Food Service Director

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We’re seeking a dynamic Food Service Manager to oversee and elevate our dining operations. In this leadership role, you’ll be responsible for crafting and executing innovative dining solutions that delight our customers and meet their evolving tastes. You will manage a team and ensure smooth operations in a fast‑paced environment where guests order freshly prepared meals from a diverse menu.

Life Works Restaurant Group, an independently operated division of Aramark, designs custom solutions for clients looking to take amenities to the next level. Our team of forward‑thinkers looks at each opportunity as an experience—not a requirement—and delivers out‑of‑this‑world, truly sensory experiences that feed company culture. From the beginning of each client relationship, the Life Works Restaurant Group establishes transparency with its partners, from space design and delivery to marketing of the final branded product.

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• Leadership – 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.
• Client Relationship – Identify client needs and effectively communicate operational progress.
• Financial Performance – 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.
• Productivity – 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.
• Compliance – 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.
• Key Responsibilities – 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; 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; looks for opportunities to implement new products and services which support sales growth and client retention.
• Additional Responsibilities – 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.

• 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…