Dining Services Manager: Lead Culinary Team

Compass Group USA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Job summary

Morrison Living, a member of Compass Group USA, seeks a Dining Services Manager I to lead a team of food service professionals in the main dining room and at special functions.

You will drive service quality, assist with budgeting, and collaborate with chefs to design menus that align with client expectations. The role emphasizes teamwork, guest satisfaction, and operating efficiency within a hospitality-focused environment.

Qualifications

• 2 years of food service supervisory or lead experience.
• Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, health care, and/or related food service operations.
• Waitstaff and catering experience preferred.
• Proficient computer skills and MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• ServSafe Certification is preferred.
• Associate's degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees dining services operations of a small to medium volume location.
• Interacts with customers and resolves customer complaints in a friendly and service oriented manner.
• Assists with profit and loss and budgeting as it pertains to this account.
• Works with the Chef and management team in creating menus and providing top quality food.
• Assists in the responsibility for all food service-related activities and be primarily involved in meal services in a seated dining room setting; including quality improvement, sanitation, infection control and all facility-related activities.
• Assists with the rollout of new culinary programs in conjunction with marketing and culinary team.
• Assists with the preparation of quarterly reports for client presentation.
• Works with marketing and culinary department to increase sales by innovations and food quality.
• Communicates with the culinary department to ensure the food programs reflect the vision of the company.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Food service supervision

Hospitality experience

Waitstaff & catering

MS Office skills

ServSafe certification

Education

Associate's degree

Job description

Morrison Living, a member of Compass Group USA, seeks a Dining Services Manager I to lead a team of food service professionals in the main dining room and at special functions.

You will drive service quality, assist with budgeting, and collaborate with chefs to design menus that align with client expectations. The role emphasizes teamwork, guest satisfaction, and operating efficiency within a hospitality-focused environment.