Dining Services Manager

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. • Mesa, AZ

3d

About The Position

The Dining Services Manager plans, manages, and coordinates dining services activities at one or more locations, providing food services for residents and employees. The role establishes standards for organizing and supervising the department, maintains service quality within budget, plans menus and controls food costs, oversees meal preparation and cooking, and ensures compliance with food safety and sanitation regulations. The manager also coordinates department staffing, schedules, inventory, employee training, budgeting, nutrition education, safe work procedures, and continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Two to four years of experience in a commercial kitchen, kitchen operation 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 make varied decisions using existing departmental guidelines and procedures, and to solve moderately complex problems using judgment and experience.

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 food quality and quantity requirements, plan menus, control food costs, and possibly prepare meals.
• Oversee food preparation and cooking to ensure meals follow company procedures.
• Inspect work, storage, and serving areas to ensure 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 to 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 relating 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
• 401(k)
• 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 full-time associates
• Paid holidays for full-time associates
• Company-provided life insurance for full-time associates
• Adoption benefit for full-time associates
• Short- and long-term disability for full-time associates
• Flexible Spending Accounts for full-time associates
• Health Savings Account for full-time associates
• Optional life and dependent life insurance for full-time associates
• Optional accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan for full-time associates
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time associates
• Naturalization application fee advances of up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with the company for at least one year
• Professional development and ongoing health and wellness programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED