Culinary Aide - Events experience

shepherd· LE1000 Shepherd Center, Inc.
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Full timeLE1000 Shepherd Center, Inc.

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About Shepherd Center 

With five decades of experience, Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Shepherd is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an intensive care unit on-site, allowing us to care for the most complex patients and begin the rehabilitation process sooner. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.

Shepherd Center's culture is one of hope, humor, and hard work. You will enjoy career growth, strong relationships with co-workers, strong support from leadership, and fun activities that have kept over 12% of staff members working at Shepherd for more than 20 years.  

Provides consistent leadership, promotes high standards of food, customer service and participates in department goal development. Leads and assists with developing catering programs, executes, organizes, and oversees the execution of catering events to make a positive impact on a target audience. This position will ensure all catering events, are successful and cost-effective, paying attention to budget and time constraints. This position will be expected to work closely with the culinary team to create fresh ideas within the scope of Shepherd Center's philosophy, policies, and procedures.

Accountabilities:

  • Coordinate and lead catering operations to assure quality services.
  • Perform menu selection and food preparation to ensure all events are successful.
  • Explore opportunities to obtain new catering opportunities.
  • Develop positive working relationship with existing customers for repeat business.
  • Work consistently with Food & Nutrition Service staff on the operation and execution of events.
  • Respond to customer inquiries in accurate and timely manner.
  • Prepare comprehensive catering order form according to client’s requirements and interests.
  • Attend all relevant Food & Nutrition Services meetings on regular basis.
  • Adhere to sanitation and safety standards.
  • Assist with developing pricing, special menus when working with catering clients
  • Maintains or changes product displays including those required for periodic events
  • Performs product inventory in accordance with established policies and maintains related records
  • Performs other related duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications

  • Education and Training: High school diploma required but bachelor’s degree is preferred

  • 1 year of experience in retail sales and customer service preferred

  • Ability to coordinate catering operations across the department.

  • Proficient in interacting with catering and culinary staff to communicate information relevant to events

  • Lift a maximum of 50 lbs.

  • Must be able to bend and squat repetitive action

  • Reach above shoulder level repetitive action

  • To use right hand and left hand for repetitive action

  • To perform simple grasping

  • Able to push and pull 25lbs of force maximum

  • Employee must use right foot and use left foot for repetitive action

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This Culinary Aide - Events experience role at shepherd is based in Atlanta, GA. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Culinary Aide - Events experience role at shepherd full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Culinary Aide - Events experience role in the LE1000 Shepherd Center, Inc. department at shepherd.
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