Food Service Director

Corporate Compass Group Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Corporate Compass Group Canada is seeking a Food Service Director in Ottawa to oversee daily unit operations, staff scheduling, cost control and guest satisfaction. You will ensure tasks are completed to deliver high-quality services and maintain safety standards.

The ideal candidate has a college diploma in hospitality or related field, at least 3 years in food service or hospitality, and strong leadership, budgeting, and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• College diploma in hospitality or food service or equivalent experience
• 3 years’ relevant experience within food service or hospitality industry
• Past experience with managing, supervising, coaching and developing others
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills
• Basic financial and budgeting skills
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Proven organizational, time management and leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the unit by delegating work and providing direction to staff, in order to ensure that all tasks are completed to deliver services and production at the expected level
• Coordinate scheduling of unit staff to ensure there is adequate coverage to deliver against expectations
• Manage costs to stay within unit budget
• Resolve requests, complaints, and concerns
• Monitor unit’s compliance with Quality Assurance and Health & Safety policies, and initiate corrective action as required
• Manage, coach, and develop unit staff to achieve unit and team goals

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

College diploma in hospitality or food service or equivalent experience

Job description

The salary for this position is $80,000. Final compensation will be determined based on relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may be entitled to other elements of total compensation, which may include group benefits, employer RRSP contributions, and discretionary bonus or incentive programs, where applicable to the role. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and comply with all applicable pay transparency legislation. Further details regarding our total rewards program will be shared by the Talent Acquisition team during the hiring process. Canadian work experience is not a requirement for this role. Please note that artificial intelligence-based tools may be used at certain stages of the recruitment and applicant screening process. This is a posting for an existing job vacancy.

TheFood Service Directoris responsible to manage day-to-day operations for a single unit, including ensuring that work is completed, scheduling staff, controlling costs, resolving issues or complaints, and managing people.

Now, if you were to come on board as aFood Service Director, we’d ask you to do the following for us:

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the unit by delegating work and providing direction to staff, in order to ensure that all tasks are completed to deliver services and production at the expected level
• Coordinate scheduling of unit staff to ensure there is adequate coverage to deliver against expectations
• Manage costs to stay within unit budget
• Resolve requests, complaints, and concerns
• Monitor unit’s compliance with Quality Assurance and Health & Safety policies, and initiate corrective action as required
• Manage, coach, and develop unit staff to achieve unit and team goals

Think you have what it takes to be ourFood Service Director? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role.

• College diploma in hospitality or food service or equivalent experience
• 3 years’ relevant experience within food service or hospitality industry
• Past experience with managing, supervising, coaching and developing others
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills
• Basic financial and budgeting skills
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Proven organizational, time management and leadership skills