Dining Services Manager

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.•Owens Cross Roads, AL

17h

About The Position

The Dining Services Manager plans, manages, and coordinates the dining services department at one or more locations, providing food services for residents and employees. The role establishes standards for department organization and supervision, maintains service quality within budget, oversees menu planning, food costs, meal preparation, food safety, sanitation, inventory, and staffing, and supports employee training and resident nutrition education. The manager develops cost-control and continuous quality-improvement systems, follows safe work practices, and prepares and submits the department budget to the director. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Two to four years of experience in a commercial kitchen, kitchen operations and line cooking, and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Current ServSafe Certification.
State food service certification, if applicable.
Thorough knowledge of food safety and sanitation, culinary nutrition, and supervisory management.
Basic typing skills.
Ability to apply existing guidelines and procedures to make varied departmental decisions and use sound judgment to solve moderately complex problems.

Nice To Haves

ACF Certified Sous Chef (CSC).
Familiarity with Microsoft software.

Responsibilities

Develop standards for the organization and supervision of dining services.
Maintain quality dining services within the prescribed budget.
Determine the quality and quantity of food required; plan menus and control food costs; may be scheduled to prepare meals.
Oversee food preparation and cooking to ensure meals are prepared according to company procedures.
Inspect work, storage, and serving areas to verify compliance with food safety and sanitation regulations.
Prepare cleaning schedules, production worksheets, and staff schedules.
Maintain inventory of food and nonfood items.
Select, orient, and train new department employees, and delegate authority to support the effective flow of materials and services.
Develop and direct a cost-control system and prepare and submit the department budget to the director.
Provide nutrition education and counseling for residents, and present dining services education programs to dining services and other staff as needed.
Ensure safe work procedures are developed and followed, including procedures related to employee injuries, prevention, and infection control.
Ensure a continuous quality-improvement program is in place and appropriate follow-up occurs.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible part-time and full-time associates.
401(k) for eligible part-time and full-time associates; temporary associates may participate.
Associate assistance program.
Employee discounts.
Referral program.
Early access to earned wages for hourly associates outside California.
Optional ID theft protection and pet insurance.
Paid time off for eligible full-time associates.
Paid holidays for eligible full-time associates.
Company-provided life insurance for eligible full-time associates.
Adoption benefit for eligible full-time associates.
Short- and long-term disability for eligible full-time associates.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible full-time associates.
Health Savings Account for eligible full-time associates.
Optional life and dependent life insurance for eligible full-time associates.
Optional accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan for eligible full-time associates.
Tuition reimbursement for eligible full-time associates.
Advancement of naturalization application fees up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been employed for at least one year.