What You'll Do

  • Test cooked food by tasting and smelling it to ensure palatability and flavor conformity.
  • Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations.
  • Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
  • Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner.
  • Monitor budgets and payroll records, and review financial transactions to ensure that expenditures are authorized and budgeted.
  • Schedule staff hours and assign duties.
  • Monitor compliance with health and fire regulations regarding food preparation and serving, and building maintenance in lodging and dining facilities.
  • Coordinate assignments of cooking personnel to ensure economical use of food and timely preparation.
  • Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation or food subsidies.
  • Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.88/5
Speaking 3.88/5
Monitoring 3.88/5
Coordination 3.88/5
Management of Personnel Resources 3.88/5
Reading Comprehension 3.75/5
Service Orientation 3.75/5
Critical Thinking 3.62/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.62/5
Time Management 3.5/5
Active Learning 3.12/5
Learning Strategies 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.

Common styles

Dependability, Leadership Orientation, Cooperation, Attention to Detail, Social Orientation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 3.88/5
Written Comprehension 3.88/5
Oral Expression 3.88/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Speech Clarity 3.75/5
Selective Attention 3.12/5
Near Vision 3.12/5

Technologies & Tools

Aestiva Employee Time Clock Apache Groovy Army Food Management Information System Aurora FoodPro ChefDesk Chef's Calculators ClubSoft Food & Beverage Point of Sale Culinary Software Services ChefTec Database software DataTeam Lunch Express Delphi Technology Dinerware Intuitive Restaurant espSoftware Employee Schedule Partner Evernote Facebook Food Service Solutions FoodCo Food Service Solutions POSitive ID System Food Services Solutions DayCap Gift Certificates Plus Giftworks Google Docs Google Drive

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.77/5)
  • Leadership Orientation (High importance: 4.66/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.53/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.46/5)
  • Social Orientation (High importance: 4.41/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Banquet Director Banquet Manager Cafe Operator Cafeteria Director Cafeteria Manager Cafeteria Operator Catering Coordinator Catering Director Catering Manager CDM (Certified Dietary Manager) CFPP (Certified Food Protection Professional) Chef Manager Concessionaire Cook Manager Deli Manager Dietary Manager Dietary Supervisor Dining Room Manager Dining Service Director F and B Director (Food and Beverage Director) F and B Manager (Food and Beverage Manager) Fast Food Services Manager Flight Kitchen Manager Food GM (Food General Manager) Food Production Manager Food Service Director Food Service GM (Food Service General Manager) Food Service Manager Food Service Specialist Food Service Supervisor Front of House Manager (FOH Manager) Hospitality Manager Kitchen Manager Liquor Establishment Manager Luncheonette Operator Lunchroom Operator Menu Planner Restaurant GM (Restaurant General Manager) Restaurant Manager Restaurateur Saloon Keeper Shift Manager Tavern Keeper Tavern Operator

Career Fit FAQs

Is this career a good fit for me

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Can this help if I want to stay in my field

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What should I compare first

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