Food Service Manager

Anselm House is seeking an organized and missionally aligned Food Service Manager to oversee the daily operations of the Melrose Station kitchen. This position supports Anselm House’s mission to cultivate Christian community, hospitality, and intellectual life at the University of Minnesota by ensuring that kitchen operations are efficient, compliant, and aligned with the organization’s commitment to excellence in hospitality and student formation.

The Food Service Manager will oversee day-to-day kitchen operations, support meal preparation for programs and events, uphold food safety and cleanliness standards, manage inventory and vendor relationships, and care for kitchen equipment and facilities. The ideal candidate is organized, hospitable, and detail-oriented, with a commitment to excellence in service and to the formation of the students and guests Anselm House serves.

Anselm House is a center for Christian thought and formation serving the University of Minnesota community. Our mission is to help students and faculty connect faith and knowledge with all of life. We provide hospitality and educational programs for students, host conversations, lectures, and courses for the broader university community, and support faculty and academic engagement through our Center for Faith & Learning.

For more than forty years, Anselm House has equipped students, faculty, and university leaders for faithful service in the university, the church, and the world. Anselm House has historic roots in two organizations serving the University of Minnesota:
Christian Student Fellowship, founded in 1974, and the Mac Laurin Institute, founded in 1982.

St. Anselm of Canterbury was an 11th-century theologian, philosopher, monk, and church leader. He is remembered for the phrase “faith seeking understanding,” reflecting his conviction that faith and knowledge are deeply interconnected. His life of thoughtful faithfulness provides a model for Anselm House’s presence at the university.

Hospitality

• We open our lives and spaces to the University of Minnesota community, honoring the full dignity of every human person.

Character

• We cultivate practices that order our lives toward the true, the good, and the beautiful, believing that following Jesus requires careful attention to his way of being human.

Faith

• We honor the breadth and depth of the Christian tradition, centered in the self-disclosure and self-giving of the Triune God in the person of Jesus Christ.

Knowledge

• We support the University of Minnesota’s disciplined pursuit of knowledge, believing that a personal apprehension of reality is a guide to truth.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong personal alignment with Anselm House’s mission, vision, and values. She or he will bring sound organizational judgment, attention to detail, and a hospitable, service-minded approach to supporting the life of the community.

Qualified candidates should possess:

• Experience in kitchen management, food service, or hospitality preferred.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and best practices.
• Serv Safe, Food Safety Manager, or other applicable certification.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a mission-driven, team-oriented environment.
• Alignment with the mission and values of Anselm House.

Kitchen Operations and Food Service

The Food Service Manager will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Melrose Station kitchen, ensuring that food service supports Anselm House programs and events.

Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing day-to-day kitchen operations, including meal preparation support for programs and events such as Fellows Nights, lectures, and gatherings.
• Maintaining high standards of…