Food Service-Lead

Job Summary

The Food Services Lead at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for leading provision of high quality, cost-efficient food service, including ensuring all sanitation standards remain met and assisting roles as needed to drive efficient service. This role collaborates with the area Assistant Director or Manager and utilizes strong communication, organizational, and critical-thinking skills to coordinate daily department activities, develop team members, compile data and reporting, monitor inventory, and complete other operational activities with efficient use of time and budget to ensure a safe, compliant, and quality food service experience.

Basic Requirements

• Leads staff to ensure safe, cost-effective, and quality food services;
• Ensures proper training of staff to perform with high-quality standards in the manager’s absence;
• Provides positive leadership to staff to meet Hospital’s & Department goals & objectives;
• Demonstrates adherence to NMHS’ Mission, Vision, and Values Statement & to Service Excellence Standards and serves as a role model to staff.

Communications

• Assists in all written and oral communications regarding operations and schedule changes;
• Participates in training and Inservice Education;
• Captures and submits data and reports appropriately and on a timely basis;
• Communicates effectively and timely with all internal & external customers.

Budget

• Participates in meeting budget and works with staff towards the most efficient use of food and supplies;
• Aids in appropriately ordering and storing food/supplies to control costs and minimize waste;
• Aids in prioritizing, delegating, scheduling, & evaluating work & staff assignments for maximum efficiencies;
• Utilizes FNS order guides and menus.

Safe Food Handling & Sanitation

• Leads staff to follow proper food safety procedures and proper documentation of required monitors;
• Actively participates in FNS’s HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) Program;
• Captures and coordinates/participates in cleaning & sanitation of assigned areas to meet the State Health Standards;
• Maintains assigned HACCP monitors and all other departmental documents.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED Equivalent;
• Required Licenses and Certifications: Demonstrated knowledge of Food Service Health Code Regulations and kitchen sanitation, cleaning, and safety;
• Knowledge Skills and Abilities: Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve basic arithmetic problems, possess knowledge of receiving, storage, issuing and inventory controls, exhibit ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, exhibit ability to speak and read English, remain customer oriented and able to deal effectively with internal and external customers, possess basic computer knowledge, identify as a self-starter and possess the ability to work independently, without direct supervision, demonstrate good work habits (punctual, utilizes time wisely), present a professional appearance follow the uniform & grooming guidelines: ensure that staff does the same, consistently seeks to improve services and products and solicit customer's feedback, organize their assigned areas to meet expense limitations and exceed their customers’ needs, interact with all internal and external customers to provide high quality customers services in a timely manner, resolve customer complaints appropriately, timely and effectively, interface effectively with all assigned and managerial staff, work well with others and on their own, lead and work cooperatively with fellow team members to ensure positive and productive work atmosphere.

Physical Demands

A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Standing. Constantly Walking. Frequently Sitting. Rarely Lifting/Carrying. Frequently 50 lbs Pushing/Pulling. Frequently Climbing. Occasionally Balancing. Occasionally Stooping/Kneeling/Bending. Frequently Reaching/Over Head Work. Frequently Grasping. Frequently Speaking. Occasionally Hearing. Constantly Repetitive Motions. Constantly Eye/Hand/Foot Coordinations. Frequently Repetitive Motions. Frequently Grasping. Frequently Speaking. Occasionally Hearing. Constantly Repetitive Motions. Constantly Eye/Hand/Foot Coordinations. Frequently Benefits

• A****vailable
• Continuing Education
• 403B Retirement Plan with Employer Match Contributions
• Pet, Identity Theft and Legal Services Insurance
• Wellness Programs and Incentives
• Referral Bonuses
• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical Benefits
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Licenses + Certifications Reimbursement
• Life, Long-Term and Short-Term Disability, Group Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Employee Discount Program
• Other:
• Early Access to Earned Wages
• Tuition Assistance
• Relocation Assistance
• Paid Time Away
• Special Employee Rates at NMMC Wellness Centers