FOOD UNIT LEAD (FULL TIME)

Chartwells School Dining Services K12; Florence (SC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Pet Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Job summary

Chartwells School Dining Services K12 is hiring for a food service management role in Florence, South Carolina. The position involves overseeing food preparation and service, ensuring quality customer experiences, and managing staff training and schedules.

This role requires prior food management experience and includes various benefits such as medical, dental, vision insurance, retirement plans, and more. Candidates should be available year-round or during specific breaks, as necessary for the educational environment.

Qualifications

• Prior food management experience is required.
• Ability to provide quality customer service.
• Experience in training and supervising staff.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates activities of food-service employees.
• Oversees preparation and service of food and beverages.
• Responds to customer complaints effectively.
• Maintains sanitation and safety standards.

Skills

Food management experience

Customer service

Staff training

Quality control

Job description

Job Summary

Coordinates activities of other food‑service employees to create an enjoyable dining experience for customers, staff, and visitors.

Qualifications

• Prior food management experience is required.
• Internal Employee Referral Bonus Available.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides quality customer service with one‑on‑one attention to detail.
• Oversees and participates in the preparation and service of food and beverage items in accordance with company standards for presentation, sanitation, safety, and portion control.
• Helps plan menus.
• Ensures timely, efficient meal service; supervises serving of meals.
• Responds to customer complaints in person at the time of the complaint and via email for electronic complaints.
• Trains employees; assigns and coordinates work of employees to promote efficiency and excellence in food and service.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow.
• Uses proper systems for completion of required daily/weekly/monthly reports such as inventory‑cash reports, production records, payroll, and time‑keeping.
• Responsible for proper cash handling as established by the Food Accounting Manual.
• Orders food and other necessary supplies from approved sources or purveyors.
• Directs and participates in the overall sanitation and safety of the facility and employees in accordance with company standards and government regulations.
• Develops sanitation schedule and ensures food‑service employees adhere to the schedule for cleaning of kitchen and dining area and washing of kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Issues written and oral instructions.
• Helps select and orient employees; oversees staff training in areas of responsibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program

Additional Benefits for Full‑Time Positions

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time‑off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Legal and Employment Information

This position requires services in an educational facility; work may be unpaid during certain periods such as winter and summer breaks. Depending on business needs, you may be required to work year‑round or at a different location during break periods.

Compass Group is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to treating all applicants and associates fairly based on abilities, achievements, and experience, regardless of protected classifications. Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Chartwells K‑12 maintains a drug‑free workplace.