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Hospitality Director

Compass Group, North America

Mount Laurel, NJJob$70–75K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$70–75K/yr
Location
Mount Laurel, NJ
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Hospitality Director oversees catering and events at a premier corporate dining account in New Jersey. The role manages staff, builds client relationships, and ensures high-quality catering. It also covers event planning, menu development, staffing, cost control, and the preparation, transportation, setup, operation, and cleanup of events.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Catering Event CoordinationEvent PlanningMenu DevelopmentStaff SupervisionFood Cost ControlLabor Cost ControlMenu CostingContract PricingFood Preparation SupervisionCatering Service

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Hospitality or Culinary Arts5+ Years Hospitality Experience2+ Years Management Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Restaurant Associates

Position Title: Hospitality Director

Salary: $70,000-$75,000

Other Forms of Compensation: Benefits

Become part of Restaurant Associates, the industry’s leading provider of dining and event catering for some of the nation's most prestigious museums, performing arts centers and corporations! Voted Glassdoor's Employee Choice Awards - Best Places to Work, This is R/A !

Job Summary

As a Hospitality Director , you have the responsibility for Catering and Events at a Premier Corporate Dining Acount in NJ. You will manage a team of staff, build client relations, along with ensuring the catering offered to our guests is of outstanding quality.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinates and oversees internal and external catering events

  • Develops and maintains the catering marketing plan including a comprehensive event planning service to clients and detailed menu development

  • Hires, trains, and schedules catering staff, and will be actively involved in the development of existing catering staff in-service techniques, menu presentation, policies, and procedures

  • Ensures successful operations of catering functions including labor cost control, foods cost control and preparation, transportation, setup, operation, and cleanup of all events

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree is required in Hospitality or Culinary Arts

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in the hospitality industry including 2 years in management (preferably Catering Management) is required

  • Booking, selecting and costing menu items, pricing contracts, and resourcing temporary help and equipment experience is key

  • The ability to supervise food preparation, service, and cleanup is also essential

Apply to Restaurant Associates today!

Restaurant Associates is a member of Compass Group USA

Click here to Learn More about the Compass Story (http://www.compass-usa.com/our-story/)

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.

Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Associates at Restaurant Associates are offered many fantastic benefits.

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life Insurance/ AD

  • Disability Insurance

  • Retirement Plan

  • Paid Time Off

  • Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)

  • Associate Shopping Program

  • Health and Wellness Programs

  • Discount Marketplace

  • Identity Theft Protection

  • Pet Insurance

  • Commuter Benefits

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Personal Leave

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Restaurant Associates maintains a drug-free workplace.

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here (https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023\_WageTransparency\_RA.pdf) or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.

https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023\_WageTransparency\_RA.pdf

Req ID: 1586215

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How this job compares

Set against the 425 open Event Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$70–75K/yr
  • US median$70–103K/yr292 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $73K, is 8% below the US median midpoint ($79K) — in the lowest quarter of Event Manager salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 11 open Event Manager jobs in New Jersey and 425 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Event Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (357 postings).
Education
73 of the 425 open Event Manager jobs (17%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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