Director, University Dining
Core
Strategic leadership of self-operated university dining operations, overseeing production, delivery, and financial performance across multiple campus locations.
Role type
Senior Director of Food Service Operations
Builds
Campus dining services, catering, and retail food operations for students, faculty, and visitors
Domain
Higher Education / Food Service Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (Food Service Operations)
Required skills
Strategic planning, multi-unit operations management, budgeting and financial analysis, staff recruitment and performance management, food safety and sanitation compliance, procurement and contract management, menu development, catering operations management
Preferred skills
Sustainability initiatives, student employment program integration, marketing and branding, alcohol service regulations, data analytics for decision-making
Technologies
Point-of-sale systems, menu management platforms, operational software solutions
Responsibilities
Direct creation of food menus, pricing structures, and service quality goals; exercise supervisory authority over 2.0 FTE employees; develop operating policies for food safety and sanitation; develop the unit budget; serve as liaison to internal and external stakeholders; oversee catering operations and retail food service
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership and operational oversight