Assistant Manager - Dining

You’ll assist with scheduling, training, and closing operations, ensuring smooth transitions between meal periods. If you have prior experience working in a kitchen, you’ll quickly learn the tasks your team performs and be ready to jump in, as well as train others on these procedures.

Days and Hours are based on operational needs; nights and weekends required.  Schedules are reevaluated every semester.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes healthcare, vision, dental, vacation, retirement, and sick leave, ensuring you and your family are well cared for. Plus, insurance coverage starts on your first day if you complete enrollment before the deadline!

Check out the video below to see our team in action and discover what it’s like to be part of ISU Dining!

Watch Our Team in Action

Example of Duties

• Supervises service delivery, training, safety, sanitation, facilities maintenance, marketing, and cash handling in order to meet departmental goals.

• Assists with the development of operational pricing and budgets to meet sales, budgetary, and financial targets.

• Supervises and participates in food production, including forecasting food ordering, food preparation, and food sanitation.

• Authorizes purchases and monitors inventory control procedures.

• Assists in the planning and execution of dining programs and participates in short and long-term strategic planning.

• Assists in creating and updating policies and procedures used by the department in order to assure compliance with university policies and State and Federal laws.

• Evaluates product offerings and selection to keep current with the popularity of items offered for sale.

• Markets the department and acts as the liaison for the department with various units, committees or task forces.

• Establishes and demonstrates a positive working relationship with vendors to develop product ordering, delivery, and stocking schedules.

• Researches, facilitates, and develops trainings and orientations for new staff.

Level Guidelines

• Aware of key annual objectives of department or work unit

• Understands linkage between daily activities and achievement of annual objectives of department/work unit and explains to direct reports

• Focus on ISU’s mission and meeting department or work unit goals

• Supervises a small department or work team

• Often is a working supervisor with direct, previous experience performing work of those supervised

• Has full management responsibility for direct reports, specifically the authority to hire, fire, and counsel; may share part of responsibility with higher level management

• Requests approval for financial actions beyond a limited scope per policy

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.