Director of Catering - Durango

Station Casinos • Las Vegas, NV

11d

About The Position

This role is critical for us to succeed as an approachable, luxury destination
offering best-in-class hospitality and exciting amenities for all. In addition
to helping us get work done, as a manager at Station Casinos, you are expected
to support, develop, and inspire the people you are responsible for because we
believe in a people-first approach.

The Director of Catering provides executive leadership and strategic oversight
for all catering, conference services, banquet operations, and banquet culinary
functions for the property. This role is responsible for driving revenue growth,
ensuring operational excellence, and delivering exceptional guest experiences
across all meetings, events, and banquet operations.

This position also oversees the planning and execution of all internal property
events, including executive functions, VIP experiences, marketing activations,
and property-wide special events.

As a member of the Property Executive Committee, this leader plays a key role in
strategic planning, cross-departmental collaboration, operational
decision-making, and the achievement of overall property revenue and guest
satisfaction goals.

Requirements

• Minimum 5–7 years of progressive leadership experience in catering, conference services, banquet operations, or hospitality event management, with experience in large resort or convention environments preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing departmental financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, and P&L accountability.
• Proven leadership experience overseeing large operational teams including banquet service and culinary teams.
• Strong strategic planning, operational leadership, and organizational management skills.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills with Guests, Team Members, and executive leadership.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and the capacity to make sound decisions in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
• Professional appearance and executive presence.
• Must be 21 and able to obtain all necessary work cards.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and strategic oversight for all catering, conference services, banquet operations, and banquet culinary functions for the property.
• Drive revenue growth, ensuring operational excellence, and delivering exceptional guest experiences across all meetings, events, and banquet operations.
• Maintain full accountability for departmental financial performance, including development and management of operating budgets, revenue forecasting, expense management, and ongoing review of departmental profit and loss performance.
• Oversee the planning and execution of all internal property events, including executive functions, VIP experiences, marketing activations, and property-wide special events.
• Play a key role in strategic planning, cross-departmental collaboration, operational decision-making, and the achievement of overall property revenue and guest satisfaction goals.
• Be there for your team, enable and empower them to perform, own your operation or shift, and build caring and trusting relationships with your people.
• Engage and communicate with your team, elevate performance through coaching, develop your talent, and champion collaboration within your team and across the business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed