AREA DIRECTOR - K12 FOOD SERVICE - ST AUGUSTINE, FL

Area Director - K12 Food Service - St Augustine, Fl

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, Chartwells K12 is built on decades of food, education and operational experience driven by top culinary, nutrition, wellness, and sustainability talent.

As Area Director, you'll be a strategic partner to both clients and internal teamsfocused on multi-unit leadership, operational performance, and developing high-impact teams. You'll oversee a portfolio of K-12 districts representing $2535M in managed volume and lead a team of RDMs and Directors across multiple accounts. This role requires regular travel to client sites to provide hands-on support, ensure program alignment, and drive results. We're looking for someone with strong multi-unit experience, proven financial competency, and the ability to confidently address groupswhether in board meetings or district-level discussions. Ideal candidates bring K-12 public school experience, have managed $10M+ in volume, and excel at building relationships, navigating complex challenges, and leading through influence. This is a highly visible role with significant growth potential, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across multiple districts while coaching and empowering high-performing teams.

Key Responsibilities :

• Monitors the overall financial performance of the accounts to ensure profitability
• Ensures consistent and fair administration of personnel policies
• Manages planning, budget analysis and reporting for the region
• Participates in the sales process to grow the region

Preferred Qualifications :

Chartwells Schools is a member of Compass Group USA. Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Associates at Chartwells K-12 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.