Food Service Director - Education K-12 - Northern Mississippi
ARAMARK (Central Mississippi, Mississippi)

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ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses around the world.  In FORTUNE magazine's 2008 list of "America's Most Admired Companies," ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry, consistently ranking since 1998 as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers and analysts. ARAMARK also ranked first in its industry in the 2007 FORTUNE 500 survey.  ARAMARK seeks to responsibly address issues that matter to its clients, customers, employees and communities by focusing on employee advocacy, environmental stewardship, health and wellness, and community involvement.  Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 250,000 employees serving clients in 19 countries.  Learn more at the company's Web site, www.aramark.com.   ARAMARK Education provides a complete range of food, facility, uniform and other support services to more than 450 K-12 school districts in the U.S.  It offers public and private education institutions a family of dining and facility services including:  on-site and off-site breakfast and lunch meal programs, after-school snacks, catering, nutrition education, retail design and operations, maintenance, custodial, grounds, energy management, construction management, and building commissioning.    As a Food Service Director within the ARAMARK Education Division you will have the ability to deliver numerous advantages to your client.  The opportunity to work with National purchasing agreements with branded partners and distributors, best-in-class culinary solutions, and unparalleled marketing and nutrition education programs will give you the strategic advantage to help grow your business.    RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for food service and catering for a fast paced and growing school district  Maintain systems and procedures for the ordering, receiving, storing, preparing and serving of food related products, as well as menu planning and development Motivates, trains, and supervises hourly employees and one supervisor Develops operational component forecasts and is able to explain variances. Responsible for component accounting functions. Ensures that requirements for appropriate sanitation and safety levels in respective areas are met Coordinates and supervises unit personnel regarding production, merchandising, quality and cost control, labor management and employee training. Recruits, hires, develops and retains front line team Looks for opportunities to implement new products and services which support sales growth and client retention Ability to communicate effectively with clients, clients customers, and support staff. Conducts periodic inventory; maintaining records to comply with ARAMARK, government and accrediting agency standards. Coordinates activities with other internal departments, participates in management team meetings, interfaces with Vendors and key service users within client organization.

 

Requirements:

Experience in K-12 is preferred.Strong interest/experience in school nutrition programsBachelor degree in nutrition, dietetics, hospitality, business or other related fieldCulinary background is required Must have a passion and an interest in food Since there will be a lot of cooking from scratch, candidates will have to have working knowledge of cooking. Must have a demonstrated experience developing talent and managing multiple prioritiesThe ability to manage in a diverse environment with focus on client and customer services, entrepreneurship and building and growing a strong business is essential for success in this role. Building relationships, financial acumen, analytical ability are essential to success in this demanding environmentThe ability to identify defects in the preparation and service of food and implement improved quality control procedures as well as to communicate effectively with clients, client customers and support staff is required. Strong time management skills are necessary for success in this roleResponsible for responding effectively to changing demands. Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications is required. P&L accountability experience is required