Assistant Manager, Culinary Services

Assistant Manager, Culinary Services

Ohio University is seeking an Assistant Manager to support daily operations of campus dining venues. The role assists the General Manager in overseeing day-to-day operations, managing shift assignments, ensuring quality standards, supervising staff, and maintaining safety and sanitation standards.

• Manage shift assignments for assigned venues and assist the General Manager in day-to-day operations.
• Supervise work of others, including planning, assigning and scheduling work, reviewing work and ensuring quality standards, training staff, and overseeing productivity.
• Provide recommendations for hiring, termination, and pay adjustments, while not having final decision authority.
• Serve as manager on duty in the absence of the General Manager.
• Direct operations, workforce, and service levels of campus venues, ensuring safety and quality standards are met.
• Manage processes, systems, and inventory for campus venues.
• Manage a small team of at least 2.0 FTE employees and have authority to manage performance, assign duties, and take disciplinary actions.
• Responsible for managing a small budget or part of a larger budget.
• Solve interpersonal team issues and develop solutions for team-related problems, seeking guidance from higher-level management on complex problems.
• Collaborate with higher-level managers and other teams to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Maintain a flexible schedule, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and occasional holidays.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Three or more years of related professional experience.
• One or more years of supervisory experience, or equivalent education and experience.

• Experience in food service.
• Experience in catering.
• Valid driver’s license (will be required to drive a state vehicle for catering).

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid holidays, sick leave, vacation, and retirement plan.
• Tuition waiver up to 100% for self and dependents.
• Parental leave program, adoption reimbursement, transgender care, flextime and flexplace policies, counseling and mental health care.
• Professional development programs.

• Pay Range: $43,888.00 - $62,459.00
• Posting Open Date: 02/27/2026
• Posting End Date: 03/15/2026
• Job Category:
  Administrative
• Employment Type:
  
  Full-time regular
• Job Level: M1
• Work Schedule:
  
  TBD pending operational need (may include evening and weekend work)
• Location:
  
  Athens, OH
• Duration:
  Permanent, 12-month assignment

Ohio University is proud of its rich history and is committed to fostering a welcoming and respectful workforce and community. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration free from discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military service or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, status as a parent or foster parent, or any other bases under the law.

Ohio University is an equal access/equal opportunity employer.

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