Catering Event Specialists will load trucks, drive Nelson's Catering vans to client location, setup and serve delivery drop off and full service events across Central Illinois. Maintain the highest food safety and sanitation practices while providing top notch customer service and professionally representing Nelson's Catering. 

Requirements:

Available weekends and flexible open schedule 

Reliable transportation and valid drivers license 

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: 

$25.00 per hour rate including generous guaranteed $7.00 per hour gratuities

$50.00 per $100.00 per week boost bonuses 

Comprehensive Training with experienced team leaders 

Opportunities for Advancement

Health Insurance plan, Supplement Dental and Vision Plan, Simple IRA, and PTO

Why Work at Nelson's Catering?

Experience is everything!  We are a growth oriented employee 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 catering services team for a prescreening interview.

Do you take personal pride in your work, are you a detail oriented, responsible individual,  do you thrive in a fast paced environment and enjoy being part of a larger team all working towards client satisfaction?   Are you ready to work at 5:00am, follow a checklist,  make deliveries, clean the fleet, keep the warehouse clean and organized?   Our event loader position is key to the success of our offsite events. 

Events Loading Specialist.

Our catering business is growing and we are looking for the right candidate ready to dig in and take pride in knowing your work is critical in providing overall event success and client satisfaction. 

About Us

Nelson's Catering -In business since 1992, we are proud to be an award winning full service offsite catering company. 

We are dedicated to serving delicious meals with top notch customer service throughout over 50 counties in Central IL. 

You can learn more about us at www.nelsonscatering.com

Requirements for Right Candidate:

• Positive, Customer First, Can Do Attitude
• Passion and SKILL for details/organization/cleanliness/service 
• Ready to learn and work as part of a small, but dedicated team
• Dedication to QUALITY 
• Ability to work in all weather.  The EVENT LOADING position is a fulltime year round all season position
• Excellent Time Management Skills-work ahead and work independently 
• Ability to learn a new process, follow detailed instructions/lists, and adhere to ALL company policies
• CLEAN a large fleet of vans/trucks 
• ORGANIZE a warehouse with high volume catering traffic
• Run a mop/broom and sanitize equipment-take personal PRIDE in keeping a CLEAN work space 

• Reliable Transportation and ability to be at work onsite as scheduled 
• Good physical condition, ability to stand, bend, squat and regularly lift 50lbs of equipment and rentals into full size vans
• Driving Skills,  must be able to back up trucks including box trucks with liftgates 
• Saturday Availability, we are busiest on Saturdays and Sundays 
• Flexible Early AM Availability by 5:00am daily when needed 
• Two years progressive back of house experience-we check employment history
• Serve Safe Certification
• Three References upon request after first interview

Nelson's Offers for Full Time Employees:  

Full Time Schedule with two days off each week, will rotate depending upon scheduled events 

Regular Training and Development Opportunities

Regular Wage Review

Competitive Hourly Wage Based on Experience

Paid Holidays- annually 6 paid holidays

PTO - Annually 5 earned PTO Days after 90 days employment 

Vacation -Five days -one week paid vacation after one year full time employment

Health Insurance - 3 Plans with Employer contribution towards employee premium after 60 days employment

Day 1 Retirement plan option including a company sponsored employer 3% match on your contribution

Dental and Vision Insurance Plans

Delicious free lunch daily  

If our EVENTS LOADING position interests you.  Please apply at https://nelsonscateringcareers.easyapply.co/

all qualified candidates will be screened by phone prior to interview.