Job Description

Senior Living | Aramark SeniorLife+

Lead with purpose. Make every meal matter.

At Aramark SeniorLife+ , we're redefining dining in senior living. As the newest and fastest-growing division within Aramark, we're committed to creating exceptional dining experiences that nourish, comfort, and enrich the lives of older adults every day.

We're looking for a Food Service Manager who is passionate about leading teams, delivering high-quality resident dining experiences, and making a meaningful impact in a healthcare environment.

If you're someone who enjoys building strong teams, creating operational excellence, and making residents smile one meal at a time, we'd love to meet you.

Job Responsibilities

Leadership

• Use Aramark's coaching model to engage and develop team members to their fullest potential
• Reward and recognize employees
• Ensure individual and team performance meets objectives and client expectations
• Plan and lead daily team briefings
• Ensure safety and sanitation standards in all operations
  

Client Relationship

• Identify client needs and communicate operational progress
  

Financial Performance

• Ensure the completion and maintenance of P&L statements
• Deliver client and company financial targets
• Adopt all Aramark processes and systems, understand performance metrics, data, order and inventory trends; educate teams on key levers to improve margins
  

Productivity

• Bring value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls, and profit management
• Follow the Operational Excellence fundamentals by meeting and maintaining food and labor initiatives
• Ensure entire team is trained and able to implement
• Supervise team regarding production, quality and control
  

Compliance

• Maintain a safe and healthy environment for clients, customers and employees
• Follow all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Lead the front of the house of the dining operation (Cafeteria/ Residential Dining Facility) in conjunction with the Food Service Director
• Plans, directs, and coordinates food service activities in order to deliver a finished product to the customer
  

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Qualifications

Required

• Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) credential OR WILLING TO OBTAIN WITHIN 1 YEAR
• At least 1 year of leadership experience in food service, healthcare, senior living, long-term care, rehabilitation, or hospitality
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and regulatory requirements
• Strong leadership, coaching, and communication skills
• Ability to lead by example in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

• Experience in skilled nursing, rehabilitation, long-term care, assisted living, or healthcare dining
• Experience with budgeting, inventory, labor management, and cost controls
• Experience preparing for state surveys and maintaining regulatory compliance

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