Job Overview
Compensation
Salary
Range $92,000.00 - $98,000.00
Benefits
Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
retirement savings plan
Paid Time Off
Parental leave
Disability Coverage
Job Description
LifeWorks Restaurant Group, a specialized division of Aramark, is renowned for delivering exceptional corporate dining experiences that go beyond traditional food service. Operating primarily in Northern California with occasional outreach to Southern California, LifeWorks prides itself on creating luxurious, precise, and hospitable environments for discerning clientele. As an independently operated division under the Aramark umbrella, LifeWorks crafts custom amenity solutions that elevate company culture and client satisfaction through innovative culinary and hospitality services. With a forward-thinking team that treats every opportunity as a unique sensory journey rather than a routine task, LifeWorks demands excellence from space design through branded product marketing, ensuring transparency and partnership from project inception to completion. Further information about the company’s offerings and ethos can be explored on their official website, which highlights their commitment to premium service and client collaboration.
The Food Service Director role at LifeWorks is a pivotal leadership position designed for a hospitality professional passionate about operational excellence and team development across multiple accounts. This unique bench support leadership role in Northern California involves overseeing culinary and hospitality operations across a variety of premier corporate dining programs, occasionally extending support to Southern California locations. The position demands a versatile leader capable of launching new accounts, managing transitions, and maintaining high performance in dynamic environments. The Food Service Director collaborates closely with account teams, ensuring seamless openings and ongoing business operations that uphold the highest standards of luxury and customer service. This role is an excellent professional development opportunity for those aspiring to manage their own account in the future, providing comprehensive exposure to executive-level dining experiences. Compensation for this salaried position ranges from $92,000 to $98,000, accompanied by an extensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision coverage, retirement plans, paid leave, and other employee resources. LifeWorks, under Aramark’s umbrella, also emphasizes safety, sanitation, and compliance, ensuring clients and employees experience a secure, nurturing environment. Joining LifeWorks means contributing to an organization that values innovation, precision, and unparalleled hospitality, making a tangible impact on client satisfaction and team success.
The Food Service Director role at LifeWorks is a pivotal leadership position designed for a hospitality professional passionate about operational excellence and team development across multiple accounts. This unique bench support leadership role in Northern California involves overseeing culinary and hospitality operations across a variety of premier corporate dining programs, occasionally extending support to Southern California locations. The position demands a versatile leader capable of launching new accounts, managing transitions, and maintaining high performance in dynamic environments. The Food Service Director collaborates closely with account teams, ensuring seamless openings and ongoing business operations that uphold the highest standards of luxury and customer service. This role is an excellent professional development opportunity for those aspiring to manage their own account in the future, providing comprehensive exposure to executive-level dining experiences. Compensation for this salaried position ranges from $92,000 to $98,000, accompanied by an extensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision coverage, retirement plans, paid leave, and other employee resources. LifeWorks, under Aramark’s umbrella, also emphasizes safety, sanitation, and compliance, ensuring clients and employees experience a secure, nurturing environment. Joining LifeWorks means contributing to an organization that values innovation, precision, and unparalleled hospitality, making a tangible impact on client satisfaction and team success.
Job Requirements
- Must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant food service experience
- At least 1-3 years in a supervisory or management role
- Strong leadership and team development skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to lift, carry, push and pull up to 50 lb
- Must be able to stand for extended periods
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Commitment to maintaining safety and sanitation standards
- Proficient with budgeting and financial oversight
- Ability to travel occasionally between Northern and Southern California locations
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
- Ability to coach and develop teams
- Knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards
- Proficient in financial management including budgeting and P&L
- Familiarity with sales processes and client relationship management
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
- Develop operational component forecasts and explain variances
- 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, including sustainable practices
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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