What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2026 MAP - Student Nutrition Manager - Lowell Public Schools position at Aramark?
Job Description
Are you graduating this year? Are you ready to fast-track your career and make an impact from day one? Aramark?s Management Accelerator Program (MAP) is your launchpad to leadership. Designed for recent graduates, MAP is an immersive experience that blends operations and people management with professional development, mentorship, and community building.
Most MAP roles offer the opportunity to lead a team in your first job out of school! You?ll gain the skills, confidence, and experience to thrive in a fast-paced, people-first environment. MAP participants chart their own course to leadership. Whether you stay in your current account after the program, explore a new line of business, relocate to a different city, or pivot between operations and functional roles?your journey is yours to design.
Ready to MAP your future? Apply now and take the first step toward a career that accelerates your potential.
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 Aramark Student Nutrition.
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.
Job Responsibilities
Leadership
Identify client needs and communicate operational progress
Financial Performance
Qualifications
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.
Are you graduating this year? Are you ready to fast-track your career and make an impact from day one? Aramark?s Management Accelerator Program (MAP) is your launchpad to leadership. Designed for recent graduates, MAP is an immersive experience that blends operations and people management with professional development, mentorship, and community building.
Most MAP roles offer the opportunity to lead a team in your first job out of school! You?ll gain the skills, confidence, and experience to thrive in a fast-paced, people-first environment. MAP participants chart their own course to leadership. Whether you stay in your current account after the program, explore a new line of business, relocate to a different city, or pivot between operations and functional roles?your journey is yours to design.
Ready to MAP your future? Apply now and take the first step toward a career that accelerates your potential.
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 Aramark Student Nutrition.
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.
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
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
- 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
Qualifications
- Ideal applicants will graduate between December 2025 and August 2026. The program starts between May and August 2026 based on the area of the business. All degree requirements must be completed prior to the start of the program.
- Students with a degree or background in hospitality, business, culinary, food service, or facilities management preferred
- Candidates with excellent verbal, written, and professional communication skills
- Candidates willing to work flexible hours, which may include nights, weekends or holidays
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
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.