**Job Title: Food Services Manager** **Job Description** The Food Services Manager will supervise 25-30 unionized staff in one of the dining halls, ensuring smooth operations, approving payroll, supporting scheduling, and ensuring timely food service. This position is an on-going contract with the potential to become permanent. The manager will report to the General Manager and Managing Director and may need to work on weekends with a compensatory weekday off. **Responsibilities** + Plan, organize, and manage operations within the dining hall, including residential student meals, executive dining, and conference services. + Provide support to the Resident General Manager in the design and creation of quality experiences, including setup, decoration, menu identifiers, linen, props, daily service, special events, theme dinners, and catering. + Collaborate with General Managers to ensure the highest level of customer service by developing and overseeing food service standards, customer service policies, quality assurance, in-service training, and proper food handling and sanitation standards. + Conduct regular service inspections and evaluations to observe food preparation and service, station appearance, and cleanliness and sanitation of production and service areas. + Obtain guest feedback through surveys and “table touching” to create discretionary guest-centric dialogue. + Implement and monitor housekeeping, sanitary, and safety rules and regulations. + Create and maintain strong working relationships with Heads of Colleges, faculty, administration, and students. + Supervise the dining room during meal periods and special events. **Essential Skills** + Management skills + Customer service + Culinary experience, including food preparation and cooking + Supervision and scheduling coordination + Food service and hospitality experience + Inventory management + Operations management **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Associates or Bachelor's degree, preferably in culinary arts or a related field + Experience managing a restaurant or working within food services + ServSafe Certified + Valid Driver’s License **Why Work Here?** If you become a permanent employee, you will enjoy amazing benefits, competitive pay, and the potential for growth within the organization. **Work Environment** The work environment is a dynamic dining hall setting. The position may require working in shifts, including weekends, and involves supervising staff and ensuring high standards of food quality and service. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of New Haven, Connecticut. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $28.00 - $30.00 Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in New Haven,CT. **Application Deadline** This position will be accepting applications until Feb 5, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.