HL Catering Company — Raleigh, NC
About HL Catering
HL Catering is a full-service event and catering company based in Raleigh, serving weddings, corporate events, and private parties across the Triangle and beyond. We've been at this since 2013, we run 20+ events a week in peak season, and we hire for kindness first. We're growing fast and looking for a leader who takes pride in flawless execution.
The Role:
Our sales team sells the event. You produce it.
The Event Producer is the on-site leader who takes an event from signed contract to final guest departure. Once a sale closes, you own the execution — planning the front-of-house details, building the team, and running the event day-of as the face of HL Catering. You're the person the client sees making it all happen.
This is the perfect role for a restaurant manager, or a banquet manager from a country club or hotel, who loves the energy of live events and wants to own the show from start to finish.
What You'll Do:
Pre-Event (Planning & Handoff)
- Take the handoff from sales: review proposals, floor plans, timelines, and client expectations for each assigned event
- Walk venues, confirm logistics, and identify problems before they happen
- Build event timelines, staffing plans, and front-of-house service plans
- Coordinate with the kitchen team on menu execution, service style, and timing
- Communicate with clients, planners, and venues in the final stretch before event day
Event Day (Execution)
- Lead on-site setup: room layout, tablescapes, buffet/station design, bar setup
- Direct and manage front-of-house staff (servers, bartenders, captains) — often teams of 10–30+
- Serve as the on-site point of contact for the client, planner, and venue
- Run the timeline: cocktail hour, dinner service, toasts, transitions — keep it all on track
- Solve problems in real time with calm and grace (because something always comes up)
- Oversee breakdown, load-out, and leaving the venue better than we found it
Post-Event
- Lead the post-event recap: what went right, what we fix, what the client said
- Report staffing hours, incidents, and feedback to the office team
- Help us get better every single week
Who You Are
- 3+ years in restaurant management, banquet management, or catering operations — country club or hotel banquet experience strongly preferred
- A natural leader who can direct a large part-time staff with clarity and respect
- Calm under pressure — weddings are emotional, timelines slip, and you're the steady hand
- Detail-obsessed: you notice the crooked napkin and the missing fork
- A strong communicator with clients, vendors, and team members alike
- Comfortable with evenings, weekends, and a schedule built around events (that's the business)
- Physically able to be on your feet 8–12 hours and lift 40+ lbs
- Valid driver's license; ServSafe certification a plus (or willing to get it)
Why HL Catering
- Growing company with real opportunity to build your role as we scale
- A team culture built on kindness, hustle, and doing things the right way
- You'll never be bored — every week brings new venues, new menus, new challenges
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
