Food Service Manager - Guinness Chicago - Quick Hire!

Aramark is a global leader in food services, facilities management, and uniform services, proudly serving millions of customers daily in 15 countries. Rooted in a strong commitment to service, Aramark focuses on creating positive experiences, fostering professional growth, and delivering great value to its partners, clients, and communities. The company embraces inclusivity and equal opportunity for all employees, ensuring a diverse and welcoming workplace environment where everyone can thrive. Aramark believes in empowering its staff through comprehensive training, skill development, and continuous support to help them reach their full potential in their careers. This commitment to growth and excellence has positioned Aramark as a trusted name in the food service and hospitality industry worldwide. The Food Service Manager role at Aramark is a pivotal management position entrusted with the responsibility of developing and implementing effective dining solutions that meet customers' varied needs and preferences. This role specifically oversees and manages dining operations where customers order prepared foods from a menu, which may involve settings like cafeterias or residential dining facilities. The position offers a competitive salary range of $60,000 to $70,000, reflecting Aramark's commitment to recognizing and rewarding talent appropriately. As a Food Service Manager, you will lead a team and utilize Aramark's coaching model to engage, develop, and enhance team member capabilities to their fullest potential. Your leadership will involve planning and conducting daily team briefings, recognizing employee achievements, and ensuring that individual and group performances align with client expectations and company objectives. A key aspect of the role includes maintaining exceptional safety and sanitation standards, promoting a healthy environment for clients, customers, and employees alike. Building and sustaining strong client relationships is another critical component of this role. You will identify client needs and communicate operational progress effectively, ensuring that service delivery consistently meets or exceeds expectations. Financial performance management is equally important, as the position requires overseeing profit and loss statements, delivering financial targets, and driving operational efficiencies that contribute to the company's profitability. You are expected to understand and utilize various operational metrics, including data on ordering and inventory trends, educating your team on key performance levers to improve margins. In terms of productivity, the Food Service Manager must ensure that the entire team is trained to operate efficiently while maintaining food quality and control. Supervising production processes and cost controls, following Operational Excellence principles, and meeting food and labor initiatives are crucial responsibilities to uphold the standard of excellence Aramark is known for. Furthermore, compliance with all relevant policies, rules, and regulations—covering safety, health, wage, and hour laws—is mandatory to create and maintain a safe workplace. Additional responsibilities include leading the front of the house operations within the dining facility in collaboration with the Food Service Director. Planning, directing, and coordinating overall food service activities ensures that a finished, quality product is delivered to customers promptly and consistently. The breadth of this role provides an exciting challenge for professionals passionate about food service management, team development, client satisfaction, and operational excellence. Aramark values adaptability and a proactive approach as job duties may evolve to meet the dynamic needs of the business. Overall, joining Aramark as a Food Service Manager means becoming part of a purpose-driven company that prioritizes service, growth, and community impact while offering competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits to support employees’ wellbeing and career progression.

• At least 1 year of experience
• At least 1 year of management experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain effective client and customer rapport
• Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service
• Ability to maintain an effective working relationship with other departments
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 lb occasionally
• Able to stand for extended periods