District Manager- Educational Dining

Location: Tennessee, Kentucky

Ability to Relocate: Tennessee/Kentucky Region

Timeline: Position begins May 1, 2024

Schedule: Unpredictable due to business flow (80% travel)

Work Location: Home Office

Pioneer College Caterers is a food service management company that serves Christian colleges and universities. We are seeking a dynamic District Manager with strong leadership skills and food service experience. This leader must share our mission and values-based company culture, and have a strong desire for developing others, serving clients, and career success.

Pioneer’s record of successful growth and stability has been achieved by individuals who have worked together with a passion for service and a desire to exceed our clients’ expectations. Pioneer is committed to:

• A sincere dedication to providing only the finest of food and service.
• A management team with an understanding of our clients’ missions and ministries.
• Managers who are proficient in food preparation and presentation.
• Emphasis on developing individuals to enable their growth from within our organization.

Description:

A Pioneer District Manager’s primary role is to serve as the company’s principal corporate support person to our resident operations teams and our clients. This is successfully accomplished by several key strategic indicators.

• Ensuring the financial performance of each account.
• Exercising effective problem solving and decision making, that creates win-win outcomes for Pioneer and our clients.
• Developing strong working relationships with resident teams and client administrators.
• Supporting accounts for special and high-priority events.
• Providing ongoing training and professional development for the resident teams.
• Crisis management resolution.
• Evaluating quality control in all areas of unit operations
• Holding teams accountable to achieving goals and priorities that align with company values.

Position Requirements and Qualifications:

• Proven successful leadership in a similar food service management role.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in the industry.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Demonstrated progressional career growth.
• Proven success in team building.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Polished demeanor in dealing with clients and senior level administration.
• Ability to travel an unpredictable amount of time, occasionally for extended periods of time.

Pioneer has successfully served faith-based colleges and universities for 50 years with an unwavering commitment to delivering a quality campus dining experience. It is our employees – at all levels – with their servant’s spirit who contribute to our success.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• How many years of leadership experience in food service management do you have?
• Do you have a bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience?
• Do you have the ability to travel an unpredictable amount of time, occasionally for extended periods of time?

Ability to Relocate:

• Kentucky: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: On the road