Culinary Director
About The Position
The Culinary Director manages food service at Kindred Hospital Dayton, supporting patients’ healing through high-quality food service in a healthcare environment. The role is responsible for excellent patient meal service and developing the hospital café as a community asset through appealing food options, a welcoming retail space, local partnerships, and other initiatives. The position contributes to patient health and well-being while helping improve perceptions of hospital food. The director works with facility, department, and company leaders, dietitians, chefs, and team members to meet service, quality, and business goals. The role includes leading recruitment, training, development, scheduling, and performance coaching; overseeing purchasing, inventory, vendor relationships, payroll, and supplies; and ensuring compliance with budgets, health and safety requirements, and industry regulations. The posting notes that most nights and weekends are off and that relocation may be required for promotion opportunities.
Requirements
- ServSafe Food Service Manager Certification.
- At least 5 years of food operations experience, including at least 3 years of management experience.
- Experience with cash-handling policies and procedures.
- Familiarity with point-of-sale (POS) or register systems.
- Computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, email, and ordering platforms.
- Willingness to relocate for promotion opportunities.
- Leadership, interpersonal, communication, customer service, professionalism, decision-making, proactive prioritization, teamwork, business ethics, and organizational skills.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Dietary Manager (CDM).
- Experience working in a hospital environment.
- Proficiency in languages other than English, especially Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Manage the food service department to provide excellent service and quality.
- Communicate with department, facility, and company leadership to achieve goals.
- Collaborate with dietitians and chefs to develop menus that reflect market trends and provide nutritional value.
- Lead in a way that supports a team environment fostering morale, passion, quality, and respect.
- Maintain or improve customer and patient satisfaction through communication, integrity, and performance.
- Lead team-member recruiting, training, development, scheduling, and assignments.
- Conduct daily inspections and assessments and coach and counsel team members.
- Manage inventory, ordering, vendor relationships, planning, schedules, payroll, and supplies to ensure budget compliance.
- Implement team-building initiatives that create a positive and safe work environment.
- Drive compliance with health, safety, and industry regulatory agencies.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation and sick time.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Career development and ongoing training.
- Most nights and weekends off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
