Event Chef
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Harvest Moon Catering is hiring Event Chefs for full-time, year-round positions.
Hospitality is about creating a sense of place where everyone has a seat at the table. At Harvest Moon Catering we give consistent and thoughtful attention to details. We provide exceptional food AND exceptional service and we believe the best way to serve our current and future clients is to add talented and high-performing employees to our team to help create and execute our clients' visions for their events.
Harvest Moon Catering is looking for motivated, enthusiastic hospitality driven individuals to add to our front of house team. Previous experience is certainly a plus, but not required as we have extensive on the job training available.
Discover the Harvest Moon Catering difference.
We respect hospitality as a calling. Serving others is a vital and yet challenging vocation, and we are committed to helping our team find daily and lasting fulfillment in their work.
We recruit the best of the best. Our rigorous recruitment process means that we have a team composed of employees of the highest caliber.
We offer a flexible work environment. Though Harvest Moon Catering does require our team members to work on select dates, our Back of House staff have the flexibility to choose most of their events and create a schedule that works for them. And our online tools keep them connected without costly trips to the office.
We nurture teams of excellence. Our team members develop a genuine bond with their coworkers, trusting that each member is as qualified and dedicated as they are.
We empower employees and foster a spirit of continuous improvement.
So What (Exactly) is an Event Chef?
At Harvest Moon, we work with best-in-class teammates from a variety of backgrounds who share a passion for hospitality, quality of food, and delighting customers. If you have never felt professionally challenged before, think long and hard before applying for this position. You will be surrounded by "A+ professionals" who expect you to perform at their level every day, and you will have the very best administrators to support you. Hospitality is a fast-paced, dynamic industry and life at HMC is no exception. Here you'll need to be able to shift between tasks, frequently, while still having a high attention to detail and quality while preparing a broad variety of food for private dinners and huge galas. When there are no events scheduled, you'll assist the kitchen with prep, R&D, and client tastings to round-out your 40-hour week.
The Minimum You'll Do:
Have your own transportation
Are reliable and show up on time
Foster a climate of cooperation and respect between co-workers
Answer work requests within 48 hours of receiving them
Able to work on specific high-volume dates including some weekends and holidays, ie, Memorial & Labor Day
Follow required policies, procedures and guidelines
Remain flexible and shift between event and commissary work
Lift up to 40 lbs; be on your feet for long periods of time
Be enthusiastic about exceptional client experiences and a positive, motivational team member.
What Others Say About You:
You're warm, friendly, approachable, and have an innate desire to help others
You are a gifted communicator; you're a fantastic listener
You're resourceful
You genuinely care about people
You have a deep passion for food, and hospitality
You’ve got high attention to detail; you love problem solving
You're organized and energetic
What You'll Get:
HMC strives to provide a living wage to help you stay healthy, feel secure, and maintain a great work/life balance. To walk that talk, we offer great pay, real raise potential, and tips & discretionary bonuses. On top of all that, you'll be surrounded by awesome people who care deeply about what they do and will do whatever it takes to help YOU succeed.