Quest Food Management Services

Food Service Director I

Quest Food Management Services  •  $65k - $75k/yr  •  Gurnee, IL (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Our Promise

Balance - Quest fosters a fun, supportive environment that puts people first and strives for both culinary excellence and enduring relationships. Our flexible work opportunities encourage a healthy life balance for all of our valued team members.

Meaning - Quest believes that every aspect of what we do has significance, and therefore, our food is fresh and made from scratch, using high quality and responsibly sourced ingredients. We nourish our communities with wholesome meals and through our genuine and personal connections.

Recognition - Quest provides competitive compensation and benefits, and celebrates the fulfillment of our collective values at all levels of the organization. We support professional growth through training, development and access to highly visible leadership.

Position Summary

Responsible for leading the Quest nutrition and guest experience efforts, in order to provide vision, leadership and strategic guidance to the company in these areas. Ensures that Quest vision, values and founding principles are effectively communicated and practiced. Manages assigned company locations and team members.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Cascades the vision of Quest Food Management Services ensuring the Quest vision, values and founding principles are effectively communicated, understood and practiced.
  • Demonstrates commitment to Quest vision, values and missions through actions on a daily basis.
  • Manage staff to include selection, work allocation, training, coaching and mentoring, problem resolution, performance evaluation and feedback, and corrective action.
  • Lead development of the food experience offered by Quest, including developing Quest’s food “brand” via recipes, menus, concepts, and merchandising.
  • Lead development of systems and processes to ensure all food experiences are operationally and financially executable.
  • Champion and advance Quest's nutritional standards in recipe, menu, and brand development.
  • Provide expertise in nutrition and wellness throughout Quest, including nutrition counseling for customers, operational advice and guidance regarding dietary needs, and nutrition and allergen information sharing.
  • Support Quest’s purchasing efforts to ensure product selection is aligned with food experience.
  • Lead Quest’s food safety and sanitation efforts, ensuring every meal is served with the highest levels of attention to safety for our guests.
  • Provide leadership in Quest’s corporate marketing and sales strategies.
  • Serve as Quest’s internal subject matter expert on sustainability, identifying ways for Quest to partner with clients to deliver onsite sustainability solutions and participate in industry best practices regarding sustainability.
  • Provide hands-on support as needed for special events and coverage for gaps in management presence at the account level.
  • Provide support in sales and marketing efforts for account retention and acquisition.
Quest Food Management Services

About Quest Food Management Services

Quest Food Management Services began operations in Chicagoland in 1985 with a focus on providing fresh, scratch made food and intensely personal service to its communities.

Today, we have grown to 92M in annual revenue through our partnerships with over 150 accounts in the Midwest. We primarily serve the K-12 education segment, higher education, and business & industry. We have a depth of experience in facility and equipment design and construction, offer a wealth of expertise in nutrition, marketing, food safety and sanitation, staff management and community building.

Quest was recently ranked #31 in Food Management Magazine’s Top 50 Food Management Companies in the United States, and is one of the fastest growing companies in our industry.

Industry
Travel & Hospitality
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Lombard, IL
Year Founded
1985
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