )
If you can see yourself taking on these responsibilities with enthusiasm, please fill out our online application! We would love to schedule a time to chat about how you might be able to fit in our company.
Based in Lewiston, ID, Happy Day Catering is the foremost catering and event planning company in the Inland Northwest region. We are a ten-year KLEW Best of the West Caterer & Banquet Facility winner, and it shows in every step of our service. As an arm of the Happy Day Restaurants family, we value our guests, our employees, and our communities, giving back frequently to a variety of local non-profit efforts.
We offer the most dynamic and professional service in the industry and seek to constantly raise our standards while developing each of our employees into leaders. If you want to be a part of this community of excellence, apply today! Learn more about us at happydaycatering.com or follow us on Facebook at FB.com/HDCatering.
Compensación: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour
Happy Day Catering
Happy Day Catering is a forward-thinking catering company headquartered in the Orchards area of Lewiston, ID. We are the largest off-premise catering and event company in the Quad City region and are growing more each year, seeking always to maintain and grow professional standards of excellence in cuisine, efficiency, presentation, and service.
Our staff members are highly involved in every step of the catering process, becoming the face of our company to our clients. As such, each staff person is expected to go above and beyond to give the best service possible. If you are an energetic, motivated, reliable person who is interested in working hard and working smart, we would love to have a chat to see if you could be the perfect fit for our company.
We cater all events large and small, with flexible, customizable menus to accommodate our clients’ unique needs. Options include—but are certainly not limited to!—outdoor luau buffets with a whole roasted pig, delicately artisanal plated meals at a vineyard, box lunches for pick up or delivery, vending trucks for parades or ball games, and grand, fully customized spreads for wedding receptions in the region’s most exciting venues.
Página Web de la Compañía: www.happydaycatering.com
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