Interim Food Service Director

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Full Time Chicago, IL, US

Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually

Quest Food Management Services, Inc. is a privately owned, full service, food service management company located in Lombard, Illinois . Founded in 1985, Quest has served schools (elementary, middle, high schools, college/universities) throughout the Midwest guided by its mission to provide the communities we serve with fresh, high-quality food, exceptional responsiveness and intensely personal service. It has been Quest’s team members who have been the cornerstone of our growth.

Quality people, quality food, and quality clients are our recipe for success. Led by our vision to create the most enduring relationships in the industry by what we do and how we do it; with integrity, responsiveness, accountability, respect and excellence.

Balance
-Quest fosters a fun, supportive environment that puts people first and strives for both culinary excellence and enduring relationships. Our flexible work opportunities encourage a healthy life balance for all of our valued team members.

Meaning
-Quest believes that every aspect of what we do has significance, and therefore, our food is fresh and made from scratch, using high quality and responsibly sourced ingredients. We nourish our communities with wholesome meals and through our genuine and personal connections.

Recognition
- Quest provides competitive compensation and benefits and celebrates the fulfillment of our collective values at all levels of the organization. We support professional growth through training, development and access to highly visible leadership.

Position Summary

Responsible for leading the Quest nutrition and guest experience efforts, in order to provide vision, leadership and strategic guidance to the company in these areas. Ensures that Quest vision, values and founding principles are effectively communicated and practiced. Manages assigned company locations and team members.

• Cascades the vision of Quest Food Management Services ensuring the Quest vision, values and founding principles are effectively communicated, understood and practiced.
• Demonstrates commitment to Quest vision, values and missions through actions on a daily basis.
• Manage staff to include selection, work allocation, training, coaching and mentoring, problem resolution, performance evaluation and feedback, and corrective action.
• Lead development of the food experience offered by Quest, including developing Quest’s food “brand” via recipes, menus, concepts, and merchandising.
• Lead development of systems and processes to ensure all food experiences are operationally and financially executable.
• Champion and advance Quest's nutritional standards in recipe, menu, and brand development.
• Provide expertise in nutrition and wellness throughout Quest, including nutrition counseling for customers, operational advice and guidance regarding dietary needs, and nutrition and allergen information sharing.
• Support Quest’s purchasing efforts to ensure product selection is aligned with food experience.
• Lead Quest’s food safety and sanitation efforts, ensuring every meal is served with the highest levels of attention to safety for our guests.
• Provide leadership in Quest’s corporate marketing and sales strategies.
• Serve as Quest’s internal subject matter expert on sustainability, identifying ways for Quest to partner with clients to deliver onsite sustainability solutions and participate in industry best practices regarding sustainability.
• Provide hands‑on support as needed for special events and…