We are seeking highly motivated and talented individuals to join our team and support our vision, mission, and values through everything they do. If you share our passion and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to join us.
We are a woman-owned business serving New York City for over four decades, evolving from a waitress staffing agency to the leading catering, events, and hospitality companies in the greater New York area. We provide food services in celebrated New York City cultural institutions, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Museum, and The Apollo Theater.
We are known for full-service catering and events, corporate workplace dining and amenity programs, and large-scale event and festival production. We are the nation's first caterer to own and operate an organic farm, Katchkie Farm, located in Kinderhook, NY.
We are committed to building community to better our world through genuine hospitality. Our core values include:
- Craftsmanship: Developing new menus, designs, and moments to deliver engaging experiences to our clients and guests.
- People: Creating fair access, opportunity, and advancement for everyone. Our employees are our greatest asset.
- Sustainability: Upholding and elevating standards for sustainable behaviors that support our planet.
- Collaboration: Aligning with our clients', colleagues', and community's visions to execute a successful experience.
- Doing Good Through Food: Engaging in action around food access, health and wellness, education, and philanthropy.
We are currently seeking responsible drivers to join our Home Delivered Meals Program. This role involves ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of meals to homebound seniors, as well as reviewing paperwork to ensure accuracy and correspondence with all deliveries.
Responsibilities:
- Ability to maintain the proper temperature of meals during transportation.
- Proficiency in meal assembly at each delivery stop.
- Knowledge of proper food handling techniques.
- Strong interpersonal skills for face-to-face client services interactions.
- Capability to monitor client's needs effectively.
- Familiarity with emergency procedures and protocols.
- Assist in loading company vehicle with pack-out and all other items for delivery.
- Ensure that the packed load is secure and ready for transport.
- Maintain the cleanliness of company vehicles, warehouse, and loading dock spaces; clean racks, throw away trash, sweep, and remove empty boxes, etc.
- Inform the Supervisor or Manager of any discrepancies found on event paperwork.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 1 year of prior NYC driving experience.
- Must hold a valid driver's license, specifically a regular license for a car, a Class D or E license for a van weighing 26,000 lbs. or less, or a commercial license A or B for vehicles weighing 26,001 lbs. or more.
- Be a team player with a positive attitude.
- Must be flexible to workdays, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Driver Medical Certification a plus.
- Familiarity with NYC roadways.
- Must be able to lift objects to 50 lbs. and stand for at least 8 hours a day.
- Demonstrates a commitment to goals, a “can do” attitude and approach to problems, and persistence in the face of adversity.
- Exhibits a polite, respectful, and supportive attitude toward clients, homebound seniors, and colleagues, while consistently delivering exceptional performance.
Location: 2417 3rd Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451.
Salary: $21.00/hour.
Job Type: Full-time.
Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, Transit, and FSA (Flexible Spending Account).
Must be able to provide valid documentation that you are legally eligible to work in the United States.
Great Performances is an equal opportunity employer. At Great Performances, we employ qualified individuals based solely on ability, training, and experience. Great Performances does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment or promotion based on race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.