Dining Services Manager
About the Role
Plans, manages, and coordinates activities of the dining services department at one or more locations, and provides food services for residents and employees.
Responsibilities
- Develops standards for organization and supervision of dining services.
- Maintains quality dining services within the prescribed budget.
- Determines quality and quantity of food required; plans menus and controls food costs; may be scheduled to prepare meals.
- Oversees the food preparation and cooking, to ensure meals are prepared per company procedures.
- Makes frequent inspections of all work, storage, and serving areas to determine that regulations governing food safety and sanitation are followed.
- Prepares cleaning schedule, production worksheet and staff schedules.
- Maintains inventory of food and nonfood items.
- Selects, orients, and trains new employees in department; effectively delegates authority to dining services staff to ensure effective flow of materials and services.
- Develops and directs cost control system; prepares and submits department budget to director.
- Provides nutrition education and counseling for residents; presents dining services education program to dining services and other staff as needed.
- Ensures safe work procedures are developed and followed, to include those relating to employee injuries, prevention, and infection control.
- Ensures a continuous quality improvement program is in place and appropriate follow-up occurs.
Qualifications
Education and Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. Two to four years experience in commercial kitchen, operation and line cooking, and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certifications
- Current ServSafe Certification required.
- State food service certification required, if applicable.
- ACF Certified Sous Chef (CSC) preferred.
Skills
- Possesses extensive knowledge of a distinct skill or function and a thorough understanding of the organization and work environment.
- Has working knowledge of a functional discipline.
- Familiarity with Microsoft software preferred.
- Basic typing skills are essential.
- A thorough knowledge of food safety and sanitation, culinary nutrition, and supervisory management is required.
Benefits
Part and full time benefits eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision insurance; 401(k); Associate assistance program; Employee discounts; Referral program; Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA); Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance.
Full time only benefits eligibility: Paid Time Off; Paid holidays; Company provided life insurance; Adoption benefit; Disability (short and long term); Flexible Spending Accounts; Health Savings Account; Optional life and dependent life insurance; Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance, and legal plan; Tuition reimbursement.
Temporary associates are not benefits eligible but may participate in the company's 401(k) program.
To support associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen, Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.
Pay
Base pay in range will be determined by applicant's skills and experience.
Schedule
On-Call on an as needed basis. Requires Travel: Occasionally.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
- Standing
- Walking
- Sitting
- Use hands and fingers to handle or feel
- Reach with hands and arms
- Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Talk or hear
- Ability to lift: Up to 25 pounds
- Requires interaction with co-workers, residents or vendors
- Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections
- Exposure to latex
- Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens
- Possible exposure to various drugs, chemical, infectious, or biological hazards
- Vision