Food Service Managers

Course Advisor, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 31,580 - 92,410; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Food Service Manager to plan and direct food service activities. Responsibilities include maintaining inventories, scheduling staff, and ensuring high-quality food preparation and presentation. The ideal candidate will possess strong service orientation, active listening, and management skills using various tools like Microsoft Office. The average salary for this position ranges from $31,580 to $92,410 depending on location and experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records.
• Arrange for equipment maintenance and repairs, and coordinate services such as waste removal.
• Schedule staff hours and assign duties.
• Perform food preparation or service tasks, such as cooking and serving.
• Greet guests, escort them to their seats, and present menus.
• Monitor food preparation methods and presentation.

Skills

Service Orientation

Monitoring

Active Listening

Speaking

Management of Personnel Resources

Critical Thinking

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Word processing software

Microsoft Project

Database software

Microsoft Dynamics

Google Docs

Intuit QuickBooks

Adobe Systems Adobe Flash

Inventory management software

Job description

Food Service Manager

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.

Responsibilities

• Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records.
• Arrange for equipment maintenance and repairs, and coordinate a variety of services, such as waste removal and pest control.
• Schedule staff hours and assign duties.
• Perform some food preparation or service tasks, such as cooking, clearing tables, and serving food and drinks when necessary.
• Greet guests, escort them to their seats, and present them with menus and wine lists.
• Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner.

Key Skills

• Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Related Job Titles

• Banquet Director
• Kitchen Manager
• Food Service Supervisor
• Dining Services Director
• Food Service Director

Tools Commonly Used

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Word processing software
• Microsoft Project
• Database software
• Microsoft Dynamics
• Facebook
• Google Docs
• Intuit QuickBooks
• Google Drive
• Adobe Systems Adobe Flash
• Delphi Technology
• IBM Domino
• Oracle Taleo
• Apache Groovy
• Inventory management software
• Culinary Software Services ChefTec

Salary Information

The average yearly salary of a Food Service Manager ranges between $31,580 and $92,410.

Food Service Managers who work in New Jersey, New York, or Washington typically earn the highest salaries.