Food Service Manager (5234U), Cal Dining - 42528 About Berkeley
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Departmental Overview
At Cal Dining, we believe that "breaking bread together" is a unique aspect of dining on-campus with friends, faculty or staff. Our focus is on nourishing the Cal community, both for physical and social well-being, through customer-driven programs, culinary excellence and campus social responsibility.
In the Division of Student Affairs and under the Residential Student Services Programs portfolio, Cal Dining is aself -operated dining program focusing on culinary excellence, social responsibility and supporting theliving/learning environment of our customers. With more than 12,000 meal plan holders, Cal Dining serves over5 million meals per year in 14 facilities with a combination of residential "all you care to eat" dining, retail "a lacarte" dining, stadium concession, training table, early childhood education meal production and catering. CalDining services the campus seven days per week, seventeen hours per day employing 450 full and part timestaff and approximately 400 Cal student workers across multiple locations.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: September 26, 2022
Responsibilities
Oversees activities of employees who operateand maintain kitchens, cafeterias, luncheon counters, and restaurants for in-house service in support of residential dining, retail, concessions and/or catering.
Directs employees to complete services using established food safety guidelines, procedures and quality control.
Assigns tasks, checks work areas at frequent intervals, and maintains schedules.
Oversees direction of employees to complete services using established food safety guidelines, procedures and quality control. Recognizes and acknowledgesoutstanding staff performance.
Responsible for overall maintenance, appearance, sanitation of equipment and facility operation.
Manage maintenance and preventative maintenance schedule.
Oversees assignment of tasks, checks work areas at frequent intervals, and maintains schedules.
Adjust staffing and work assignments to match service volume.
Audits and ensures compliance of food prep to QA standards and safety/security related to handling and preparation of food.
Responsible for merchandise security and loss prevention.
Develops and maintains exceptional customer service standards.
Participates in ongoing customer service programs.
Ensures compliance with cash and payment handling policies and procedures.
Assists functional unit as needed, completing special projects asassigned.
May be required to operate a campus vehicle.
IIPP Statement:
Provides health and safety training, guidance on safe work practices, provides proper equipment, observes work practices and correct methods, and investigates accidents.
Works in a safe and responsible manner while not putting self or others at risk.
This includes complying with applicable policies and regulations; using personal safety gear; observing warning signs; learning about potential hazards; and reporting unsafe conditions.
Required Qualifications
Working knowledge in food service and sanitation regulations.
Working verbal and written communication skills in the English language, including active listening, dynamic flexibility, critical thinking, and ability to multi-task and ensure productive time management.
Working knowledge to make appropriate decisions, reasoning skills, ability to develop original ideas to solve problems, and conduct basic operations analysis and quality control analysis.
Working skills to provide effective interpersonal and work supervision guidance to other personnel.
Basic computer applications skills.
Knowledgeable of production and point of sale equipment.
Education/Training:
High school diploma or equivalent certification/experience.
Lead/supervisory experience, preferably in food service industry.
Preferred Qualifications
B.A. in Food Service Management or equivalent experience desired.
ServSafe certification preferred.
Salary & Benefits
This is a full-time (40 hours/week), career position, and eligible for full UC benefits.
This is an exempt, monthly paid position. The annual salary is commensurate with experience within the range of $56,000.00 - $79,200.
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit:
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html