Catering Delivery Specialist

Description

The Catering Delivery Specialist is responsible for the accurate, timely delivery of drop-off catering orders. This role focuses on logistics, order accuracy, and professional handoff, ensuring clients receive correct orders on schedule while maintaining company standards.

Essential Functions

• Load, transport, and deliver catering orders according to daily routes and in a timely fashion and with route efficiency
• Verify order accuracy using packing lists prior to departure
• Ensure food quality and safe transport during delivery
• Perform professional order handoff to client contacts
• Set-up basic food displays when required (no active service)
• Communicate delivery confirmations, delays, or issues to management
• Return equipment, delivery supplies, and paperwork after routes
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of delivery vehicles
• Follow all food safety, driving, and company policies
• Must have and maintain a 5-year clean driving record as well as an active driver’s license
• Must be able to drive fleet vehicles including vans and a box truck
  
  

Requirements

• WORK EXPERIENCE: Catering delivery experience preferred
• SKILLS: Attention to detail, time management, professional communication, friendly and excellent customer service skills, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent required with a basic knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices (preferred).
• CERTIFICATE/LICENSE: Must have reliable transportation. Must have and maintain a 5-year clean driving record as well as an active driver’s license
• LANGUAGE: Complete written and oral knowledge of the English language is required
• RESPONSIBILITY: Maintain excellent communication with clients, teammates and management
• AVAILABILITY: Must be able to work during daytime business hours (weekday focused) and weekends as needed
• TRAINING: Must attend and pass driver training at C&J Catering as a condition of continued employment
• PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: Must be willing to adjust to last minute changes, engage and assist fellow employees where needed
• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to quickly load and unload company vehicles multiple times per day, and have the ability to navigate stairs, elevators, and various delivery environments.
• WORKING CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT: The industry is a fast-paced environment which may require frequent walking, standing, long hours, the ability to work in high volume environments and lift up to 50 pounds