Food Service Director

The Food Service Director is a management position responsible for developing and executing dining solutions to meet customer needs and tastes. Oversees and manages dining operations where customers order prepared foods from a menu.

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. We partner with schools to create culinary experiences that propel students to success. Our goal is to provide healthy, nutritional meals with a stellar dining experience for our communities.

For more information on Aramark's Student Nutrition food service programs, please visit Aramark Student Nutrition.

Salary range: $69,.00.

Aramark offers comprehensive benefit programs and services for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources. Additional benefits may include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage. Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works.

There is no predetermined application window for this position; the position will close once a qualified candidate is selected. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.

• Lead, mentor, engage and develop teams to maximize their contributions, including recruiting, assessing, training, coaching and managing performance.
• Ensure food services appropriately connect to the Executional Framework.
• Coach employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how to execute.
• Reward and recognize employees.
• Ensure safety and sanitation standards in all operations.

• Identify client needs and effectively communicate operational progress.

• Adopt Aramark process and systems.
• Build revenue and manage budget, including cost controls regarding food, beverage and labor.
• Ensure the completion and maintenance of P&L statements.
• Achieve food and labor targets.
• Manage resources to ensure quality and cost control within budgetary guidelines.

• Implement and maintain Aramark agenda for both labor and food initiatives.
• Create value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls and profit management.
• 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.
• Comply with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour.

• 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.
• Develop operational component forecasts and can explain variances. Responsible for components accounting functions.
• Ensure that requirements for appropriate sanitation and safety levels in respective areas are met.
• Coordinate and supervise unit personnel regarding production, merchandising, quality and cost control, labor management and employee training.
• Recruit, hire, develop and retain front line team.
• Conduct period inventory.
• Maintain records to comply with ARAMARK, government and accrediting agency standards.
• Interact with Client Management and maintain effective client and customer relations at all levels with client organization.
• May participate in sales process and negotiation of contracts.
• Look for opportunities to implement new products and services which support sales growth and client retention.

• 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.

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

• 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…