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Food Service Manager Skills Preparation

West Los Angeles College

CertificateCIP: 12.0599

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Dates

Since Jul 2024

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Culver City, California

    9000 Overland Avenue, Culver City, California, 90230-3519

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Management of Personnel ResourcesMonitoringCoordinationActive ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionService OrientationCritical Thinking

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceAdministration and ManagementFood ProductionEnglish LanguagePersonnel and Human Resources

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningSpeech ClaritySelective AttentionNear VisionSpeech RecognitionWritten Expression

Tasks

  • 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.

Technology

Time accounting softwareObject or component oriented development softwareInventory management softwareAnalytical or scientific softwarePoint of sale POS software

Tools

Computerized cash registersLaser printersNotebook computersPersonal computersPersonal digital assistants PDA

Work Values

IndependenceRelationshipsSupportWorking ConditionsAchievementRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: medium11-9051.00Food Service Managerstitle_inference$65,310 median$105,420 top+6.38%2,260
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

  • Bank deposits and daily cash reconciliation — count and verify cash drawers, prepare deposit records, and identify discrepancies with minimal oversight at a restaurant or café.
  • Employee work schedules — build and distribute weekly staff schedules, balancing labor hours against forecasted business volume using scheduling software.
  • Food subsidy and sanitation records — maintain accurate government-required documentation for inspections and subsidy compliance with routine managerial review.
  • Food and equipment inventory — conduct regular inventory audits, update records in inventory management software, and flag low-stock items for reorder in a food service operation.
  • Customer service complaints — investigate food quality and service issues, gather relevant information, and implement corrective actions within established protocols.
  • Budget and payroll monitoring — review financial transaction reports and payroll records to confirm expenditures align with approved budgets using financial analysis software.
  • Food preparation coverage — step in to cook, plate, or serve during staffing shortages, maintaining food quality and speed-of-service standards in a live kitchen environment.
  • Personnel performance standards — communicate clear service expectations to front-of-house and back-of-house staff and provide routine performance feedback.
  • Vendor coordination — place routine supply orders, compare pricing, and verify delivery accuracy against purchase orders in a high-volume food service setting.
  • Team communication — conduct brief pre-shift meetings to assign duties, relay daily specials, and address service priorities in a restaurant environment.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
53%
Placement Rate
18%