Food Service Director I

Quest Food Management Services; Gurnee (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Food Management Services is seeking a Food Service Director I to lead nutrition and guest experience initiatives, manage locations and teams, and drive the development of high quality, scratch-made menus with a focus on safety and sustainability. The role emphasizes leadership, staff development, and collaboration with purchasing and marketing to deliver outstanding food experiences.

The position involves guiding nutrition and allergen information sharing, training staff, and ensuring the

Qualifications

• Leadership and staff management experience.
• Nutrition and wellness knowledge for customers with dietary needs.
• Strong food safety and sanitation practices.
• Ability to support purchasing aligned with food experience.
• Experience with corporate marketing and sales strategies.

Responsibilities

• Cascade Quest's vision, values and principles across locations and teams.
• Manage staff including selection, training, coaching and evaluating performance.
• Develop food experiences through recipes, menus, concepts and merchandising.
• Lead systems to ensure food experiences are operationally and financially viable.
• Advise on nutrition, allergens, and dietary needs for guests.
• Support purchasing to align product selection with experiences.
• Lead food safety and sanitation efforts to ensure safety of meals.
• Provide leadership in marketing and sales strategies for accounts.
• Identify sustainable partnerships and practices with clients.

Skills

Staff management

Leadership

Nutrition knowledge

Food safety

Budgeting

Sustainability

Marketing

Job description

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Food Service Director I

Gurnee School Dist 56 Full Time Management Gurnee, IL, US 1 Attachments

Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually

Balance - Quest fosters a fun, supportive environment that puts people first and strives for both culinary excellence and enduring relationships. Our flexible work opportunities encourage a healthy life balance for all of our valued team members.

Meaning - Quest believes that every aspect of what we do has significance, and therefore, our food is fresh and made from scratch, using high quality and responsibly sourced ingredients. We nourish our communities with wholesome meals and through our genuine and personal connections.

Recognition - Quest provides competitive compensation and benefits, and celebrates the fulfillment of our collective values at all levels of the organization. We support professional growth through training, development and access to highly visible leadership.

Position Summary

Responsible for leading the Quest nutrition and guest experience efforts, in order to provide vision, leadership and strategic guidance to the company in these areas. Ensures that Quest vision, values and founding principles are effectively communicated and practiced. Manages assigned company locations and team members.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Cascades the vision of Quest Food Management Services ensuring the Quest vision, values and founding principles are effectively communicated, understood and practiced.
• Demonstrates commitment to Quest vision, values and missions through actions on a daily basis.
• Manage staff to include selection, work allocation, training, coaching and mentoring, problem resolution, performance evaluation and feedback, and corrective action.
• Lead development of the food experience offered by Quest, including developing Quest's food "brand" via recipes, menus, concepts, and merchandising.
• Lead development of systems and processes to ensure all food experiences are operationally and financially executable.
• Champion and advance Quest's nutritional standards in recipe, menu, and brand development.
• Provide expertise in nutrition and wellness throughout Quest, including nutrition counseling for customers, operational advice and guidance regarding dietary needs, and nutrition and allergen information sharing.
• Support Quest's purchasing efforts to ensure product selection is aligned with food experience.
• Lead Quest's food safety and sanitation efforts, ensuring every meal is served with the highest levels of attention to safety for our guests.
• Provide leadership in Quest's corporate marketing and sales strategies.
• Serve as Quest's internal subject matter expert on sustainability, identifying ways for Quest to partner with clients to deliver onsite sustainability solutions and participate in industry best practices regarding sustainability.
• Provide hands-on support as needed for special events and coverage for gaps in management presence at the account level.
• Provide support in sales and marketing efforts for account retention and acquisition.

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Food Service Director I - Job Description 2022.pdf