Food Service Director

Aramark•San Francisco, CA

31d•$92,000 - $98,000•Remote

About The Position

LifeWorks is seeking a Food Service Director to join our Northern California team in a unique bench support leadership role, providing operational support across accounts throughout Northern California, with occasional support for Southern California locations. This is an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic hospitality professional who enjoys launching new accounts, building high-performing teams, and driving operational excellence in dynamic environments. In this role, you'll oversee all aspects of culinary and hospitality operations while partnering with account teams to support openings, transitions, and ongoing business needs. This position offers exposure to a variety of premier corporate dining programs and provides valuable development and training for leaders preparing to take on their own account. You'll have the opportunity to lead elevated dining experiences in executive settings where luxury, precision, and hospitality excellence are the standard, serving a discerning clientele in world-class environments. LifeWorks Restaurant Group, an independently operated division of Aramark, designs custom solutions for clients looking to take amenities to the next level. Our team of forward-thinkers look at each opportunity as an experience—not a requirement—and deliver out-of-this world, truly sensory experiences, feeding company culture. From the beginning of each client relationship, the team at LifeWorks Restaurant Group establishes a transparency with its partners, from space design and delivery to marketing of the final, branded product.

Requirements

Requires at least 4 years of experience
Requires at least 1-3 years of experience in a management role
Requires previous experience in food service
Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Strong communication skills
Ability to develop and maintain effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships
Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service using Aramark's standard model
Ability to maintain an effective working relationship with other departments to a unified food service experience for all customers
Requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 50 lb.
Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, engage and develop teams to maximize their contributions, including recruiting, assessing, training, coaching and managing performance
Ensure food services appropriately connects to the Executional Framework
Coach employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how to execute
Reward and recognize employees
Ensure safety and sanitation standards in all operations
Identify client needs and effectively communicate operational progress
Adopt Aramark process and systems
Build revenue and manage budget, including cost controls regarding food, beverage and labor
Ensure the completion and maintenance of P&L statements
Achieve food and labor targets
Manage resources to ensure quality and cost control within budgetary guidelines
Implement and maintain Aramark agenda for both labor and food initiatives
Create value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls and profit management
Full compliance with Operational Excellence fundamentals, including food and labor
Direct and oversee operations related to production, distribution and food service
Maintain a safe and healthy environment for clients, customers and employees
Comply with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour
Establish and maintain systems and procedures for the ordering, receiving, storing, preparing and serving of food related products, as well as menu planning and development
Develops operational component forecasts and can explain variances. Responsible for components 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.
Conducts period inventory
Maintains records to comply with ARAMARK, government and accrediting agency standards
Interacts with Client Management and maintains effective client and customer relations at all levels with client organization
May participate in sales process and negotiation of contracts
Looks for opportunities to implement new products and services which support sales growth and client retention
Manage the front of the house of the dining operation (Cafeteria/ Residential Dining Facility)
Develop and implement food service plans aligned with the client's mission and vision, to include sustainable practices