Culinary Services Manager

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Use Eastern coaching model to engage and develop team members to their fullest potential.
• Reward and recognize employees.
• Ensure individual and team performance meets objectives and client expectations.
• Plan and lead daily team briefings.
• Ensure safety and sanitation standards in all operations.
• Identify client needs and communicate operational progress.
• Ensure the completion and maintenance of P&L statements.
• Deliver client and company financial targets.
• Adopt all Eastern processes and systems, understand performance metrics, data, order and inventory trends; educate teams on key levers to improve margins.
• Bring value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls, and profit management.
• Follow the Operational Excellence fundamentals by meeting and maintaining food and labor initiatives.
• Ensure entire team is trained and able to implement.
• Supervise team regarding production, quality and control.
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment for clients, customers and employees.
• Follow all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour.
• Lead the front of the house of the dining operation (Cafeteria/Residential Dining Facility) in conjunction with the Food Service Director.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates food service activities in order to deliver a finished product to the customer.

Requirements

• Requires at least 1 year of experience.
• Requires at least 1 year of experience in a management role.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service using Aramark's standard service 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.