Assistant Director of Food and Beverage

Job Title: Assistant Director of Food and Beverage

Concept Type: Contract Food Service – Higher Education

Location: Glendale, AZ

Salary: $65,000 - $71,000 per year

We have built a reputation for delivering exceptional contract food service across a variety of dining environments, backed by strong systems, thoughtful concepts, and a genuinely well-trained team. What sets this operation apart is a commitment to its people: every associate is recruited, trained, and developed with care, and treated with the fairness and respect that builds long-term careers, not just jobs. This is a culture where leadership growth is real, standards matter, and the people behind the scenes are just as valued as the guests they serve.

If you're looking for your next move as an Assistant Director of Food and Beverage in Glendale, AZ, this is an opportunity to step into a leadership role with a company that invests in its managers as much as its menus.

Job Qualifications

• Two-year college degree plus two years of supervisory experience, or equivalent combination of education and hands-on restaurant leadership
• Proven track record in people management, team development, and delivering on budgeted financial results
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead and align a diverse team
• Working knowledge of Excel, Google Suite, and POS systems such as CBORD, Simphony, or Micros
• Experience in contract food service, particularly within school or university dining programs
• Ability to obtain and maintain ServSafe certification
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record

Job Responsibilities

As the Assistant Director of Food and Beverage in Glendale, AZ, you will play a hands-on leadership role supporting the daily operation and overseeing hourly staff. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and performance management of hourly staff to build a high-functioning team
• Overseeing food, beverage, and labor cost controls to consistently meet budgeted financial targets
• Delivering high-quality, consistent food service through hands-on quality control, portion checks, and temperature standards
• Managing staff scheduling, shift coverage, and daily opening and closing procedures
• Driving guest satisfaction through direct floor presence, team accountability, and swift resolution of service issues
• Maintaining a safe, sanitary, and operationally sound environment in full compliance with company standards
• Handling accurate administrative recordkeeping, daily cash reconciliation, and shift log documentation

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary with room for growth
• A culture built on fairness, respect, and genuine support for its people
• Leadership development within an established, growing organization
• Opportunity to build a long-term career in contract food service

This Assistant Director of Food and Beverage role in Glendale, AZ is a strong fit for a hospitality leader who thrives in a fast-paced dining environment and wants to grow within a company that backs its managers. If you bring contract food service experience — especially within school or university dining — along with a steady hand and a sharp eye for standards, this is your next step.

Interested candidates should send their resume to John Wilcoxon. John@geckohospitality.com

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Since 2000, Gecko Hospitality and its dedicated Franchise Partners and Recruiters throughout the United States have been pioneers in the hospitality recruiting industry. The value that Gecko Hospitality provides to its Clientele is evident in the advanced networking and technology skills our professional recruiters possess in identifying qualified restaurant professionals.

At Gecko Hospitality, we are passionate about making sure that every member of our recruiting team is familiar with our philosophies. In the same way that we learn about people when developing relationships and friendships, we want our people to have a sense of Gecko Hospitality's values and insight into our company's "personality." With this insight comes a greater understanding of how values "fit" with Gecko Hospitality's values, why we do things the way we do as well as providing a basis for making decisions that are appropriate to those values. We all play a part in keeping these traditions and philosophies alive.

We want every member of our recruiting team to understand that we are only as good as how well we follow these philosophies on an every day basis. Gecko Hospitality is all about achieving results by being motivated. This motivation to achieve results comes from within. No one can motivate us, nor can we motivate anyone else. As leaders, all that we can do is provide an environment where people motivate themselves to achieve mutually beneficial goals. Along with this philosophy, each team member possesses the following traits for which we are proud: honesty, integrity, desire, determination, listening skills, rapid learning, responding in a timely manner, effective communication skills, thoroughness, empathy, compassion, and most of all we want every team member to have a strong work ethic that motivates them to produce superior results both for our candidates and for our Clients.

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