Dining Services Manager

NEXDINE Hospitality•Pompano Beach, FL

9d•$52,000

About The Position

The Dining Services Manager reports to the General Manager and is responsible for assisting with the management of the café to meet customer needs. Assist with oversight of financial operations to meet product delivery standards, service, and presentation standards. Assist with maintaining excellent client relationships. May apply culinary techniques to food preparation and oversee the final presentation and service of food.

Requirements

2 years of food service experience.
Strong background in culinary arts
Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, health care, and/or related food service operations.
Some knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
Communication skills both written and verbal and ability to communicate with management, client, customer and associate levels.
Financial, budgetary, accounting and computational skills.
Computer skills and knowledge of MS Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and internet.

Nice To Haves

ServSafe Certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for maintaining vendor relationships.
Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
Arrange for equipment purchases or repairs.
Purchasing of all food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation ensuring quality control practices are in place for receiving all products.
May determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services, including all essential functions of payroll processing.
Ensure company standards for safety, proper food handling practices, sanitation, uniform guidelines, and productivity are maintained.
Compile and record production or operational data on specified forms.
Manage client relationships to maintain client satisfaction and account retention.
Assist with management of department controllable expenses (P&L) including food costs, labor, supplies, uniforms and equipment, specific to budgetary guidelines.
May assist in budgetary process.
May assign prices to menu items, based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
Responsible for inventory management.
May assist with submission of financial reporting to the corporate office per NexDine guidelines.
May assist operations in financial recordkeeping.
Responsible for people management to include, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, termination, review process, and management of unit staff.
May instruct, train and supervise employees on essential job functions.
Provide excellent customer service to include being attentive, approachable, greeting and thanking customers.
May assist with the oversight of culinary operations.
Responsible for the quality of all food products and ensure that standards are met.
May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned