Do you love working with Kids and love Food Service? Tired of working nights and weekends? Are you a parent with children in school? Working with our School Food Service Cafeteria teams may be the perfect job for you! We love what we do and are looking for like-minded team members. Submit your resume and let’s TALK!

SLA Management is to always provide students with the best 30 minutes of their day!

This position is located in Nashville, TN that follows the 180-day school year calendar. Our employees do not work nights, weekends, or holidays. Our meal programs are a very successful and rewarding experience.

The candidate will be part of a growing and successful company that is a leader in school foodservice. Applicants must enjoy working in a school setting and provide a positive and uplifting meal experience.

 Candidate for the position of Area Manager will possess the following qualities

• Prefer at least 2 years of multi-unit supervisory experience (Restaurant or Food Service).
• Willingness to travel out of state for portions of the training.
• Ability to pass an extensive nationwide criminal background check and fingerprint analysis.
• Must possess top hospitality and communication skills, working well with others.
• College degree, or 3 years Equivalent operational experience in a relevant field. 
• 5 years' experience in foodservice and fresh food production.
• Strong computer and analytical skills, with spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel, and documents in both Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with POS and online reporting systems is also strongly preferred.
• Must have strong leadership skills and abilities, coupled with a high level of professionalism and attention to detail.
• Must have the ability to work independently while keeping the executive management team updated on pertinent information from the field.

Duties of the Area Manager will include

• Staffing, training, and managing school food service staff full time.
• Implementing effective control of sales, food, beverage, paper, chemical, and labor costs among all units.
• Achieves predetermined profit objectives and desired standards of quality food, service, cleanliness, sanitation, merchandising, and promotion.
• Continuously evaluating performance, encouraging improvement, and developing team members. Plans and administers a training and development program within the department to foster a culture of growth and career advancement. Oversees departmental matters as they relate to federal, state, and local employment and civil rights laws.
• Ensuring that resources are in place from both a staffing and supply standpoint.
• Implementing a wide range of functions to ensure food quality, production, planning, purchasing, and facility maintenance.
• Working directly with School Cafeteria Leaders in order to develop an in-unit marketing strategy.

If you feel your credentials fit our job position, please share your resume and we’ll be in touch.