Food Service Manager
- Orient, OH
- $55,000-62,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Are you passionate about food service and ready to lead with purpose? Join Aramark in a unique and rewarding role as a Food Service Manager at Pickaway Correctional Institution, where you’ll not only manage daily dining operations but also help transform lives.
This isn’t just a job—it’s a chance to mentor, teach, and empower incarcerated individuals by providing them with culinary training, industry certifications, and a pathway to employment after release. Be part of a team that’s changing lives through food.Why Aramark?
- Mission-Driven Work: Help individuals build a better future
- Career Growth: Access to training, development, and advancement
- Inclusive Culture: Be part of a diverse and supportive team
- Competitive Benefits: Health, dental, vision, 401(k), and more
Apply today and be part of something bigger than a job. Help us serve great food—and second chances.Benefits: Full Health Benefits, 401k*, 3 Weeks of Vacation/PTO, 9 Paid Holidays Off, College Tuition Assistance, Free Shift Meals, Career Development Resources and Opportunites & MORE!
Starting Pay: $55,000-$62,000 (based on experience)Job ResponsibilitiesLeadership
- 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
- Identify client needs and communicate operational progress
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Requires at least 1 year of experience
- Requires at least 1 year of experience in a management role
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships
- Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service using Aramark's standard service 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.