
Food Service Manager
Hackensack, NJJob$55–72K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Food Service Manager develops and implements dining solutions to meet customer needs and tastes, and oversees dining operations where customers order prepared foods from a menu. The role leads front-of-house operations with the Food Service Director, coordinates food service activities, and manages team performance, client relationships, financial targets, productivity, safety, sanitation, and compliance.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
Job Description
The Food Service Manager is a management position responsible for developing and implementing dining solutions to meet customer needs and tastes. Oversees and manages dining operations where customers order prepared foods from a menu.
Compensation Data
COMPENSATION: The Salaried rate for this position is $54,625.00 to $72,000.00. If both numbers are the same, that is the amount that Aramark expects to offer. This is Aramark's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for this position as of the time of posting.
BENEFITS: Aramark offers comprehensive benefit programs and services for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources. Additional benefits may include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage. Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works. For more information about Aramark benefits, click here Aramark Careers - Benefits & Compensation
There is no predetermined application window for this position, the position will close once a qualified candidate is selected. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to all applicable Fair Chance Ordinances and Acts. For jobs in San Francisco, this includes the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Job Responsibilities
Leadership
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Use Aramark's coaching model to engage and develop team members to their fullest potential
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Reward and recognize employees
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Ensure individual and team performance meets objectives and client expectations
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Plan and lead daily team briefings
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Ensure safety and sanitation standards in all operations
Client Relationship
- Identify client needs and communicate operational progress
Financial Performance
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Ensure the completion and maintenance of P&L statements
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Deliver client and company financial targets
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Adopt all Aramark processes and systems, understand performance metrics, data, order and inventory trends; educate teams on key levers to improve margins
Productivity
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Bring value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls, and profit management
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Follow the Operational Excellence fundamentals by meeting and maintaining food and labor initiatives
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Ensure entire team is trained and able to implement
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Supervise team regarding production, quality and control
Compliance
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Maintain a safe and healthy environment for clients, customers and employees
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Follow all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour
Additional Responsibilities
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Lead the front of the house of the dining operation (Cafeteria/ Residential Dining Facility) in conjunction with the Food Service Director
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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
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Requires at least 1 year of experience
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Requires at least 1 year of experience in a management role
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
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Strong interpersonal skills
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Ability to maintain effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships
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Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service using Aramark's standard service model
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Ability to maintain an effective working relationship with other departments to a unified food service experience for all customers
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Requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 50 lb.
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Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.
Education
About Aramark
Our Mission
Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.
At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
About Aramark
The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter .
How this job compares
Set against the 999 open Food Service Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$55–72K/yr
- New Jersey median$65–80K/yr26 salary ranges
- US median$62–75K/yr511 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $63K, is 13% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($72K) — in the lowest quarter of Food Service Manager salary ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 29 open Food Service Manager jobs in New Jersey and 999 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Sodexo12 open
- ARAMARK (this employer)4 open
- Compass Group, North America4 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Food Service Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (612 postings).
- Education
- 29 of the 999 open Food Service Manager jobs (3%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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