You will have to cope with constant turnover and training of new employees. More on Career Possibilities As a food service administrator, you may own a restaurant or manage food service operations for others. Your duties will be many and varied. Food service directors train, supervise, and schedule food service workers in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, colleges, and other institutions. Besides their supervisory duties in the kitchen, food service directors also keep records and inventory, place orders, receive and check deliveries, set prices, and help the dietitian plan menus.
Directors often interview and hire new employees.
Dietary managers meet with dietitians, physicians, and nurses to develop applicable diets for the foodservice and direct the personnel preparing the food. They show staff how to prepare and serve food to meet dietary requirements. Flight kitchen managers purchase and prepare food and supplies for airlines. By reviewing reservations and flight information, they determine the kinds and amount of food to supply for passengers. They oversee cooks and other kitchen workers who prepare meals.