Food Service Director

Food Service Director

77-97k

Elizabeth City, NC

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

Responsibilities

- Lead, mentor, engage and develop teams to maximize their contributions, including recruiting, assessing, training, coaching and managing performance

- Ensure food services appropriately connects to the Executional Framework

- Ensure safety and sanitation standards in all operations

- Identify client needs and effectively communicate operational progress

- Build revenue and manage budget, including cost controls regarding food, beverage and labor

- Ensure the completion and maintenance of P&L statements

- Manage resources to ensure quality and cost control within budgetary guidelines

- Implement and maintain agenda for both labor and food initiatives

- Create value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls and profit management

- Direct and oversee operations related to production, distribution and food service

Responsibilities cont.

- 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 company, government and accrediting agency standards

- Interacts with Client Management and maintains effective client and customer relations at all levels with client organization

- 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

Requirements

- At least 4 years of food leadership experience

- A least 1-3 years of experience in a management role

- Previous experience in Retail food service (ex: Dunkin, Chick Fil A, Starbucks, Subway, etc.)

- Experience overseeing multiple food service locations at once

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life

Disability

Stock Purchasing

5-7% 401k match

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

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