Food Service Manager

Gourmet Gorilla, Inc. Good Food For Kids

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading provider of healthy school meals in Chicago is seeking a Server Manager responsible for overseeing onsite school servers and ensuring compliance with meal programs. The ideal candidate will manage staff, ensure a positive student experience, and maintain budgetary goals. Strong leadership and basic math skills are essential for this role. A food handler manager certification is preferred. Join us in promoting healthy eating for children and supporting our mission in the community.

Qualifications

Must have basic math skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and online database programs.
Experience in front-line management is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure excellent service to students and schools.
Manage school meal programs within budget.
Train new school site service team members.
Visit schools regularly to monitor service.

Skills

Basic math skills

Basic computer skills

Leadership

Education

Food handler Manager certification

Tools

Microsoft Office Programs

Job description

Server Manager

The Server Manager is responsible for ensuring that a wide range of daily functions and activities that affect our client’s experience with our meal programs are met. She/he will also have responsibilities for the overall management of our onsite school servers and assisting with daily communications with the schools they are staffed within. This position will support one of the following regions, Chicago or Milwaukee.

About Us

At Gourmet Gorilla™ we strive for a sustainable future for children by providing local and organic school meals and healthier eating options. We are committed to working with community partners to provide solid nutrition for children to help them learn and grow. Building alliances between local farms, urban agriculturalists, dietitians, nutritionists, talented chefs, and organic food manufacturers, we are able to provide quality ingredients as well as links to educational resources on healthy food curriculum, the value of local and organic foods, garden projects, and ecological awareness.

We are building a team of professionals who care about food and where it comes from; who choose to work in a nurturing environment where all individuals are respected and coached to grow. We value creativity, diversity, breadth of knowledge, and a desire to enjoy our profession.

General Job Description

The School Manager ensures excellent service to students, schools, and Gourmet Gorilla and is responsible for the following:

Executing a healthy and enjoyable student meal experience with Gourmet Gorilla schools!
Keeping our schools compliant by ensuring servers are only serving reimbursable meals.
Helping to ensure meal programs remain in budget through managing school food waste (which would involve helping some accounts ordering effectively) helping to identify successful and cost effective meal items, as well as help manage appropriate staffing levels.
Managing and training new school site service team members
Advocate for customer needs as they arise, in addition to providing ongoing account stewardship ensuring a positive working relationship between the school and Gourmet Gorilla.
Helping promote the Gourmet Gorilla brand and mission in schools through community and school events at our preschools, elementary and high schools.
Ensuring schools are appropriately staffed and managing pto requests.
Help trouble shoot logistical and menu questions that may generate from school servers or schools.
Visiting schools where we staff our servers on a regular basis.

Requirements