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Senior Assistant, Catering (M-F 8am-4:30pm)

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Administrative

Posted Jul 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about your catering and cooking experience. What kinds of events have you prepared food for?

What they are checking: Whether they have the hands-on experience the posting asks for.

Tell me about a time you trained or coached a coworker. How did you help them improve?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead catering floor staff through coaching and daily direction.

Describe a time you had to deal with an unhappy guest. How did you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they stay calm and focus on fixing the problem for the guest.

How do you work with the kitchen and storeroom teams so everyone knows what is needed?

What they are checking: Whether they communicate clearly with other teams to keep operations running smoothly.

What would you do

Three catering orders are due at the same time and one staff member called in sick. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can reorganize work quickly and keep service on track under pressure.

A guest at an executive meeting tells you they have a food allergy that was not on the order. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they take allergies seriously and respond quickly and safely.

About the work

How would you make sure a catering order for the executive suite is accurate and on time?

What they are checking: Whether they plan ahead and check details for high-visibility service.

Walk me through how you follow a standardized recipe and portion control when making food for a large group.

What they are checking: Whether they understand consistency and cost control in food production.

What food safety and sanitation practices do you follow every day?

What they are checking: Whether they know safe food handling rules like temperatures and cross-contamination prevention.

How do you keep track of inventory so you do not run out of supplies before a big event?

What they are checking: Whether they monitor stock and plan orders ahead.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

As a member of the Foodservice Team, you are responsible for being a strong team player, taking initiative and assisting others as needed to ensure excellent guest service. This role supports Foodservice Management and is responsible for all aspects of the catering floor, including the executive suite. The ideal candidate will have catering and cooking experience, be highly organized, and be able to multitask effectively in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities • Support Foodservice Management by coordinating and overseeing daily catering and foodservice operations, including the executive suite. • Provide leadership to catering floor staff through training, coaching, work direction, and daily operational support. • Ensure team members have the tools, equipment, and resources needed to carry out daily production effectively. • Maintain compliance with established policies, procedures, and quality standards related to sanitation, safety, recipes, and portion control. • Prepare and oversee catering menu production to ensure items are completed accurately and according to standardized recipes. • Coordinate catering activities and communicate operational needs with kitchen areas, storeroom staff, and other support teams. • Manage the timely delivery, pickup, and overall movement of catering orders, supplies, equipment, and related materials. • Monitor inventory support processes, including supply availability, product ordering needs, and the return of equipment and reusable items. • Maintain operational readiness by supporting prep planning, attending service meetings when appropriate, and ensuring next-day production needs are in place. • Uphold a clean, organized, and well-maintained catering work environment, including accurate completion and maintenance of required logs and records. • High school diploma or GED required. • Minimum of 3 years cooking and catering experience required. • Valid driver’s license with a good driving record required. • Ability to multitask effectively and adapt positively in a fast-paced environment. • Strong communication, guest service, organizational, and teamwork skills. • Ability to follow verbal instructions, written recipes, and guidance from subject matter experts. • Computer proficiency required, including general office equipment, register systems, and • Microsoft Office products such as Excel. • Cash handling responsibility experience required. • Preferred a sanitation certification. • Must have an excellent work and attendance record and be available for overtime, weekend work, and flexible scheduling as needed. ​Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​ • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​ • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​ • This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​ Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​ AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

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