Food Service Director - West Chester University

Food Service Director

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.

Job Responsibilities :

• Leadership : 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. 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.
• Client Relationship : Identify client needs and effectively communicate operational progress.
• Financial Performance : 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.
• Productivity : 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.
• Compliance : Direct and oversee operations related to production, distribution and food service. Comply with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour.

Key Responsibilities :

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.

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

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