Multi-School K-12 Dining Services Manager

Chartwells; Springfield, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Paid Parental Leave

Personal Leave

Job summary

Chartwells K12 is hiring a Dining Services Manager to oversee multiple K12 schools within our client's ISD in Springfield, MA. You will lead the teams, coordinate operations with school administrators, and drive quality, safety, and financial performance across your zone.

This role requires strong leadership, budget oversight, and a focus on nutrition, sanitation, and customer service. Bilingual Spanish/English is highly preferred, with progression opportunities within Compass Group.

Qualifications

• 2 years of food service management experience.
• Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, health care, and/or related food service operations.
• Table service and catering experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• Communication skills both written and verbal.
• Bilingual (Spanish English) HIGHLY PREFERRED
• Financial, budgetary, accounting and computational skills with P&L oversight.
• Proficient computer skills and knowledge of MS Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and internet.
• ServSafe Certification is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees dining services operations across 8-10 schools within the Springfield school district.
• Interacts with client and represents Chartwells K12 food services team in a friendly and service-oriented manner.
• Assists the Dining Director with profit and loss and budgeting as it pertains to your dedicated zone.
• Adherance to recipe compliance and providing top quality food.
• Assists in the responsibility for all food service-related activities and be primarily involved in meal services in a school setting, including quality improvement, sanitation, infection control and all facility-related activities.
• Involved in the rollout of new culinary programs in conjunction with the Chartwells K12 marketing and culinary team.
• Assists with the preparation of quarterly reports for client presentation.
• Works with marketing and culinary department to increase sales by innovations and food quality.
• Communicates with the culinary department to ensure the food programs reflect the vision of the company.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Communication skills

P&L oversight

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree is preferred

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Internet

Job description

Chartwells K12 is hiring a Dining Services Manager to oversee multiple K12 schools within our client's ISD in Springfield, MA. You will lead the teams, coordinate operations with school administrators, and drive quality, safety, and financial performance across your zone.

This role requires strong leadership, budget oversight, and a focus on nutrition, sanitation, and customer service. Bilingual Spanish/English is highly preferred, with progression opportunities within Compass Group.