Start Date: ASAP

Status: Full Time

Schedule: Varied

Wage: $19.00

Location: 1 Hospital Drive Peterborough, ON

You might not know our name, but you know where we are. That’s because Compass Group Canada is part of a global foodservice and support services company that’s the 6th largest employer in the world, with 625,000 employees.

You’ll find us in schools, colleges, hospitals, office buildings, senior living communities, tourist attractions, sports venues, remote camps and military installations and more. We’re in all major cities, at remote work sites and everywhere in between – doing business in Canada and 50+ other countries where you can learn and grow. Join us now and point your career forward!

Imagine a place where people work as one to create an experience that inspires many. Join us and know that you make it possible for friends, families, and co-workers to come together. No matter why they gather, we’re here to serve. Because of what we do, people share so much more than a meal. And that’s why this is so much more than a job.

Why work with Eurest Dining? We are a member of Compass Group Canada, the leading food and support Services Company. We provide diverse, innovative dining services to corporate headquarter locations, law firms, manufacturing facilities, distribution centres and call centres. Join our commitment to providing exceptional food service to the best of business and industry.

Job Summary

How you will make an impact: 
You will be responsible for assisting the Catering Department with day-to-day administrative tasks and ‘on-the-floor’ involvement based on business needs. 

As an Administrative Assistant, you will:

• Develop and maintain effective partner, client, guest, and management rapport.
• Responsible for the creating of Banquet Event Orders (BEO’S) in the absence of the Catering Sales Manager and Catering Assistant Manager.
• Ensure that all necessary Health & Safety requirements are maintained, organized, and followed.
• Assist the Catering Manager in department activities while maintaining high-quality service standards.
• Ensure all financial records, H&S and any relevant documents are appropriately filed ensuring all daily reconciliation and consumption reports are completed, recorded, and passed to the Catering Manager and Catering Sales Manager. 

About you:

• Solid catering and event planning experience.
• Customer focused with a friendly, outgoing personality with a genuine interest in providing excellent customer service.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Manage time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Superior attention to detail.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships and work cooperatively with team members. 
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with changing work priorities
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Word and Excel. 

Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.

For accommodation requests during the hiring process, please contact PeopleHub@compass-canada.com for further information.