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Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $60,000.00 - $80,000.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Dental Insurance
Health Insurance
Disability insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental leave
Job Description
Aramark is a global leader in food services, facilities management, and uniform services, proudly serving millions of guests every day across 15 countries. Rooted in a strong culture of service and united by a shared purpose, Aramark strives to achieve excellence for its partners, employees, communities, and the planet. The company emphasizes equal employment opportunity and fosters an inclusive work environment where every employee is encouraged to reach their full potential. With a career at Aramark, individuals can expect to develop talents, fuel their passions, and grow professionally in a dynamic setting that values diversity, innovation, and sustainability.
The Food Service Director role at Aramark is a pivotal management position responsible for developing and delivering dining solutions that satisfy customer preferences while aligning with the company's high standards and operational frameworks. This leadership role involves overseeing dining operations where customers order prepared foods from menus, managing front-of-house activities such as cafeterias or residential dining facilities, and implementing food service plans aligned with client missions and visions, including adopting sustainable practices. The Food Service Director plays a crucial role in leading, mentoring, and developing teams, ensuring safety and sanitation compliance, and maintaining strong client relationships for seamless operations and customer satisfaction.
This position demands strong financial acumen to manage budgets, control costs related to food, beverage, and labor, and ensure profitability by meeting food and labor targets. The Food Service Director is also responsible for ensuring strict compliance with all safety, health, wage, and regulatory policies while maintaining high standards of food quality, merchandising, and labor management. They are expected to recruit, train, and retain top talent, conduct inventory controls, maintain meticulous records in compliance with company and government standards, and engage in sales processes when necessary to expand client relationships and drive sales growth. With a salary range of $60,000 to $80,000, this full-time role offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, and more. It is an excellent opportunity for candidates with significant food service and management experience looking to make a meaningful impact in a large, values-driven organization.
The Food Service Director role at Aramark is a pivotal management position responsible for developing and delivering dining solutions that satisfy customer preferences while aligning with the company's high standards and operational frameworks. This leadership role involves overseeing dining operations where customers order prepared foods from menus, managing front-of-house activities such as cafeterias or residential dining facilities, and implementing food service plans aligned with client missions and visions, including adopting sustainable practices. The Food Service Director plays a crucial role in leading, mentoring, and developing teams, ensuring safety and sanitation compliance, and maintaining strong client relationships for seamless operations and customer satisfaction.
This position demands strong financial acumen to manage budgets, control costs related to food, beverage, and labor, and ensure profitability by meeting food and labor targets. The Food Service Director is also responsible for ensuring strict compliance with all safety, health, wage, and regulatory policies while maintaining high standards of food quality, merchandising, and labor management. They are expected to recruit, train, and retain top talent, conduct inventory controls, maintain meticulous records in compliance with company and government standards, and engage in sales processes when necessary to expand client relationships and drive sales growth. With a salary range of $60,000 to $80,000, this full-time role offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, and more. It is an excellent opportunity for candidates with significant food service and management experience looking to make a meaningful impact in a large, values-driven organization.
Job Requirements
- 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
- Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other departments
- Requires occasional lifting carrying pushing and pulling up to 50 lb
- Must be able to stand for extended periods of time
Job Qualifications
- 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 unified food service experience for all customers
- Requires occasional lifting carrying pushing and pulling up to 50 lb
- Must be able to stand for extended periods of time
Job Duties
- 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
- Develops operational component forecasts and can explain variances Responsible for components accounting functions
- Ensures that requirements for appropriate sanitation and safety levels in respective areas are met
- Coordinates and supervises unit personnel regarding production merchandising quality and cost control labor management and employee training
- Recruits hires develops and retains front line team
- Conducts period inventory
- Maintains records to comply with Aramark government and accrediting agency standards
- Interacts with Client Management and maintains 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
- 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
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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