Area Manager - Education K-12 - New Orleans, LA & Surrounding Areas Job in New Orleans, LA 70181

Title: Area Manager - Education K-12 - New Orleans, LA & Surrounding Areas
Location: LA-New Orleans
ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses around the world. In FORTUNE magazine's 2006 list of "America's Most Admired Companies," ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry, consistently ranking since 1998 as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers and industry analysts. ARAMARK was also ranked first in its industry in the 2005 FORTUNE 500 survey. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 240,000 employees serving clients in 18 countries.
ARAMARK Education provides a complete range of food, facility, uniform and other support services to more than 650 K-12 school districts in the U.S. It offers public and private education institutions a family of dining and facility services including: on-site and off-site breakfast and lunch meal programs, after-school snacks, catering, nutrition education, retail design and operations, maintenance, custodial, grounds, energy management, construction management, and building commissioning.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Oversee daily foodservice operations in a multi-site account
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Establish and maintain systems and procedures for the ordering, receiving, storing, preparing and serving of food and related products, as well as menu planning and development
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Establish vision and develop strong client and employee relationships
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Manage and motivate hourly employees to perform and succeed
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Assist in unit forecast and unit accounting
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Ensure requirements for appropriate sanitation and safety levels in respective areas are met
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Coordinate and supervise unit personnel regarding production, merchandising, quality and cost control; labor scheduling and staffing; employee training
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Conducts periodic inventory; performs other functions such as maintaining records to comply with ARAMARK, government and accrediting agency standards
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Daily interaction with the client and client's customers and/or employees
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Food Management, Business or other related fields of study is preferred
* Must have a minimum of 5 years of food service management experience
* Must have a demonstrated experience developing talent and managing multiple priorities
* The ability to manage in a diverse environment with focus on client and customer services, entrepreneurship and building and growing a strong business is essential for success in this role.
* The ability to identify defects in the preparation and service of food and implement improved quality control procedures as well as to communicate effectively with clients, client customers and support staff is required.
* Responsible for responding effectively to changing demands.
* Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications is required.
* P&L accountability is required