Nutrition Services Lead

About the role

Join our Nutrition Services team at Corewell Health and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. As a Lead Technician, you'll be responsible for ensuring that our services are delivered in a cost-effective and efficient manner. You'll monitor the delivery of high-quality food and nutritional services to our patients, employees, and visitors, and make key decisions to solve departmental concerns. Communication and collaboration with other team members are essential to ensure continuity of service and help foster a positive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the production of high quality products following standardized recipes, provides input for menu development.
• Able to identify and address variances per established standards.
• Prioritizes and directs activities of employees in assigned area.
• Prepares schedule, daily assignments and coordinates with leadership to optimize staffing.
• Orients, trains and coaches staff.
• Applies corporate and department policies consistently and equitably.
• Provides input into evaluation and discipline of staff.
• Works with staff to promote teamwork. Addresses concerns. Mediates disputes with assistance of management.
• Utilizes hospital resources as necessary.
• Maintains safety and sanitation standards in work area. Identifies and addresses variances and takes remedial action as needed.
• Upholds/enforces policies and procedures including but not limited to safety, sanitation and compliance.
• Responsible that assigned work area and employees are compliant with hospital standards and survey/inspection ready at all times.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and communicate effectively in English.
• 3 years of relevant experience as a Nutrition Services Leader in culinary/food production areas.
• CRT-ServSafe Handler - NRA National Restaurant Association 90 Days required.
• CRT-ServSafe Manager - NRA National Restaurant Association 90 Days required.
• Preferred: Associate's Degree in food service related area.
• 2 years of relevant experience in food service experience for all patient and retail food service areas outside of culinary/food production.
• 1 year of relevant experience in management for all patient and retail food service areas outside of culinary/food production.
• 1 year of relevant experience with therapeutic diets for patient services areas.