Food Service Director

Luby's Culinary Services; Sweeny (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Luby's Culinary Services is seeking a Food Service Director to join the team at Sweeny Hospital. This role oversees daily operations, drives profitability, and upholds standards of quality and service.

The Director will coach staff, manage client relationships, and ensure compliance with the organization’s mission and performance targets. The position requires a minimum of 5 years in contract hospital food service management, an Associate’s Degree, and strong financial skills to sustain

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of contract food service management experience with knowledge of Hospital Food Service and Nutrition Operations.
• Excellent financial, budgetary and accounting skills.
• Experienced in client relationship management.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Positive and professional attitude.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations at Sweeny Hospital location.
• Lead, coach and develop a team to ensure service excellence.
• Maintain 100% client satisfaction by addressing issues promptly.
• Manage P&L understanding and cost control to drive profitability.
• Ensure compliance with standards of operations and company policies.
• Communicate changes, issues and performance to clients and stakeholders.
• Foster a positive work environment using servant leadership principles.

Skills

Financial acumen

Team leadership

Contract food service management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Client relationship management

Education

Associate's Degree

Job description

Luby's Culinary Services is seeking a Food Service Director to join the team at Sweeny Hospital! The Food Service Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations of this location. They are responsible for the revenue, expenses, profitability, compliance with standards of operations, accounting, and administrative aspects of their location. They manage, coach, develop, and lead a team. They build and maintain relationships with colleagues, clients, and customers. Candidates will act consistently with the values and beliefs of our Mission Statement and maintain professional relationships with colleagues, clients, customers and partners.

Responsibilities

• Ensures operational excellence by resolving daily issues promptly without needing direct supervision.
• Acts as a role model for core values and challenges others to uphold them. Aims to develop their staff and provides constructive feedback.
• Takes personal responsibility for correcting customer or client service problems and achieve 100% satisfaction.
• Exemplifies the mission to increase our culinary expertise to earn the trust & exceed the expectations of our stakeholders.
• Ensure quality and quantity meet established standards and specifications.
• Creates a positive work environment using servant leadership principles.
• Ensures clients are consistently kept apprised of any changes, issues, and challenges of the account.
• Acts as a role model for our values and challenges others to uphold them
• Aims to develop their staff and provides basic, constructive feedback (i.e. one minute manager)
• Takes personal responsibility for correcting customer or client service problems to achieve 100% satisfaction
• To increase our culinary expertise to earn the trust & exceed the expectations of our stakeholders
• Ensure quality and quantity meets established standards and specifications
• Have a working knowledge of the basic financial aspects of operating the restaurant; the P&L statement, how cost affects profitability, sales and management compensation.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree
• Minimum 5 years of successful contract food service management experience with knowledge of Hospital Food Service and Nutrition Operations
• Excellent Financial, Budgetary and Accounting skills
• Experienced in client Relationship management
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Good analytical and planning skills
• Ability to effectively teach, train, manage and lead a team
• Has a working knowledge of the basic financial aspects of operating the restaurant, the P&L statement, how cost effect profitability, sales, and management compensation.
• Positive and professional attitude
• Must meet U.S work eligibility requirements and be at least 21 years of age
• Must have independent, reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license

Additional Information

This job posting contains some general information about what it is like to work at Pappas Restaurants and is not a complete job description. Pappas Team Members perform a number of different tasks every day, and this posting does not list all of the essential functions of the job.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Pappas Restaurants is an Equal Opportunity Employer.