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Food Service Manager

ARAMARK

Mastic Beach, NYJob$72–80K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$72–80K/yr
Location
Mastic Beach, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Food Service Manager oversees dining operations where customers order prepared foods from a menu, developing and implementing dining solutions to meet customer needs and tastes. The role leads teams, manages client relationships and financial performance, and coordinates food service activities to deliver finished products. It also supports safe, compliant, and efficient operations in a school dining environment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Interpersonal SkillsClient Relationship ManagementCustomer ServiceCross-Department CollaborationLifting and CarryingStanding for Extended Periods

Qualifications

1+ Year Experience1+ Year Management ExperienceBachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Description

Aramark Student Nutrition provides food and nutrition services to over 350 school districts in the U.S. It offers public and private education institutions a variety of dining options including breakfast and lunch programs, after-school snacks, catering, nutrition education and retail operations. We partner with schools to create culinary experiences that propel students to success. Our goal is to provide healthy, nutritional meals with a stellar dining experience for our communities. For more information on Aramark's Student Nutrition food service programs, please visit - Link here Aramark Student Nutrition - Aramark

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 $72,000.00 to $80,000.00. 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

  • 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

Client Relationship

  • Identify client needs and communicate operational progress

Financial Performance

  • 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

Productivity

  • 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

Compliance

  • 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

Additional Responsibilities

  • 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

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

  • 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.

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 1,214 open Food Service Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$72–80K/yr
  • New York median$52–55K/yr174 salary ranges
  • US median$65–76K/yr658 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $76K, is 42% above the New York median midpoint ($54K) — in the top quarter of Food Service Manager salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 198 open Food Service Manager jobs in New York and 1,214 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
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 (714 postings).
Education
26 of the 1,214 open Food Service Manager jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 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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