60030 Restaurant and food service managers

What this occupation covers

Restaurant and food service managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and other food and beverage services. They are employed in food and beverage service establishments, or they may be self-employed.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 8 main duties for this code.

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a restaurant, bar, cafeteria or other food or beverage service
• Determine type of services to be offered and implement operational procedures
• Recruit staff and oversee staff training
• Set staff work schedules and monitor staff performance
• Control inventory, monitor revenues and modify procedures and prices
• Resolve customer complaints and ensure health and safety regulations are followed
• Negotiate arrangements with suppliers for food and other supplies
• Negotiate arrangements with clients for catering or use of facilities for banquets or receptions.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 8 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 31121 Dietitians and nutritionists
• 62200 Chefs
• 62020 Food service supervisors
• 00014 Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services

Excluded from this code

• Dietitians and nutritionists (See 31121 Dietitians and nutritionists)
• Executive chef (See 62200 Chefs)
• Food service supervisors (See 62020 Food service supervisors)
• Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services (See 00014 Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

assistant bar manager · assistant manager - food services · banquet manager · bar manager · beverage service manager · café manager · cafeteria manager · canteen manager · canteen services manager · catering service manager · cybercafé manager · dining establishment managing supervisor · dining room manager · fast food restaurant manager · food and beverage service manager · food services manager · hotel food and beverage service manager · Internet café manager · restaurant assistant manager · restaurant manager · restaurant manager trainee · restaurateur - food services · tea room manager

Employment requirements

• Completion of a college or other program related to hospitality or food and beverage service management is usually required.
• Several years of experience in the food service sector, including supervisory experience, are required.
• Responsible beverage service certification is usually required for managers of establishments serving alcoholic beverages.