DFAC Manager Army National Guard

Job Details: Job Location: ARANG - North Little Rock, AR, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Travel Percentage: None, Job Category: Restaurant - Food Service, Dining Facility (DFAC) Manager – Arkansas National Guard, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, AREmployer: ECI Management Group | Type: Full-time, on-site | Contract: Arkansas Army National Guard Full Food Service (Key Personnel)About the RoleECI Management Group is hiring a Dining Facility Manager to lead Full Food Service operations supporting the Arkansas Army National Guard at Camp Joseph T. Robinson. You will have full authority to act for the company at your dining facility and are accountable for meeting all contract performance standards. This role requires managing a workload that surges sharply during drill weekends, annual training, and mobilization events.Responsibilities Operations Oversight: Manage breakfast, lunch, and dinner service in a multi-entrée military dining facility, including food ordering, receiving, storage, preparation, serving, and sanitation. Scale operations up and down for drill weekends, annual training periods, schools, and transient units; support extended or 24-hour operations during exercises, state active duty, emergencies, and natural-disaster response. Staff Management: Lead cooks, bakers, cashiers, and dining facility attendants through subordinate supervisors and shift leaders. Build flexible schedules that cover peak training periods and maintain staffing levels required by the contract. Ensure staff complete all mandatory training (food safety, AT Level I, iWATCH, OPSEC, INFOSEC, CUI, TARP, SHARP). Compliance & Safety: Enforce sanitation and HACCP standards, the Tri-Service Food Code (TB MED 530), and Army regulations (AR 30-22, DA PAM 30-22, TM 4-41.11); support Government, COR, and Public Health inspections. Financial & Inventory Control:  Utilize Internet systems to order, issue, inventory, and plan meals; manage headcount and cash collection; maintain account status and days of supply within tolerance; safeguard Government property, subsistence, and keys. Liaison: Serve as the primary on-site point of contact between ECI Management Group, the Project Manager, the COR, and Guard unit leadership and food program personnel to plan feeding requirements for upcoming training events.Qualifications: Requirements Minimum 3 years' experience managing cafeteria-style or multi-entrée operations with complete meal service (breakfast, lunch, dinner) Bulk feeding experience (300+ customers per sitting) Proven ability to lead teams through subordinate supervisors Working knowledge of automated food management systems Current Food Protection Manager Certificate (e.g., ServSafe), issued within the last 5 years Ability to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC), including a favorable Tier 1 background investigation Flexibility to work early mornings, weekends (including drill weekends), holidays, and extended hours as mission requiresPreferred National Guard or Reserve Component food service experience, including drill-weekend and annual-training feeding operations Contract or Government DFAC management experience Familiarity with OTC Net Knowledge of the Central Arkansas area and Camp RobinsonECI Management Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.