St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Catering Specialist I

Memphis, TN · Junior

Sponsorship not specified$19k-$30kDetected 1 day ago
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Entry-level history60
PERM / green-card track50
Fits your clock70

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States it is exempt from the H-1B cap

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About the role

  • Organizes and schedules all activities using catering software and verbal and email communication.
  • include maintaining equipment inventory, requisitioning supplies, organizing staff duties, creating event orders, assisting with billing, and providing excellent customer service.
  • The Catering Specialist serves as a key liaison between clients and catering operations, ensuring accurate execution and a positive guest experience.

Responsibilities

  • The Catering Specialist coordinates and supports all aspects of catering operations, ensuring the successful planning and execution of events across campus.
  • This role utilizes catering software, along with verbal and written communication, to manage event details, customer requests, and operational logistics.
  • Perform, coordinate, and schedule all functions related to own area (e.g., catering, cash register management, assembling/ delivering food trays ), under direct supervision.
  • Maintain cleanliness and organization of own area of work (e.g., kitchen, dining areas, Hospital gift shop, storage facilities)
  • Develop catering standards of service in collaboration with the Catering Manager and Set-up team
  • Delivers Patient meal trays following established Patient Services procedures as needed.
  • Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
  • Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
  • Employee must maintain current certification during employment.
  • We are committed to a human-centered hiring experience. Technology may support portions of our process, but recruiting decisions involve human review and engagement. Learn more about our approach to AI.

Requirements

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • The employee frequently is required to walk
  • Limited bartending during campus events as required by the function.
  • High School diploma/GED required.
  • Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by Law:

Nice to have

  • 1+ years of relevant experience required.
  • Some experience with/ working knowledge of own area (e.g., catering, room service, bartending, event coordination)
  • Understanding of safety and sanitary requirements of a food service operation, preferred.
  • Must have a valid driver's license from the employee's state of residence and be insurable by St.
  • Jude's insurance carrier
  • Tennessee ABC Server Permit required within 90 days of hire.
  • ServSafe Food Handler Training Certificate Program or another American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited Food Handler Training Certificate Program required within 30 days of hire.

Skills

  • Ability to understand and adapt to changing priorities.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand.
  • The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
  • The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme heat.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation

  • In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St.
  • Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role.
  • This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
  • It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
  • A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $19.00 - $30.00 per hour for the role of Catering Specialist I.

Benefits

  • Maintain equipment inventory; Assist in ordering replacement items/ stock, as necessary.
  • Minimum Education and/or Training:
  • Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations, as applicable to the role.
  • Explore our exceptional benefits!
  • An essential function of the job is to be able to comply with all applicable federal, state and local safety and health regulations that would apply to this job.

Company info

  • We are committed to a human-centered hiring experience.

Equal opportunity

  • St. Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer
  • Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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