Food Service Area Manager Lead- Goose Creek ISD

Aramark Corporation; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark Corporation is seeking a Food Service Area Manager to oversee dining operations for multiple schools in Texas. This leadership role involves developing and implementing dining solutions, ensuring financial performance, client relationships, and compliance with safety standards while managing a dedicated team. The ideal candidate will have robust management experience in student nutrition and a bachelor's degree, with strong interpersonal and customer service skills.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 3 years of Student Nutrition experience.
• Requires at least 3 years of experience in a management role.
• Ability to maintain effective client and customer rapport.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and guide contracted services for K-12 client school districts.
• Ensure individual and team performance meets objectives and client expectations.
• Deliver client and company financial targets by maintaining P&L statements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

Aramark Student Nutrition provides food and nutrition services to over 350 school districts in the U.S. It offers public and private education institutions a variety of dining options including breakfast and lunch programs, after-school snacks, catering, nutrition education and retail operations. We partner with schools to create culinary experiences that propel students to success. Our goal is to provide healthy, nutritional meals with a stellar dining experience for our communities. For more information on Aramark's Student Nutrition food service programs, please visitAramark Student Nutrition.

As a Food Service Area Manager you will plan, manage, and guide contracted services for a cluster of schools within a K-12 client school district to meet operating and financial goals, client objectives, and customer needs.

The Food Service Manager is a management position responsible for developing and implementing dining solutions to meet customer needs and tastes within the assigned cluster of school. Oversees and manages dining operations where customers order prepared foods from a menu. With knowledge of the client’s business, positive relationship building skills, a strong financial accumen, and a focus on safety, our team makes a difference every day.

Job Responsibilities

Leadership

• Use Aramark's coaching model to engage and develop team members to their fullest potential
• Reward and recognize employees
• Ensure individual and team performance meets objectives and client expectations
• Plan and lead daily team briefings
• Ensure safety and sanitation standards in all operations
  

Client Relationship

• Identify client needs and communicate operational progress
  

Financial Performance

• Ensure the completion and maintenance of P&L statements
• Deliver client and company financial targets
• Adopt all Aramark processes and systems, understand performance metrics, data, order and inventory trends; educate teams on key levers to improve margins
  

Productivity

• Bring value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls, and profit management
• Follow the Operational Excellence fundamentals by meeting and maintaining food and labor initiatives
• Ensure entire team is trained and able to implement
• Supervise team regarding production, quality and control
  

Compliance

• Maintain a safe and healthy environment for clients, customers and employees
• Follow all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Lead the front of the house of the dining operation (Cafeteria/ Residential Dining Facility) in conjunction with the Food Service Director
• Plans, directs, and coordinates food service activities in order to deliver a finished product to the customer
• In partnership with the General Manager, manages a budget and assists in the design of improvements to optimize financial performance and operational productivity
  

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 3 years of Student Nutrition experience

• Requires at least 3 years of experience in a management role

• Bachelor's degree preferred

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to maintain effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships

• Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service using Aramark's standard service model

• Ability to maintain an effective working relationship with other departments to a unified food service experience for all customers

• Requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 50 lb.

• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.

Education

About Aramark

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing -a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here athttp://www.aramarkcareers.comor connect with us onFacebook,InstagramandTwitter.