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JOB SUMMARY: This position organizes and oversees all food service operations at Alaska Pacific University including, but not limited to, meal plan, mobile café, and catered services; delivering a nutritious, delectable and affordable meal plan to students while providing catering services to University departments and outside organizations.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES
Oversees and coordinates the activities of Alaska Pacific University Dining Services department.
Interacts frequently with students, staff, and faculty in the delivery of a high quality, nutritious, and affordable meal plan while also providing meals, snacks, and beverages for internal and external events.
Organizes and accounts for the financial and staffing resources associated with dining operations.
Oversees Dining Services sustainability efforts including recycling, composting, energy conservation, and an emphasis on cooking and growing local food options usable on campus.
Serves as a member of the Student Affairs Team, collaborating with other offices to support student success.
Provides insight to the sustainability activities at Alaska Pacific University and is charged with facilitating joint activities with the Kellogg Farm students, staff, and faculty to provide home grown food options at the Anchorage campus dining locations.
Serves as the unit budget manager and supervises professional and student staff.
Performs food ordering, inventory, scheduling, staff training and supervision, quality oversight, menu selection, and customer satisfaction assurance.
Responsible for maintaining comprehensive food safety standards with extensive understanding of the HACCP system.
Develops training materials and metrics for success for professional and student employees to be safe in the workplace.
Supervises the activities of professional food service staff and student workers.
Organizes the menus and offerings of the University meal plan for resident students, providing a wide variety of healthy food options.
Collaborates with staff, students, and academic departments in overseeing facilities and food production efforts to grow or source more food locally including supplementing a marketplace for produce grown on the Kellogg Farm.
Provides a series of nutritious options for University departments organizing food events on University-owned property.
Maintains a database of employee certifications records to ensure validity and accuracy.
Improves and expands upon existing sustainability efforts including local purchasing, the implementation of a composting program, and the use of reusable containers.
Supports the workload and efforts of all Auxiliary departments including conferencing and the campus store by providing innovative food options for events.
Organizes and oversees dining service budgets including meal plan revenues/expenditures, catering chargebacks, and daily cash sales.
Assists with the creation and implementation of special events and educational programs for students.
Proposes and implements policies and programs governing food service operations.
Adheres to legal and university policies and standards
Maintains extensive understanding of Federal, State, and Municipal laws and guidelines for alcoholic beverage service.
Demonstrates thorough knowledge of best practices in human resource management including professional development, hiring, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, and termination.
Performs other duties as assigned or required.
KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS
Knowledge of at least two major food areas such as American, Asian, Mexican, French, or other similar cuisines.
Knowledge of farming and livestock methods designed to provide fresh protein and vegetable options acceptable in a college environment.
Skill in ordering food appropriate for summer camps, college meal plan, and high end catering functions.
Skill in implementing sustainability activities associated with food service operations including composting, recycling, local food purchasing, and energy conservation.
Skill in both verbal and written communication.
Skill in customer service appropriate to a collegiate setting.
Skill in working effectively and creatively with diverse people commonly found in a collegiate setting.
Skill in calculating average costs and revenues in overseeing food service and catering operations.
Skill in communicating with both internal and external customers.
Skill in working professionally and showing a commitment to ethical values in the workplace.
MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
Bachelors degree in culinary arts, business management, or related field. Progressively responsible professional work-related experience, education, or training may be substituted on a year-for-year basis beyond an Associates degree.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION
Non-Supervisory: Two (2) years of direct food preparation experience in food service or restaurant operations.
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Supervisory: Two (2) years supervising food service or restaurant operations.
MINIMUM CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION
Serve-Safe manager certification required. TAP card required.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Possess current valid drivers license. Ability to pass a driving history check and driving test.
The position will have variable evening and weekend assignments usually related to student events, University special events, and catering functions. Basic first aid and CPR certification required within one month of hire.
MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The following demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The position is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit, reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, or kneel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. May be required to walk occasionally on trails in cold, snowy, and icy conditions up to 500 yards at night in sub-zero weather as well as driving University vehicle in snowy conditions. The work area will be exposed to very hot and cold areas typical of a campus kitchen.
Apply online at :https://www.alaskapacific.edu/careers/director-of-dining-services/
APU is an ADA/EEO Employer
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