Food Service Director

Full-time, onsite position in Lovington, New Mexico.

About the role

We are looking to add a motivated, effective food service director to our Corrections team. As a food service director, you will lead a talented team of food service workers and manage all aspects of a food service department to ensure that customers and clients never miss a meal.

Responsibilities

• Manage all functions of the food service department and its resources.
• Lead a team of associates, including hiring and training new employees.
• Ensure that staff meet all culinary, safety, and sanitation standards and regulations.
• Budget for the department, including directly purchasing ingredients and ensuring the account meets all targets and forecasts.
• Confer with the district manager or other departments regarding the technical and administrative aspects of dining service.
• Address customer service needs.

Requirements

• At least two years of experience coordinating food service operations.
• Previous experience with industrial cooking.
• Excellent communication skills and experience communicating with both hourly staff and company executives.
• Ability to manage in a diverse environment with a strong focus on client and customer services and satisfaction.
• Experience with and knowledge of all Microsoft Office suite applications.

Qualifications

• ServSafe and/or HACCP certification (nice-to-have).

Pay

$57,000 per year.

Benefits

• Medical (for full-time employees)
• Dental
• Vision
• Voluntary UNUM offering for Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Discount Program
• Commuter Benefits (Parking and Transit)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401k
• Sick Time
• Holiday Pay (9 paid holidays)
• Tuition Reimbursement (for full-time employees)
• Paid Time Off

About Summit

Focused on serving correctional institutions, Summit ensures that incarcerated people across the United States have access to delicious, healthy food at each meal. Working with Summit, you will have the opportunity to aid in this process and provide inmates with vital social interaction at mealtimes.