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Food Service Director

$70k - $80k

Aramark

Job Description

The Food Service Director is a management position responsible for developing and executing dining solutions to meet customer needs and tastes. Oversees and manages dining operations where customers order prepared foods from a menu.

Job Responsibilities

Leadership

  • Lead, mentor, engage and develop teams to maximize their contributions, including recruiting, assessing, training, coaching and managing performance

  • Ensure food services appropriately connects to the Executional Framework

  • Coach employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how to execute

  • Reward and recognize employees

  • Ensure safety and sanitation standards in all operations

Client Relationship

  • Identify client needs and effectively communicate operational progress

Financial Performance

  • Adopt Aramark process and systems

  • Build revenue and manage budget, including cost controls regarding food, beverage and labor

  • Ensure the completion and maintenance of P&L statements

  • Achieve food and labor targets

  • Manage resources to ensure quality and cost control within budgetary guidelines

Productivity

  • Implement and maintain Aramark agenda for both labor and food initiatives

  • Create value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls and profit management

  • Full compliance with Operational Excellence fundamentals, including food and labor

  • Direct and oversee operations related to production, distribution and food service

Compliance

  • Maintain a safe and healthy environment for clients, customers and employees

  • Comply with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour

Key Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain systems and procedures for the ordering, receiving, storing, preparing and serving of food related products, as well as menu planning and development

  • Develops operational component forecasts and can explain variances. Responsible for components accounting functions.

  • Ensures that requirements for appropriate sanitation and safety levels in respective areas are met

  • Coordinates and supervises unit personnel regarding production, merchandising, quality and cost control, labor management and employee training

  • Recruits, hires, develops and retains front line team.

  • Conducts period inventory

  • Maintains records to comply with ARAMARK, government and accrediting agency standards

  • Interacts with Client Management and maintains effective client and customer relations at all levels with client organization

  • May participate in sales process and negotiation of contracts

  • Looks for opportunities to implement new products and services which support sales growth and client retention

Additional Responsibilities

  • Manage the front of the house of the dining operation (Cafeteria/ Residential Dining Facility)

  • Develop and implement food service plans aligned with the client's mission and vision, to include sustainable practices

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Qualifications

  • Requires at least 4 years of experience

  • Requires at least 1-3 years of experience in a management role

  • Requires previous experience in food service

  • Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

  • Strong communication skills

  • Ability to develop and maintain effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships

  • Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service using Aramark's standard model

  • Ability to maintain an effective working relationship with other departments to a unified food service experience for all customers

  • Requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 50 lb.

  • Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.

Compensation Data

COMPENSATION: The salary range for this position is $70,000 to $80,000 . If both numbers are the same, that is the amount that Aramark expects to offer. This is Aramark's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for this position as of the time of posting. ?

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BENEFITS: Aramark offers comprehensive benefit programs and services for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources. Additional benefits may include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage. Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works. For more information about Aramark benefits, click here Aramark Careers - Benefits & Compensation ( . ?

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There is no predetermined application window for this position, the position will close once a qualified candidate is selected. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance to the extent that those laws apply to the opportunity.

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About Aramark

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at or connect with us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter .

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