Posted 4 months ago
Catering Supervisor
@ Chartwells Higher Education
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Chartwells Higher Education is hiring a full-time Catering Supervisor to lead on-site events, managing catering staff, keeping service on timelines, and liaising with clients. The role requires a valid BC driver's licence, food handler and responsible beverage service certificates, and availability for both morning and evening events.
Responsibilities:
- Manage on-site event staff and keep timelines on track
- Oversee service, food presentation and food temperatures
- Liaise with clients and Sales Managers during events
- Load vans, drive to events and manage supply inventory
- Clean event locations and handle closeout tasks
Requirements summary:
- Minimum 4 years catering or hospitality supervisory experience
- Valid BC driver's licence
- Food Handler Certificate and Responsible Beverage Service Certificate
- Open availability for morning and evening events
- Strong problem solving, delegation and conflict resolution skills
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 4+ years |
| Management experience | 4+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Client sites, Vehicle |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | BC Driver's Licence, Food Handler Certificate, Responsible Beverage Service Certificate, WHMIS |
| Driver’s licence | required |
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Chartwells Higher Education
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 219 |
How you will make an Impact: Our Catering Supervisors are the face of the company for on-site events. This position requires a very special skill set and personality. Managing a catered event requires solution-based thinking, speed and sense of urgency while following timelines, as well as attention to detail for service floor plans and table maps for plated dinners. This is a leadership role that requires managing the on-site staff and keeping everyone on task, while also overseeing the entire scope of service and liaising with our clients.
As a Catering Supervisor you will:
- The Catering Supervisor is responsible for managing staff and following timelines for event setups and service.
- Engaging with clients and Sales Managers and maintaining a rapport while running events.
- Ensure all food is presented, served, and displayed per standards.
- Log and maintain food temperatures
- Loading vans with catering supplies and ensuring all items are accounted for
- Driving to event locations
- Coordinate catering staff schedules to ensure all functions are delivered, served, and cleared in a timely fashion
- Maintaining a calm demeanor while under pressure.
- Quick, efficient decision making
- Thoroughly clean location after event is completed and assist with inventory, food storage and other closeout tasks
- Return food and beverages, serving equipment and utensils to catering facility
- Ensure strict compliance with Compass’ Quality Assurance and Health and Safety Program, Occupational Health and Safety Act and WHMIS regulations
About you:
- Must drive and have a valid BC Driver's Licence.
- You must have a valid Food Handler Certificate or provincial equivalent and Responsible Beverage Service Certificate for the province in which you are applying
- Open availability to work both morning and evening events.
- Min. 4 years of catering or hospitality management, supervisory experience.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Able to accurately read event orders and organize deliveries for the day
- Adept at conflict resolution.
- Advanced problem solving and delegating skills
- Confident leadership qualities including staff motivation, staff direction
- Ability to follow and maintain written and oral directions for timelines and room setups
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Extremely well organized and efficient; able to multi-task
- Good attention to detail
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position
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