Food Service Managers
F and B Manager (Food and Beverage Manager), Food Service Director, Food Service Manager, Restaurant Manager
What they do:
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
On the job, you would:
- Count money and make bank deposits.
- Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service.
- Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation or food subsidies.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- management
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- food production
- manufacture and distribution of products
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills
Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- looking for ways to help people
Resource Management
- selecting and managing the best workers for a job
- managing your time and the time of other people
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Leadership
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Stress Tolerance
- Self Control
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Word processing software
- Google Docs
- Microsoft Word
Point of sale POS software
- ClubSoft Food & Beverage Point of Sale
- Restaurant Manager
Analytical or scientific software
- Aurora FoodPro
- SweetWARE nutraCoster
Education
Education: (rated 2 of 5)
high school diploma/GED or
certificate after high school
usually needed
certificate after high school
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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