Food Service Director

```Job Overview```
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Food Service Director to join our team. As the Food Service Director, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of our Food Service operations, ensuring high-quality meals and exceptional customer service. If you have a passion for food, strong leadership skills, and a background in Food Service management, we want to hear from you!

Food Service Director Job Responsibilities

Direction

Lead, coach, engage, and grow groups to optimize their contributions; this includes hiring, evaluating, training, coaching, and performance management.

• Verify that the execution framework is suitably connected to the Food Services.

• Mentor staff members by fostering a common understanding of the objectives and methods for achieving them.

· Give staff members praise and recognition

• Verify hygienic and safety requirements in every operation

Customer Connection

• Determine the demands of the client and successfully convey operational advancements

Director of Food Services' Financial Performance

• Use the systems and procedures of Aramark

• Increase income and control spending, especially labor, food, and beverage costs.

• Guarantee P&L statement completion and upkeep.

• Reach labor and food targets.

• Control costs and ensure quality by managing resources within budgetary constraints.

Director of Food Services' Productivity

· Carry out and uphold the labor and food objectives on the Aramark agenda.

• Add value via profit management, suitable cost controls, and effective operations.

• Complete adherence to the labor and food requirements and other principles of operational excellence

• Manage and oversee Food Service, distribution, and production activities.

Adherence

• Keep clients, customers, and staff in a secure and healthy environment

• Adhere to all relevant policies, guidelines, and directives, including but not restricted to those pertaining to labor laws, wage and hour, and safety.

Key Responsibilities-Food Service Director

• 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 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-Food Service Director

• 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

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.

CANDIDATE MUST HAVE VERIFICATION-Food Service Director-NO EXCEPTIONS!!

• Bachelors Degree
• K-12
• Contract Services

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Orange, TX 77630: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person