New Mexico is home to some outstanding restaurants, not just because of its mouthwatering dishes, but also because of the incredible brand of service and strong commitment to food safety. The state also has its historically good location as a plus, along with a proud culture, and a whole lot of food to offer, which collectively, make up for a booming food industry.
There’s an abundance of business opportunities across the state, and upcoming bars and restaurants will need a food safety manager to help them raise or maintain their level of service, meet local compliance, as well as any state-level provision. In spite of this, securing a career as a food safety manager is no walk in the park. After all, this job requires an extreme amount of discipline, consistency, as well as continuing training and education. In addition to that, there are also these four essential traits you must develop on your path to being a successful food safety manager!
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Leadership qualities
Being a manager naturally comes with loads of responsibilities. But when your role also involves securing food safety in the restaurant, it’s important to also have a voice that staff will respect and listen to at any given occasion.
It’s cool to be certified and all, but you need to be hands on at this job to demonstrate what food safety is and why it’s such an integral part of the business’ success. To be an excellent food safety manager, you must know how to manage people, so that your expertise and wealth of knowledge will extend to everyone in the team.
Having the right attitude
Many of our personal strengths can be attributed to simply having the right attitude. You can put it this way, without passion, excitement, positivity, energy, and genuine care for your profession, you’ll never find success in any field. You have to be comfortable at what you do. The staff will react to your attitude, so it’s best to be mindful of the energy that you’ll bring to the table at any given day. On the flip side, a great attitude is also mirrored in your staff, and for most cases, in your customers, too.
Having a deep understanding of your market
There’s so much that can go wrong if you don’t put in the time to study your local market. This goes beyond knowing the trends and upswings on the food industry, because you also need to have a firm grasp of what is good and what is bad, compliance-wise, for your restaurant. One thing to also keep in mind is that you never have to stop learning these things, and that you can also learn a great deal from your staff. Thus, leading us to the fourth trait on this list.
Being an effective communicator
Your impressive knowledgebase and set of skills will be null if you don’t have the ability to communicate them effectively with your staff and customers. More importantly, you cannot execute standards and safety precautions at a high level if you’re always on your own. The staff has to be willing to listen, you just have to make an initial push and build a good relationship from there. Meanwhile, you also have to make an effort to make them feel like they can reach out to you if needed. Remember, communication is a two-way street. It’s most effective when both parties have an open line to each other.
New Mexico State Law mandates that every individual who oversees any type of food services venue, including sit-down and take-out restaurants, bars, catering halls, food trucks or within public venues who prepare and serve food must earn their Food Safety Manager certification. To know more, visit Learn2Serve.com to find out how you can earn your certification online and on time.
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