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Catering Manager - Assumption University

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Worcester, MAJob$70–80K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$70–80K/yr
Location
Worcester, MA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Catering Manager develops and executes catering solutions to meet customer needs and facilitates delivery of prepared food for events or room service. The role leads catering operations, teams, client relationships, financial performance, and event execution while ensuring quality, efficiency, and compliance. Candidates may qualify through an approved catering diploma or degree and/or relevant industry experience; the posting also describes a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Catering OperationsEvent PlanningPeople ManagementFood HygieneHACCPCustomer ServiceBudget ManagementCommercial Target AchievementContinuous Improvement

Qualifications

Approved Catering Qualification or 2-5 Years Industry Experience2 Years Management ExperienceBachelor's Degree or Equivalent ExperienceHigh-Volume Hospitality ExperienceLarge-Team Management Experience

Benefits

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

Full job description

Job Description

The Catering Manager is responsible for developing and executing catering solutions to meet customer needs. Facilitate the delivery of prepared food created from an event-specific work order or in a room service environment.

Compensation Data

COMPENSATION: The Salaried rate for this position is $70,000.00 to $80,000.00. If both numbers are the same, that is the amount that Aramark expects to offer. This is Aramark's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for this position as of the time of posting.

BENEFITS: Aramark offers comprehensive benefit programs and services for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources. Additional benefits may include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage. Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works. For more information about Aramark benefits, click here Aramark Careers - Benefits & Compensation

There is no predetermined application window for this position, the position will close once a qualified candidate is selected. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to all applicable Fair Chance Ordinances and Acts. For jobs in San Francisco, this includes the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Job Responsibilities

Leadership:

  • Ensure catering operations connect to the Executional Framework.

  • Deliver consistent quality in planning and execution of events.

  • Demonstrate established company solutions to ensure consistency, quality and efficiency within consumer driven offerings.

  • Lead catering team to ensure quality in final presentation of food.

  • Train and lead employees to ensure knowledge of food menus and promotional calendars.

  • Model and reinforce Aramark's mentor process.

  • Reward and recognize employees.

  • Monitor team performance and provide regular feedback. Plan and execute team meetings and daily huddles.

  • Complete and maintain all staff records including training records, schedules and performance data.

Client Relationship:

  • Develop and maintain effective client and customer rapport for mutually effective business relationships.

  • Demonstrate excellent customer service using Aramark's standard model.

  • Implement communication strategy as provided by marketing team in order to build catering revenue.

Financial Performance:

  • Responsible for delivering food and labor targets. Develop and execute strategies to achieve catering revenue forecasts.

Efficiency:

  • Responsible for executing catering events of wide-ranging size and scope, including staffing and management.

  • Ensure accurate reporting of all catering related revenue, expenses, and receivables. Coordinate activities with other departments as appropriate.

Compliance:

  • Ensure compliance with Aramark food, occupational and environmental safety policies in all culinary and kitchen operations.

  • Follow all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour.

Qualifications

  • An approved catering qualification at diploma/degree level and /or 2-5 years industry experience, 2 of which were at management or department head level with a strong background in a high-volume hospitality, conference and banqueting operation.

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

  • Strong hotel or restaurant background would be very important for this role as well as a background in industrial catering.

  • Demonstrates excellent people management skills with experience of managing large teams of staff.

  • A passion for food and service and the ability to innovate in this area.

  • A high degree of knowledge of Food Hygiene including HACCP.

  • The ability to manage in a diverse and pressurized environment with a focus on client and customer services.

  • Commercially focused, experience with budgets and a proven ability to achieve stretching commercial targets.

  • Actively seeks change, a self-motivator and is ready to challenge in the interest of continuous improvement

Education

About Aramark

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter .

How this job compares

Set against the 1,107 open Food Service Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$70–80K/yr
  • US median$62–73K/yr556 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $75K, is 11% above the US median midpoint ($68K) — in the middle half of Food Service Manager salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 25 open Food Service Manager jobs in Massachusetts and 1,107 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Food Service Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (682 postings).
Education
29 of the 1,107 open Food Service Manager jobs (3%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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