Director of Dining Services

About the role

In this role you will oversee and control day to day operations of all dining services operations at the community.

Responsibilities

• Follow Company Dining Policy and Procedures and ensure that all department personnel are compliant as well
• Responsible for the purchasing of all dining food and nonfood items and ensure all purchases for the department achieve 95% DSSI ordering compliance
• Balance and maintain budgets for raw food and supplies
• Utilize company standard recipes when completing food production for meals
• Ensure that food is served at proper temperature and in proper portion sizes to ensure food safety and palatability according to our food temperature policy
• Ensure that residents' Prescribed Diets are offered when applicable
• Drive high satisfaction by offering our residents choice, dignity and independence in dining according to our hospitality and customer service policy
• Ensure operating and cleaning instructions/procedures are developed and implemented for the department
• Perform Pre-meal Dining Stand-Up with service staff to review daily menu details
• Know and adhere to all company and the local, state, and county health departments regulations and acts as the community's dietary representative for any health department or other required inspections; assure compliance, follow-up to assure any deficiencies are immediately corrected
• Ensure all dining areas are clean and safely operating, completes monthly Self Sanitation audit according to the sanitation audit tool and operation and sanitation policies
• Interview, manage, train, hire, discipline, and terminate all dining staff personnel as needed
• Oversee the scheduling of all food service personnel to maintain compliance with labor budget

Qualifications

• 3+ years of previous Food Service experience required
• Management experience is not required but a plus
• Serv Safe and/or other required local, county or state certifications
• Ability to switch tasks quickly and often
• Positive and professional attitude and good at giving clear direction in a respectful demeanor
• Takes pride in the quality and presentation of food that you have helped to prepare, as well as the cleanliness of the kitchen and dining areas that you work within
• Generous amount of patience and the ability to effectively communicate with many different types of personalities

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits plan including health, dental, vision, retirement benefits, short-term disability, long-term disability, and paid time off
• Eligibility to use DailyPay, an application that allows you to access your earned but unpaid wages before your next payday