Compass Group, North America • Boston, MA 02133
Job #2715129486
Chartwells K12
Location: Remote
Schedule: Monday-Friday
Pay Range: $145,000-$155,000
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Chartwells K12's goal is to make sure students leave the cafeteria happier and healthier than they came in, by serving food kids love to eat and creating custom dining programs. With more than 16,000 associates in 4,300 schools, ranging from large public institutions to small charter and private schools, Chartwells K12 is built on decades of food, education and operational experience driven by top culinary, nutrition, wellness, and sustainability talent. For more information, visit ~~~ .
The Senior Director of Operational Excellence (OpX) partners with operations and other functional teams to elevate the student experience, support exceeding client expectations, and drive profitability and margin accretion through establishing new, and refining current food production performance and cost management through strategy, standards, systems, and processes. They enable the activation, deployment and ongoing maintenance of the food production performance essentials while measuring desired impact through analyzing and communicating results. They establish and maintain performance-based relationships with operators built on trust, transparency, honesty, and partnership.
This role requires the ability to travel of 50%.
Developing and effectively communicating solutions that are built within a framework with flexibility to exceed our student and client needs while ensuring consistent scalability and repeatability
Improving efficiencies and removing complexities
Leading a multi-functional team for strategy, development, innovation, and maintenance for food performance initiatives
Synthesizing and applying insights and the translation of data from multiple sources to drive strategic innovation for increased consumer satisfaction and improved margin
Aligning success measures, analyzing results, and communicating outcomes
Creating content for field facing operator training for multiple audiences and collaborating with operators to determine the best format for adoptability and ongoing utilization
Effectively engage with team to share experiences, insight, peer coaching/feedback, and in the on-boarding new team members
Bachelor's degree in business, hospitality, or related field, or equivalent degree or equivalent experience
Minimum of fifteen years' operational leadership experience, demonstrating performance and progressively increased management responsibility
A food service professional with multi-dimensional capability: strategy, development, operations, and communications
Possesses strong strategic thinking skills, with an emphasis on developing solutions and delivering measurable results
Demonstrated record of managing with collaboration that enables decisions to be made with consideration of financial growth, consumer satisfaction and engagement
Result-oriented individual who takes initiative to lead without formal authority and to work effectively in an unstructured, fast-paced and P&L driven environment
Proactive and positive; interacts professionally with a diverse group of associates, peers, managers, suppliers, clients, and customers
Flexible in attitude and style to adapt to situations in a transformational, dynamic environment
Possess courage and conviction and the ability to effectively work in a growing sector
This position reports directly to the Vice President of Operational Excellence and partners with operations teams and functional teams (Culinary, Marketing, Communications, HR, and Foodbuy).
Associates at Chartwells K-12 are offered many fantastic benefits.
Both full-time and part-time positions offer the following benefits to associates:
Retirement Plan
Associate Shopping Program
Health and Wellness Programs
Discount Marketplace
Identity Theft Protection
Pet Insurance
Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
In addition, full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates:
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance/AD
Disability Insurance
Commuter Benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry
Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Chartwells K-12 maintains a drug-free workplace.
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