Supervisor (Catering) - St Francis Xavier University

Looking for a change, an opportunity to show your exceptional skills, a chance to help lead and build a team? Grow your career with a company that shares your passion!

Contributing to The Well-Being and Quality of Our Consumers

The well-being of our consumers is at the heart of Sodexo's approach, customer engagement is integral in the services provided by Sodexo employees in various locations across Canada. We work closely with our consumers and clients to create an interactive and personalized environment for the well-being of everyone we serve.

Sodexo is proud to announce these nominations: 2021 Canada’s Best Diversity Employer; 2021 Canada’s Greenest Employers; 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index featured company; 2020 Parity Certification - Platinum level and Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) Program company – Gold Level.

What We Can Offer You

Sodexo offers you a flexible and dynamic work environment, competitive compensation, access to ongoing training and development programs, and countless opportunities to grow within the company.

Job Description

 Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Management of food service staff – specifically wait staff during catered events
• Management of Delivery drivers – creating delivery schedules that coincide with time sensitive events
• Event Management – ensuring that staff are adhering to excellent customer service standards and following Food and Physical safety standards. Set up and tear down of onsite/ offsite special events.(Table Service and Buffet Settings) Carrying Dishes, Setting Tables maybe required.
• Co-ordinating with various departments on campus to ensure venues and events are prepared to clients expectations.
• Utilizing various computer software programs. (Microsoft Word, Excel, Email, Event Management software such as kX.)
• Assists in ensuring a safe working environment for all employees.
• Assists in monitoring employee productivity and provides suggestions for increased service or productivity.
• Assists in auditing, monitoring, and correction of physical and food safety practices
• Assists in the supervision of day-to-day activities of subordinates and assigns responsibility for specific work or functional activities.
• Orients and trains employees.
• Performs clerical and administrative duties, posting/filing, organization of records, creation of signage and information material
• Onsite coordination of special events
• Working with team to create a customer oriented environment
• Works with customers to ensure satisfaction in such areas as quality, service, and problem resolution.

Qualifications

• -High School diploma or GED.
• -Hotel Restaurant Management or related post secondary an asset
• -Previous supervisory experience an asset
• -Experience working in a unionized environment an asset
• -Strong organizational, administrative, and time management skills
• -Computer Skills – Excel, Word, Email an asset, Event Management Software (ie kX.)

• Additional Information

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• Position requires the candidate to work days, nights, and weekends on a regular basis.
• Long Periods of Standing during events
• Walking moderate distances
• Lifting up to 50lbs may be required.

Additional Information

Sodexo is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of national origin, race, religion, ethnicity, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other federal, provincial, or local protected class.

We welcome and encourage applications from persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates who participate in all aspects of the selection process. 

Thank you for your interest in Sodexo.

Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted .

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