General Manager - Corporate Dining

Dartcor

$75K — $95K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of leadership experience in corporate dining, catering, hospitality, or high-volume foodservice.
  • Strong expertise in catering operations with a focus on high-touch daily catering and events.
  • Experience managing single-site programs that encompass multiple service lines such as café, catering, and pantry.
  • Demonstrated ability to consistently lead teams and uphold operational standards.
  • Solid understanding of financial and operational fundamentals including scheduling, ordering, and P&L management.
  • Effective communicator who is confident in client and stakeholder interactions.

Responsibilities

  • Own daily operations across café, catering, and pantry services.
  • Lead a high-performing team through hiring, training, and performance management.
  • Drive catering performance focusing on accuracy, timing, and presentation.
  • Manage café execution ensuring speed of service and high standards.
  • Oversee office pantry programs including inventory management and organization.
  • Maintain strong client partnerships through effective communication and issue resolution.
  • Own financial performance by managing labor, purchasing, and waste control.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, life, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan to support retirement savings.
  • Paid time off to maintain work-life balance.
  • Collaborative work environment aligned with core values.
Full Job Description
Dartcor is hiring a General Manager to lead a high-end, single-location corporate dining program that includes a flagship café, elevated daily catering, and a curated office pantry program. This is the senior on-site role responsible for day-to-day leadership, operational execution, financial performance, and client partnership.

We're looking for a sharp operator who runs a clean, disciplined business - strong standards, strong controls, and a team that executes consistently.
What You'll Do:
  • Own daily operations across café service, catering production/execution, and office pantry programs.
  • Lead a high-performing team: hiring, training, scheduling, accountability, and performance management.
  • Drive catering performance: accuracy, timing, presentation, packing standards, service execution, and event readiness.
  • Manage café execution: speed of service, merchandising, daily readiness, and station-level standards.
  • Oversee office pantry programs: inventory, ordering cadence, pars, organization, and presentation.
  • Maintain strong client partnership: communication, planning, issue resolution, and weekly business check-ins.
  • Own financial performance: labor management, purchasing discipline, waste control, reporting, and forecasting.
  • Ensure compliance + standards: food safety, cleanliness, brand standards, and consistent operating routines.
What Success Looks Like
  • Catering runs like clockwork - on-time, accurate, premium presentation, and repeatable.
  • Café execution is consistent: clean stations, fast service, strong merchandising, no surprises.
  • Pantry is always stocked, organized, and on-par with clear ordering systems and tight controls.
  • The team is stable, trained, and accountable - issues don't repeat.
  • Financials are tight: labor and purchasing are managed proactively, not after the fact.

Requirements
What We Need From You:
  • 5+ years progressive leadership in corporate dining, catering, hospitality, or high-volume foodservice.
  • Strong track record in catering operations (high-touch daily catering and events preferred).
  • Experience running single-site programs with multiple service lines (café + catering + pantry).
  • Proven ability to lead teams and hold standards consistently.
  • Strong financial and operational fundamentals: scheduling, ordering, inventory, and P&L awareness.
  • Clear communicator with confidence in front of clients and internal stakeholders.

Benefits
What You'll Get From Us:
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Life and Vision insurance
  • 401(k) to help you invest in your future
  • Paid time off to help support your life outside of work
  • Work alongside collaborative team members who support Dartcor's core values

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