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, Licenses, And Other Special Requirements

• Current ServSafe Certification required.
• State food service certification required, if applicable.
• ACF Certified Sous Chef (CSC) preferred.

Management/Decision Making

• Applies existing guidelines and procedures to make varied decisions within a department.
• Uses sound judgment and experience to solve moderately complex problems based on precedent, example, reasonableness or a combination of these.

Knowledge And 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.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Standing
• Requires interaction with co-workers, residents or vendors
• Walking
• Sitting
• Use hands and fingers to handle or feel
• On-Call on an as needed basis
• Reach with hands and arms
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Exposure to latex
• Ability to lift: Up to 25 pounds
• Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens
• Possible exposure to various drugs, chemical, infectious, or biological hazards
• Requires Travel: Occasionally

Benefits

• 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
• 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
• Advancement of 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.