Food Service Managers
On the Job
Food Service Managers work for businesses that serve food or drinks. They plan or direct the food-preparing or serving activities.
Physical Demands 
This career requires time standing, walking, or running.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Resolve customer complaints or problems.
- Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
- Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
- Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
- Collect payments for goods or services.
- Manage inventories of products or organizational resources.
- Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
- Evaluate employee performance.
- Evaluate quality of materials or products.
- Negotiate sales or lease agreements for products or services.
Typical Working Conditions
- Frequent contact with others.
- Responsibility for others' health and safety.
- Working with a group or team.
- Frequent decision-making.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Standing.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, or life jackets.
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- Exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings.
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