School Dining Assistant Director (8219)

Genuine Foods; Barre (VT); On-site; USD 79,343,000 - 88,166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Potential

Paid Time Off

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Competitive Pay

Job summary

Genuine Foods is seeking an Assistant Food Service Director to oversee cafeteria operations across multiple schools in Barre, VT. The AFSD supports the RAM, supervises site staff, ensures NSLP compliance, and helps deliver quality service to students and educators in a collaborative team environment.

This role requires supervisory experience in a high-volume food service setting, ability to travel among 3–4 school sites, strong communication, and a commitment to Genuine Foods’ mission and values.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience as an assisting supervisor in a mid/high volume food service facility or restaurant.
• Experience working with NSLP guidelines and regulations.
• Able to travel between 3–4 school sites.
• Strong communication, organization and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the RAM with daily site visits to observe operations, food prep, facilities, NSLP compliance and customer service.
• Support the food service director by managing site leads and weekly check-ins.
• Enhance culinary operations across sites and cover service roles when needed.
• Proactively communicate performance and issues to management for quick resolution.
• Train staff on standardized policies and procedures and ensure compliance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Food service

NSLP guidelines

Customer service

Team leadership

Job description

JOB DETAILS

Job Location: VT - Barre Spaulding HS - Barre, VT 05641-4349

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $27.69 - $27.69 Hourly

JOB DESCRIPTION OVERVIEW

The Assistant Food Service Director (AFSD) plays an important operational, quality control, culinary, and day-to-day leadership role. The Assistant FSD helps the RAM with overseeing cafeteria based staff and service operations at a multi-site school district and is an ambassador for Genuine Foods’ to grow and maintain relationships with customers and partners. The ideal candidate enjoys working in a team environment, has customer service and culinary orientation and has experience supervising others. Most importantly, the field manager is committed to Genuine Foods’ mission to use food to improve lives and build community, and is passionate about serving students and educators. We are a fun and supportive team that values and respects each other. Genuine Foods is an equal opportunity employer.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the RAM with conducting daily site visits to observe school food service operations including food preparation, kitchen facilities, National School Lunch Program compliance, student engagement, and customer service
• Assisting the food service director with Managing the food service leads at their assigned schools as direct reports, this includes weekly check-ins.
• Enhances culinary operations at all sites
• Fills in for food servers in the event of absence
• Proactively communicates to the management team good performance by food servers and performance that needs improvement
• Immediately informs management team to any culinary or operations issues that need their attention
• Proactively collaborates with food servers and the culinary and operations team leads to develop creative, school-specific solutions to ensure we can deliver the best possible service
• Trains school-based staff on standardized policies and procedures (e.g., clocking-in/out, using project management tools to document meals, practicing FIFO, accurately completing production records, taking physical inventory weekly, ensuring monthly menus are posted etc.)
• Other duties as assigned to ensure Genuine standards are being met

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience as an assisting supervisor in a mid/high volume food service facility or restaurant.
• Prior experience working with NSLP guidelines and regulations.
• Must be able to travel with ease between a total of 3-4 school sites
• Attention to detail and excellent communication, organization and interpersonal skills
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic and level headedness
• Able to climb stairs and lift up to 50 lbs
• Self-motivated, able to lead and be a proactive problem solver
• Committed to Genuine Foods’ mission to use food to help students enhance their minds, bodies and happiness

WHY GENUINE FOODS?

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience.
• Bonus Potential
• Paid Time Off, Sick days, Holiday Pay
• Medical & Dental benefits.
• Get in on the ground floor of a growing company.

GENUINE VALUES

TRUSTWORTHINESS: We operate by our commitment to integrity, reliability, and consistency. Our clients deserve our very best—every single time.

PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: We are creative problem-solvers who own our results and can immediately identify solutions. We learn from our mistakes. No excuses.

PEOPLE FIRST: We are first-and-foremost a people-centered organization. It's the backbone of hospitality. Every person matters and every person is seen.

TRANSPARENCY: We are proud to offer openness and candor in every aspect of our business—from service standards,to purchasing,to financials. That’s what successful partnerships are based on.