Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $48,400.00 - $68,800.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Professional Development
flexible schedule
Job Description
Aramark is a global leader in food services, facilities management, and uniform services, proudly serving millions of customers every day across 15 countries. Focused on delivering exceptional service, Aramark operates in a variety of sectors including education, healthcare, business, sports, and leisure. Through innovative solutions and a commitment to sustainability and community, Aramark aims to create positive experiences for both clients and employees alike. As a company rooted in service and united by purpose, Aramark values inclusion, diversity, and equal opportunity, ensuring a supportive and respectful workplace environment for all. The company’s mission emphasizes doing great things for employees, partners, communities, and the planet, fostering professional growth and personal fulfillment.
The Portfolio Group at Aramark, part of the Workplace Experience Group, is dedicated to delivering seamless food service experiences tailored to each unique business portfolio. This team excels at building strong partnerships that emphasize convenience, consistency, and excellence in every interaction, truly embodying the motto One Partner. Infinite Solutions. The group offers a signature suite of services from breakroom solutions to boardroom catering, ensuring every detail aligns with client expectations and demands.
We are currently seeking a Food Production Manager to join our talented team. This role is pivotal in coordinating and directing food production activities, overseeing the training of culinary staff, and ensuring the highest food quality standards are consistently met. The Food Production Manager will supervise kitchen operations including food preparation, cooking, sanitation, and staff scheduling to maximize efficiency and profitability. Maintaining compliance with all sanitation, nutrition, and safety standards, this role plays a critical part in upholding Aramark’s reputation for excellence.
The successful candidate will implement company policies related to food purchasing and supply, craft and review recipes, analyze costs, and set menu pricing accordingly. They will also closely monitor food portions, supervise production personnel, and conduct sensory tests to ensure food quality. The Food Production Manager enforces compliance with OSHA regulations and all local, state, and federal guidelines to provide a safe work environment. This role requires a hands-on approach to managing a diverse team, fostering employee motivation, and supporting training and development initiatives.
Further responsibilities include developing special dishes, planning menus with attention to food surpluses, handling inventory management to meet budget objectives, and maintaining thorough records for regulatory compliance. The role collaborates closely with human resources to administer labor policies, wage and benefit programs, and to resolve workplace challenges effectively.
This position demands strong leadership skills, advanced culinary knowledge, and exceptional communication abilities to maintain positive customer and coworker relationships. With opportunities to grow and engage in continuous skill development, working as a Food Production Manager at Aramark offers a rewarding career path committed to quality, innovation, and community impact.
The Portfolio Group at Aramark, part of the Workplace Experience Group, is dedicated to delivering seamless food service experiences tailored to each unique business portfolio. This team excels at building strong partnerships that emphasize convenience, consistency, and excellence in every interaction, truly embodying the motto One Partner. Infinite Solutions. The group offers a signature suite of services from breakroom solutions to boardroom catering, ensuring every detail aligns with client expectations and demands.
We are currently seeking a Food Production Manager to join our talented team. This role is pivotal in coordinating and directing food production activities, overseeing the training of culinary staff, and ensuring the highest food quality standards are consistently met. The Food Production Manager will supervise kitchen operations including food preparation, cooking, sanitation, and staff scheduling to maximize efficiency and profitability. Maintaining compliance with all sanitation, nutrition, and safety standards, this role plays a critical part in upholding Aramark’s reputation for excellence.
The successful candidate will implement company policies related to food purchasing and supply, craft and review recipes, analyze costs, and set menu pricing accordingly. They will also closely monitor food portions, supervise production personnel, and conduct sensory tests to ensure food quality. The Food Production Manager enforces compliance with OSHA regulations and all local, state, and federal guidelines to provide a safe work environment. This role requires a hands-on approach to managing a diverse team, fostering employee motivation, and supporting training and development initiatives.
Further responsibilities include developing special dishes, planning menus with attention to food surpluses, handling inventory management to meet budget objectives, and maintaining thorough records for regulatory compliance. The role collaborates closely with human resources to administer labor policies, wage and benefit programs, and to resolve workplace challenges effectively.
This position demands strong leadership skills, advanced culinary knowledge, and exceptional communication abilities to maintain positive customer and coworker relationships. With opportunities to grow and engage in continuous skill development, working as a Food Production Manager at Aramark offers a rewarding career path committed to quality, innovation, and community impact.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 3-4 years experience in food production or culinary management
- Post-secondary education preferably in culinary arts or related field
- Strong knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards
- Experience managing and training kitchen staff
- Ability to analyze food costs and menu pricing
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Understanding of OSHA regulations and labor laws
Job Qualifications
- Requires at least 3-4 years in a related position
- Requires at least 2-3 years of post-high school education, preferably a culinary degree
- Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the food profession
- Requires experiential knowledge of management of people and/or problems
- Requires verbal, reading, and written communication skills
Job Duties
- Maintains friendly, efficient, positive customer service attitude toward customers, clients and coworkers
- Establishes and enforces nutrition and sanitation standards of cafeteria, kitchen, and related work areas
- Implements and executes established company policies, guidelines and procedures for all food and supplies purchased to achieve highest quality/price value and budget objectives
- Develops recipes and devises special dishes
- Reviews menus and analyzes recipes to determine food, labor and overhead costs and assigns prices to menu items
- Supervises production and other personnel and coordinates their assignments to ensure economical and timely food production
- Observes methods of food preparation and cooking, portion size, and garnishing to ensure food is prepared in a prescribed manner and cost control measures are followed
- Tests cooked foods through taste and smell
- Maintains established systems and training programs to provide a safe working environment
- Complies with all OSHA regulations and other local, state and federal regulations
- Recognizes and adopts the appropriate food production services appropriate to specific needs of the patient/resident population and demonstrates knowledge of specific issues directly related to age of patient/resident population
- Monitors production needs for the cafeteria and schedules all department employees
- Establishes systems and training programs to provide a safe working environment
- Implements, revises and maintains proper work routines for all department positions
- Directs work of supervisors
- Maintains compliance with ARAMARK's standards of operation
- Adheres to ARAMARK's Business Conduct Policy at all times
- Maintains all records and reports to ensure compliance, with all local, stated and federal regulations and codes
- Maintains compliance with all requirements of Federal, State and local regulations and guidelines including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended
- Assists with recommendations and maintains a proactive Human Resource function to ensure employee motivation, training and development, wage/benefit administration and compliance with established labor regulations and personnel policies and procedures
- Plans and participates in planning menus and utilization of food surpluses and leftovers taking into account probable number of guests, marketing conditions, popularity of various dishes and menu cycle
- Maintains inventory at established levels to meet budget objectives
- Participates in the selection process of production employees
- Familiarizes new employees with practices of kitchen
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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