DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS - K12 MULTI UNIT FOOD SERVICE - WINSTON SALEM, NC

Director Of Operations K 12 District Partnership

Chartwells K12's goal is to make sure students leave the cafeteria happier and healthier than they came in, by serving food kids love to eat and creating custom dining programs. With more than 16,000 associates in 4,500 schools, ranging from large public institutions to small charter and private schools, Chartwells K12 is built on decades of food, education and operational experience driven by top culinary, nutrition, wellness, and sustainability talent.

Lead a flagship, long term district account where results are won through relationships. As Director of Operations, you'll be the district's trusted operating partnerco creating strategy, influencing decisions, and turning insights into programs that elevate student dining at scale.

What you'll do :

• Influence through partnership : Build executive level trust with district leaders; set a joint roadmap, run QBRs, and turn data into clear, persuasive narratives that drive action.
• Own the business : Lead multi site operations and full P&L for a large scope; deliver productivity, quality, and margin.
• Develop people : Coach managers, shape district wide training, and build a strong leadership bench with a client committed to staff development.
• Innovate & scale : Pilot new service models, menus, tech, and processes; standardize what works across schools.
• Ensure excellence : Drive USDA / state compliance, food safety, audit readiness, and consistent execution across culinary, procurement, HR, and finance.

What you bring :

High visibility, long term partnership; real runway to innovate; and a client that actively invests in people development and trainingunder your leadership. Ready to lead through partnership and deliver impact at scale? Apply now.

Key responsibilities include managing overall leadership for all departmental functions, leading a large volume multi site environment, providing fiscal oversight of operations, identifying new and innovative ways to reduce costs, directly supervising and maintaining responsibility for your unit, participating in the development of departmental goals and objectives, providing advice and input on the administration of district wide programs, advising on developing and implementing new policies, staying abreast of developments in the field, and serving on committees and user groups.

Preferred qualifications include a bachelor's degree preferred, five to ten years of progressive management & leadership, visionary leadership skills, proven success in client relationship management, financial oversight, influencing without authority, and team development, expertise in K 12 school nutrition operations and USDA compliance, general business acumen, excellent interpersonal skills, high customer service and quality orientation, ability to multi task, establish priorities, and stay organized, and exhibits initiative, responsibility, flexibility, and leadership.

Join Chartwells K12 and help us nourish students so they can thriveevery day. Apply to Chartwells Schools today!

Associates at Chartwells K12 are offered many fantastic benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, holiday time off, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, paid parental leave, and personal leave.