Dining Hall Operations Manager

Abundance Network

United States

On-site

USD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Stanford University’s Residential & Dining Enterprises seeks a Dining Hall Manager to lead on-site dining operations, ensuring high-quality meals and exceptional hospitality for students and guests. You will supervise frontline staff, manage budgets, and uphold safety and ADA standards while driving continuous improvements across meal periods, including late-night service.

You will collaborate with campus partners to optimize menus, staffing, and service levels, delivering a welcoming,

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in institutional management, nutrition, dietetics, or hotel hospitality.
  • Five years of institutional, hotel, or restaurant food service facility management experience, including large quantity production and managing unionized staff.
  • ServSafe CA Certification required.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily dining operations to meet food quality, presentation, and hospitality standards.
  • Lead frontline staff, ensuring proper staffing, training, and day-to-day operations across all meal periods.
  • Ensure compliance with food safety, ADA, and university standards; manage accommodations within the dining hall.
  • Manage labor, food cost, and waste to meet budget targets and efficiency metrics.
  • Coordinate menu development, marketing, and special events to engage students and guests.
  • Monitor service quality and resolve customer inquiries and complaints.

Skills

Cost control
Budget management
Staff supervision
Customer service
Food safety
Menu development
Team leadership
Operations knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in related field
ServSafe CA Certification

Job description

Stanford University’s Residential & Dining Enterprises seeks a Dining Hall Manager to lead on-site dining operations, ensuring high-quality meals and exceptional hospitality for students and guests. You will supervise frontline staff, manage budgets, and uphold safety and ADA standards while driving continuous improvements across meal periods, including late-night service.

You will collaborate with campus partners to optimize menus, staffing, and service levels, delivering a welcoming,

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