Catering specialist (m/f/d) Training
Two-year dual training program with one to two days of vocational school instruction per week. Open and friendly people who enjoy working in a team are particularly well suited to the hospitality industry. Dealing with guests is part of everyday life, so communication and sales skills are helpful. If you are well organized and enjoy getting stuck in, this is the right profession for you. Foreign languages are an advantage. Catering specialists have a command of the basics of the catering trade: they welcome and advise guests, serve food and drinks, and take payments. These professionals are the face and voice of their business to guests. Their job is to shape the guest experience and be friendly and knowledgeable advisors, salespeople, and caretakers. To do this, they also learn the basics of food and its use in the restaurant industry in the kitchen, as well as everything important about designing and maintaining guest rooms in the housekeeping department.
Training to become a catering specialist takes only two years. After successful completion, training companies and trainees can agree to continue the training. It is then possible to obtain a qualification as a restaurant and event catering specialist.
- 2-year dual training program
- Start date by arrangement
- Working hours vary depending on the department
Your responsibilities:
- Welcoming, assisting, and advising guests
- Serving food and beverages
- Preparation of hot and cold beverages, serving of beverages
- warehousing
- Preparing and serving simple meals
- Occasion- and season-specific decoration of guest rooms
- sales promotion
- Operating cash registers and payment systems
- Sustainability and hygiene
- Working in a team
What you should bring with you:
- Enjoy working with and for people
- Teamwork and communication skills
- Foreign language skills are an advantage
- Good manners, pleasant appearance
- Carefulness and sense of responsibility
- Mathematical skills
Further training opportunities after successfully completing training:
Those who want to develop further can continue their training to become a specialist in restaurants and event catering or a specialist in system catering, thereby advancing their career. However, all further training courses are also open to catering specialists.
What sets you apart:
Host mentality: You ensure that our guests feel comfortable—through reliability and quality.
Resilience: When things get hectic or you have to work quickly, you remain focused, calm, and keep track of everything.
Problem-solving skills & conflict sensitivity: You think proactively, remain fair, and act thoughtfully.
Empathy & team spirit: You enjoy working with others and have a good sense of your colleagues.
Discretion: What happens in the office stays in the office—you handle information responsibly.
Willingness to learn: You are open to new processes, tools, and ideas.
Positive attitude: You bring good energy to the team—and it shows.
What we offer you
You can find all the details about our working conditions, additional benefits, discounts, training opportunities, and our working environment on our careers page. There you can find out what sets us apart as an employer—and why it's worth becoming part of our team.