Food service manager, Kaiwhakahaere ratonga kai
Also known as
- Food and beverage manager, duty manager, restaurant manager, cafe manager, catering manager, front of house manager
Food service managers oversee staff and the daily operations of cafes, restaurants and other places that prepare and serve food and beverages.
2:35 mins
Your pay could be
$48K
Lower
$53K to $70K
Most common
$90K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Food service managers
- usually work long hours, including evenings and weekends
- usually work in cafes, restaurants, bars and offices
- may work in hot and stressful conditions
- may do physically demanding work
- need to lead others, make decisions and work well under pressure
Tasks
- Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
- Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.
- Resolve customer complaints or problems.
- Maintain operational records.
- Manage inventories of products or organisational resources.
- Monitor organisational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
- Manage organisational or project budgets.
- Evaluate quality of materials or products.
- Schedule product or material transportation.
- Manage guest services.
You usually need experience to become a food service manager and a qualification may be useful.
You may need
- experience in similar work
- a relevant tertiary qualification in food and beverage service, food and beverage management, hospitality or similar area
- a Licence Controller Qualification
- a Manager's Certificate
If you’re in school
You usually need NCEA Level 3 to do the study or training for this job.
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