Campus Dining Assistant Director

Genuine Foods; Saint Leo (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Potential

Paid Time Off

Sick days

Holiday Pay

Medical & Dental benefits

Job summary

Genuine Foods is seeking an Assistant Food Service Director to oversee day-to-day school meal operations across multiple sites in Florida. You will lead site staff, ensure NSLP compliance, and partner with the Food Service Director to deliver excellent customer service and culinary quality.

Travel between 3–4 school sites is required. Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving are essential to succeed in this role and support students and educators daily.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as an assisting supervisor in a mid/high-volume food service facility or restaurant.
• Familiarity with NSLP guidelines and regulations.
• Strong communication, organization, and interpersonal skills, with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Assist the RAM with daily site visits to observe school food service operations, including food prep, NSLP compliance, student engagement, and customer service.
• Assist the food service director by managing food service leads at assigned schools as direct reports, including weekly check-ins.
• Enhance culinary operations at all sites and cover for food servers when needed.
• Proactively communicate performance issues to management and resolve operations or culinary concerns.
• Collaborate with staff to develop school-specific solutions to ensure high-quality service.
• Train school staff on standardized policies and procedures (clocking-in/out, production records, FIFO, inventory, menus).
• Travel between 3–4 school sites to ensure Genuine standards are met.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Customer service

Culinary orientation

Attention to detail

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION OVERVIEWThe Assistant Food Service Director (AFSD) plays an important operational, quality control, culinary, and day-to-day leadership role. The Assistant FSD helps the RAM with overseeing cafeteria based staff and service operations at a multi-site school district and is an ambassador for Genuine Foods’ to grow and maintain relationships with customers and partners. The ideal candidate enjoys working in a team environment, has customer service and culinary orientation and has experience supervising others. Most importantly, the field manager is committed to Genuine Foods’ mission to use food to improve lives and build community, and is passionate about serving students and educators. We are a fun and supportive team that values and respects each other. Genuine Foods is an equal opportunity employer.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIESAssist the RAM with conducting daily site visits to observe school food service operations including food preparation, kitchen facilities, National School Lunch Program compliance, student engagement, and customer serviceAssisting the food service director with Managing the food service leads at their assigned schools as direct reports, this includes weekly check-ins.Enhances culinary operations at all sitesFills in for food servers in the event of absenceProactively communicates to the management team good performance by food servers and performance that needs improvementImmediately informs management team to any culinary or operations issues that need their attentionProactively collaborates with food servers and the culinary and operations team leads to develop creative, school-specific solutions to ensure we can deliver the best possible serviceTrains school-based staff on standardized policies and procedures (e.g., clocking-in/out, using project management tools to document meals, practicing FIFO, accurately completing production records, taking physical inventory weekly, ensuring monthly menus are posted etc.)Other duties as assigned to ensure Genuine standards are being met2 years of experience as an assisting supervisor in a mid/high volume food service facility or restaurant.Prior experience working with NSLP guidelines and regulations.Must be able to travel with ease between a total of 3-4 school sitesAttention to detail and excellent communication, organization and interpersonal skillsPositive attitude, strong work ethic and level headednessAble to climb stairs and lift up to 50 lbsSelf-motivated, able to lead and be a proactive problem solverCommitted to Genuine Foods’ mission to use food to help students enhance their minds, bodies and happinessWHY GENUINE FOODS?Competitive pay, commensurate with experience.Bonus PotentialPaid Time Off, Sick days, Holiday PayMedical & Dental benefits.Get in on the ground floor of a growing company.GENUINE VALUESTRUSTWORTHINESS: We operate by our commitment to integrity, reliability, and consistency. Our clients deserve our very best—every single time.PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: We are creative problem-solvers who own our results and can immediately identify solutions. We learn from our mistakes. No excuses.PEOPLE FIRST: We are first-and-foremost a people-centered organization. It's the backbone of hospitality. Every person matters and every person is seen.TRANSPARENCY: We are proud to offer openness and candor in every aspect of our business—from service standards,to purchasing,to financials. That’s what successful partnerships are based on.