Catering Manager - Parkday - New York [HQ] : Job Details

Daily Catering & Café ManagerParkday Brand Ambassador

Part-time, hourly

Up to $50/hour + free lunch

Start date: ASAP / Nov 18th

Parkday is a personalized nutrition app for scheduling everyday meals wherever you go to work. Our mission is to reimagine today's food systems by deeply understanding the unique preferences of each individual, so that we can achieve better outcomes for both human health and our local restaurant partners.

Join our team as we seek to make everyday eating easier, and healthier for the companies we serve.

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In this role, you'll be assisting with the delivery and on-site service of our food programs. Our job as a company is to keep our clients [many of Today's Best Places to Work] and their employees both healthy and productive. Your job is to make it a seamless, elevated, and truly hospitable experience every time a Parkday meal is served.

From the product to the people, Parkday is a company built on integrity, optimism, and hospitality. We believe that an exceptional meal experience is made possible by our dynamic Brand Ambassador team and we thank you for taking the time to apply for this role.

Is this you?

• A side-hustler that appreciates a healthy, free lunch and a handful of well-compensated hours each week?
• Comes from a background in NYC restaurants or high-end catering?
• Available during the weekdays, from around 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM?
• Passionate about food and/or sustainability?
• Believes the service of others is a beautiful way to live?

Join a team of hard-workers from all different backgrounds in the creative industries: we're a group of “foodies” foremost, but also students, actors, musicians, designers, photographers and more. We love our Brand Ambassador team and we hope you'll make some friends in this role!

Job DescriptionPerforms all functions related to maintaining overall delivery operations, including great customer service, food safety, equipment management, cleanliness, and assisting teams as needed. Ensures a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly and efficient customer service to customers, clients and teammates. We cannot emphasize it enough, all Parkday jobs require ensuring a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers at all times. All positions must be performed in accordance with team and client Standard Operating Procedures. All positions must ensure adherence to all applicable health and safety regulations including Food Safety.

Responsibilities

• Arrives to pick up locations on time, appropriately groomed, dressed, and ready to work. Presenting yourself is one of the most important aspects of this role (and life!)
• An eye for aesthetics. Ensures the food and kitchen looks great at all times.
• A need for speed. At times we have to work fast, but smooth, to ensure service is on-time!
• Addresses customer needs in a timely and effective manner; surprises and delights customers with consistent, delightful, smiling service.
• Oversees on-site operations with a particular focus on displays, signage quality, safety, and customer service.
• Consistently communicates via Slack with our dispatch teams.
• Provides assistance to all teams as needed, including performing “dirty work” – wiping down tables, cleaning equipment & kitchen cutlery, etc.
• Responds to concerns in the absence of Parkday Leadership.
• Sets and achieves the highest standards in hospitality execution.
• Follows food safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Leads by example.

Experience

• Must have experience in high-end catering, events, or NYC restaurants
• Food Handlers' License required

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds. Sometimes through long hallways and tall buildings.
• You are expected to find transportation to the service location(s) as you normally commute.
• Free lunch! Taken to-go after the shift is over. Our food is of the highest quality & from your city's most beloved restaurants (it's one of the best perks)