Assistant Food Service Manager — Dining Hall Leader

Southern Foodservice Management Inc; Leavenworth (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Foodservice Management Inc is seeking an Assistant Foodservice Manager to support daily dining hall operations. Reporting to Building/Project Managers, you will supervise union hourly staff and oversee service quality in collaboration with the Operations Manager, ensuring compliance with company and government client contracts.

You will work shifts as Army requirements dictate and help maintain cleanliness, accuracy in menus, and efficient guest service throughout all areas of the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in institutional or business management, restaurant/hotel management, or equivalent work experience.
• 4-5 years of experience as a manager or assistant operations manager in a high-volume foodservice operation.
• Knowledge of food services, sanitation and safety standards.
• Must possess leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate employees.
• Capability to work well in team environments.
• Basic knowledge of nutrition.
• Serve-Safe certification preferred.
• Experience preparing and cooking large quantities of food.
• Knowledge of the best practices for training kitchen staff and implementing procedures.
• Excellent organizational and communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Always ensure facilities and work areas are in clean and safe operating condition.
• Conduct all kitchen and dining room set up and closing procedures to ensure it is in operational order.
• Daily temperature documentation of all necessary equipment.
• Responsible for any phone calls or messages to the facility daily.
• Ensure all staff are properly clocking in and out and that all positions are properly staffed.
• Monitor team members to ensure proper uniform and that meal policy is being followed.
• Prepare all necessary kitchen equipment for daily use.
• Set up the menu of the day and ensure all menus have been changed over to proper meal.
• Directly supervise and support cashiers to include providing drawers and assist with daily audits, as well as making safe deposits.
• Constantly monitor food quality and food leftover for storage and saving for re-use.
• Take and prepare all sick in quarters (SIQ) meals for service.
• During service, monitor for spills, cup racks on floor, lines staying stocked, customer flow, dish room flow, to ensure all areas have enough staff support.
• Responsible for pulling reports from POS systems and submitting reports to administrators.
• Assist the kitchen or the front of the house team members throughout the service.
• Ensure all boxed meals and class parties are fixed and ready at the appointed time.
• Responsible for customer and employee relations and employee training and coaching.
• Complete detailed end-of-shift blog of all events that occurred during the service.
• Responsible for communication through e-mail, blog, and phone.

Skills

Management experience

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Motivating employees

Teamwork

Communication skills

Nutrition basics

Sanitation & safety knowledge

Excellent organization

Strong supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in institutional or business management / restaurant/hotel management

Job description

Southern Foodservice Management Inc is seeking an Assistant Foodservice Manager to support daily dining hall operations. Reporting to Building/Project Managers, you will supervise union hourly staff and oversee service quality in collaboration with the Operations Manager, ensuring compliance with company and government client contracts.

You will work shifts as Army requirements dictate and help maintain cleanliness, accuracy in menus, and efficient guest service throughout all areas of the