Catering Specialist for Offsite Events (August-January 2026)

Job Description:

Catering Event Specialist will drive Nelson's Catering vans and set up catered events across Central Illinois. Always maintain the highest food safety and sanitation practices while providing top notch customer service and professionally representing Nelson’s Catering. Can you lead a team, work fast, stay organized, and offer excellent customer service?

Requirements:

Must Have Flexible schedule and must be available weekends and early am 

Must have reliable transportation and valid drivers license 

Can Do Attitude

Able to lift 40 pounds

Must have a clean record.

Applicants must be 18 years or older.

Food Handlers Card 

Customer Service Experience 

Team player 

Compensation and Benefits: 

Competitive Hourly Wage (18.00 hour start, but with gratuities our catering staff is making around $25 an hour!)

This a position for our busy season!  

Fast Track Opportunity 

Paid Drive Time 

Why Work at Nelson’s Catering?

We are a small family owned and operated full-service catering company. We provide top notch catering services paired with delicious, award winning food! Our business is very fast paced. Our work environment is positive, and we take pride in cultivating relationships with our clients. Superior customer service as well as going above and beyond our client’s expectations is the key to our success.  

We are in search of candidates interested in joining a team that is creative, hardworking, and takes pride in their work. 

Qualified applicants will be contacted by phone or email by our employment office staff for a prescreening interview.