Banquet & Event Manager - Operations - Vancouver, Canada - Savoury Chef Foods Catering

Savoury Chef Foods Catering

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

1 day ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Savoury Chef is an award winning Vancouver based catering company. We are currently looking for a talented and passionate leader to guide our events team.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, the Banquet & Events Manager is a member of our leadership team and plays a pivotal role in the success of the company.

They lead and mentor our events team ensuring the success of each event. We are a fun, passionate group, that values work life balance.

Through thorough planning and organizing, the Banquet & Events Manager will ensure successful communication with our sales team and seamless execution of events.

While they are not required to be on site for every event, they do directly instruct, brief and lead our onsite Event Supervisors ensuring that each event is smooth for our clients and event staff.

What we offer:

A fun supportive team that promotes a health work life balance
Flexible hours
Extended health care benefits
Dental care benefits
Daily staff lunch
Smart casual dress in office
Dog friendly office environment

Responsibilities:

Overseeing, leading and mentoring the events team of Event Supervisors, Servers and Bartenders.
Working alongside our sales team to ensure thorough planning of events.
Recruiting, scheduling, hiring and coordinating training for all FOH staff.
Managing service standards and championing product innovation.
Leading and engaging a team of 40+ event staff.
Overseeing operations of contracted client café.
Coordinating the planning and execution of events with the sales and kitchen teams.
Managing payroll and labour costs of your team.
Maintaining clear communication between Savoury Chef Shareholders, direct reports, venue contacts, and the Savoury Chef Kitchen and Logistics.
Representing Savoury Chef and being the key point of contact for clients when on site at events.
Assisting with marketing and social media content
The work time will be divided between the Savoury Chef office and off site events. Some remote working days also possible.
Events/banquet operations experience
Experience with the logístical planning of events (rentals, setup, execution)
Food and beverage service experience
Familiar with off site events operations
Excellent people skills, incredible attention to detail, administrative accuracy, and the ability to problem solve while working under tight deadlines and pressure
Excellent communication skills, an open mind and a positive attitude
Experienced in interviewing, onboarding, supporting and disciplining staff
Comfortable navigating various computer systems and platforms (Touch Bistro, Total Party Planner, Google Suite)
Hospitality experience
FOH management experience
Serving It Right certificate and valid drivers license required
Must be fully vaccinated for Covid 19

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Shifts:
Mainly Monday-Friday or Tuesday - Saturday daytime shifts, with some evenings and weekends as required.

COVID-19 considerations:
As per Work safe and the BC health Officer

Other job titles include:
Banquet Manager, Catering Operations Manager, Banquet Captain, Event Manager, Director of Banquets, Operations Manager, Food and Beverage Manager, F&B Manager, Assistant Banquet Manager, Assistant Food and Beverage Manager, Operations Manager

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
From $60,000.00 per year

Benefits: