Campus Dining Assistant Director

Campus Dining Assistant Director 2.0 2.0 out of 5 stars 100 Marymount Avenue, Tarrytown, NY 10591 $65,000 a year - Full-time

GENUINE FOODS 54

reviews $65,000 a year - Full-time

ABOUT GENUINE FOODS

At Genuine Foods, we create nourishing food environments at schools and workplaces through great-tasting and wholesome meals, made from genuine ingredients. We are a growing social enterprise that uses food to enhance health, productivity and happiness. We believe that fresh, scratch-made food, together with unparalleled service and meaningful enrichment programs, can transform lives and build community. Food service management is what we do, but what we achieve together with our customers, our partners and our dedicated team goes beyond the plate.

JOB DESCRIPTION OVERVIEW

The Assistant Food Service Director (AFSD) plays an important operational, quality control, culinary, and day-to-day leadership role. The Assistant FSD helps the FSD with overseeing food service staff and service operations at a Higher Education location and is an ambassador for Genuine Foods' to grow and maintain relationships with customers and partners. The ideal candidate enjoys working in a team environment, has customer service and culinary orientation and has experience supervising others. Most importantly, the AFSD is committed to Genuine Foods' mission to use food to improve lives and build community, and is passionate about serving students and educators. We are a fun and supportive team that values and respects each other. Genuine Foods is an equal opportunity employer.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead, manage, and inspire a diverse team of food service workers and cooks to ensure top-quality food and customer service is provided at the location Act as the main liaison for all catering events, managing communication, logistics, and on-site coordination. Ensure that all food, beverages, and event materials are prepared, organized, and delivered on time to guarantee seamless execution. Support the Food Service Director in setting the Genuine cultural tone in the account, meet regularly with the team and partners to ensure full transparency, understanding, safety, and accountability. Serve as a representative/brand ambassador of the Genuine Foods team at the location, attend client and community engagement events as needed. Collaborate with FSD to support account needs and solve problems by thinking through all angles and downstream impacts. Drive and develop self and team to build strong relationships with clients and help achieve KPIs (profitability, safety, engagement, etc.). Ensure compliance with applicable USDA, regional, state, and local policies governing meal and retail programs, along with safety and QA requirements; conduct audits and offer solutions for improvement. Champion development, performance evaluations, succession planning, and focus on building single- and multi-unit management skills; have a full understanding of all roles within operation; support the team with tools and systems. Perform all other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum 1 year of management experience in hospitality, food service, or a similar environment. Strongly prefer fluency in English and Spanish Strong desire to learn and develop management skills. Previous experience in a leadership role with exposure to catering, customer service, people development, food services, etc. Basic cooking and baking knowledge required to support daily operations. Expert client relationship, influencing, presentation, listening, and communication (written and verbal) skills. Champions the inclusion mindset, and is proactive, positive, professional, flexible, and resilient. Demonstrates initiative, ownership, multitasking, prioritization, and organization skills. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Suite and other computer skills. ServSafe certification is a plus.

WHY GENUINE FOODS?

Bonus Potential Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay Medical, Vision & Dental benefits 401K plan