School Food Service Director & Chef - Dayshift Leadership

Careers Opportunities at AVI Foodsystems; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacations and holidays

Training and growth opportunities

Family culture

Job summary

AVI Foodsystems is hiring a Food Service Director/Chef for St. Edwards High School in Lakewood, OH.

The role emphasizes leadership, budget oversight, and hands-on culinary management to deliver high-quality food service on a school campus. Ideal candidates have a culinary background, strong communication skills, and a history of developing teams while maintaining budgetary discipline in a multi-operation setting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of food service management experience.
• Background as a chef or trained in culinary arts.
• Proficient budgeting and cost control with ability to analyze results.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main communicator and day-to-day client contact, fostering positive client relationships and ensuring excellence in service and quality of products.
• Plan, organize and direct the work of team members engaged in procurement, storage, preparation and serving of food for this multi-operation location.
• Provide leadership, support and guidance to ensure that food quality standards, inventory levels, food safety guidelines and customer service expectations are met.
• Prepare and maintain budgets including purchasing and staffing expenditures.
• Approve food orders and ensure proper inventory to meet demand and minimize cost and waste.
• Routinely monitor budget compliance and recommend changes as needed to maintain operational quality.
• Take part in interviewing, selecting, managing and developing of team members.
• Lead, conduct and participate in meetings/presentations; provide leadership and direction for timely decisions.
• Foster an atmosphere of teamwork and encourage collaboration.

Skills

Food service management

Team leadership

Budgeting

Communication skills

Education

Culinary arts training

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

AVI Foodsystems is hiring a Food Service Director/Chef for St. Edwards High School in Lakewood, OH.

The role emphasizes leadership, budget oversight, and hands-on culinary management to deliver high-quality food service on a school campus. Ideal candidates have a culinary background, strong communication skills, and a history of developing teams while maintaining budgetary discipline in a multi-operation setting.