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Catering Operations Area Specialist
12/5/2025
Serve as the main point of contact for clients, ensuring smooth meal service and setup. Gather feedback and perform inventory management to maintain service quality.
Working Hours
40 hours/week
Company Size
51-200 employees
Language
English
Visa Sponsorship
No
About The Company
Zerocater is the leading provider of customized corporate dining solutions. We offer personalized catering, innovative cafeteria management, and tailored event services for businesses of all sizes across major US cities. Our tech-driven approach ensures diverse menus, efficient operations, and delighted employees.
Thousands of companies like Robinhood, Datadog, Airtable, and McKinsey choose Zerocater for the customized, consistent, and diverse meal experiences its products offer, while also reducing costs by giving companies the flexibility to only pay for the employees who come into the office. Zerocater currently offers its corporate cafeteria and office catering products in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, Austin, Denver, Seattle, and Washington D.C. with additional markets in the U.S. and Canada coming online every month.
Since completing YCombinator in Winter 2011, Zerocater has raised $38.5M from leading investors including Cleveland Avenue, Remus Capital, Romulus Capital, Struck Capital, SV Angel, Keith Rabois, Yuri Milner, Paul Buchheit, and Justin Kan. For more information visit zerocater.com and follow @Zerocater on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
About the Role
<p>As a Catering Operations Area Specialist, you’re not just delivering meals—you’re delivering memorable experiences. You’re the friendly, reliable face of Zerocater, ensuring our clients enjoy seamless, stress-free meal service every day. From setup to service, you’re the one making it all happen. You’ll build meaningful connections with a variety of clients—including fast-paced, innovative tech companies—and make sure every meal is executed flawlessly. No two days are exactly the same, so we are looking for those who thrive in a dynamic environment where flexibility and customer focus are key. You’ll be empowered to think on your feet, solve problems with confidence, and make real-time decisions that benefit both the client and Zerocater. You bring professionalism, personality, and a passion for great food—because you know that the best ideas (and moments) often happen around the table.</p>
<p><strong>What you will do:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Serves as the main point of contact for our clients; answering any questions or issues they may have</li>
<li>Facilitate Delivery and setup: Help ensure smooth transportation of the food delivered by the vendor from the loading dock up to the client’s meal space and delivering a memorable and unique service each day</li>
<li>Meal Feedback: Take inventory of food before and after a meal, gather employee preference information, communicate with employees on-site, and share feedback with HQ</li>
<li>Perform regular inventory with regard to operating supplies and small wares</li>
<li>Assist in training new On-Site Specialists to ensure consistency in quality and level of service provided</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Qualifications for success:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>2+ years experience in hospitality, food service, or a similar customer-facing role in which you worked with minimal daily oversight</li>
<li>You are willing to work as a team and help others out to ensure smooth execution</li>
<li>You are responsible and attentive and can work effectively with little supervision</li>
<li>You are passionate about creating memorable experiences by positively affecting each person’s day</li>
<li>Must have a Food Handler's Certificate or the ability to obtain one</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Physical requirements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Able to lift at least 40 pounds</li>
<li>Able to kneel, crouch and bend</li>
<li>Able to walk up and down flights of stairs</li>
<li>Able to stand & walk for 4+ hours on shift</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Compensation: </strong>This is a full-time hourly position at <strong>$21</strong> per hour</p>
<p><strong>Available Shifts:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: bold;"><strong>Monday-Friday: 6:30am-3:00pm</strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;"><strong>Monday-Friday: 10:30am-7:00pm</strong></li>
<li>You may be able to pick up additional hours when available</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What we offer: </strong></p>
<p>Not only will you have the opportunity to grow your career with other food-obsessed colleagues who have a shared passion for creating delight for customers, but you will also work alongside a highly collaborative team that values leading with trust and respect, and taking smart risks.</p>
<ul>
<li>401k match with immediate vesting (we match up to 3% of up to 6% that you defer)</li>
<li>2 weeks of PTO, 11 paid holidays, 5 days of sick time, plus 8 hours of volunteer time </li>
<li>Low to no-cost comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage (Anthem Blue Cross) </li>
<li>Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that addresses the mental and emotional well-being of our team members</li>
<li>Employer-paid life, short-term and long-term disability insurance </li>
<li>$100 monthly wellness stipend</li>
<li>$35 monthly cell phone stipend</li>
<li>Commuter Benefits: Pre-tax money that can be used for parking or public transportation</li>
</ul>
<p>“The shared meal elevates eating from a mechanical process of fueling the body to a ritual of family and community, from the mere animal biology to an act of culture.”</p>
<p>- Michael Pollan</p>
<p><em>We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.</em></p>
<p><em>If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@zerocater.com</em></p>
Key Skills
HospitalityFood ServiceCustomer ServiceProblem SolvingCommunicationTeamworkFlexibilityAttention To DetailInventory ManagementTrainingFood HandlingProfessionalismPassion For FoodClient RelationsService ExcellenceDynamic Environment
Categories
HospitalityFood & BeverageCustomer Service & Support
Benefits
401k Match With Immediate Vesting2 Weeks Of PTO11 Paid Holidays5 Days Of Sick Time8 Hours Of Volunteer TimeLow To No-Cost Comprehensive Health CoverageLow To No-Cost Dental CoverageLow To No-Cost Vision CoverageEmployee Assistance ProgramEmployer-Paid Life InsuranceShort-Term Disability InsuranceLong-Term Disability Insurance$100 Monthly Wellness Stipend$35 Monthly Cell Phone StipendCommuter Benefits
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