Food Service Director

Aramark Student Nutrition provides food and nutrition services to over 350 school districts in the U.S.

It offers public and private education institutions a variety of dining options including breakfast and lunch programs, after‑school snacks, catering, nutrition education and retail operations.

• Lead, mentor, engage and develop teams to maximize their contributions, including recruiting, assessing, training, coaching, and managing performance.
• Coach employees by creating a shared understanding of what needs to be achieved and how to execute. Reward and recognize employees.
• Develop and maintain effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationship. Demonstrate excellent customer service using Aramark's standard model.
• Identify client needs and effectively communicate operational progress.
• Adopt Aramark processes and systems.
• Build revenue and manage budget, including cost controls with regard to food, beverage, and labor.
• Ensure full compliance with Operational Excellence fundamentals, including food and labor.
• Direct and oversee operations related to production, distribution and food service.
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment for clients, customers, and employees.
• Build and develop supervisory staff to become future leaders.
• Comply with all applicable policies, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour.

• Bachelor's degree level education highly preferred in an area of Food Service, Hospitality, Facilities, or Business Management.
• Meaningful experience in service industry, contract services, or hospitality environment, including managing teams.
• Strong analytical, project planning, and financial management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, customers, colleagues and staff.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.

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.