Area Manager

Upper Crust Food Service • Corvallis, OR

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About The Position

The Area Manager leads food service operations across a subregion, serving as a key partner contact and overseeing the teams responsible for delivering meals. This is a field-based, relationship-focused role that requires regular on-site presence and accountability for quality, budgets, standards, and staffing.

The role includes leading chefs, frontline staff, and support roles; maintaining menu quality and kitchen standards; managing food, labor, and non-food costs; building trust with on-site partners; executing special events; and ensuring food safety, sanitation, and allergen requirements are met. The Area Manager also responds to staffing emergencies and works with support such as Culinary Leads and coordinators within a tiered structure aligned to the size of the business.

Requirements

• Experience running food service operations and leading teams.
• Comfort managing budgets and costs and maintaining cost discipline.
• A track record of building partner relationships that result in trust and renewals.
• Sound judgment in fast-moving operational situations.
• Willingness to work in the field and be on-site.

Responsibilities

• Lead chefs, frontline staff, and support roles across the subregion.
• Oversee menu quality, adherence to spec sheets, and the creative standards expected of each kitchen.
• Manage budgets and spending, including food, labor, and non-food items.
• Build partner trust through consistent on-site presence and proactive communication.
• Execute special events, including tailgates, parent weekends, and holiday dinners.
• Uphold food safety, sanitation, and allergen standards.
• Respond to staffing emergencies.

Benefits

• Support that grows with the subregion, including Culinary Leads and coordinators.
• A tiered structure that recognizes larger books of business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed