Director of Dining Services

Bridgeway Park Lansing•DeWitt, MI

About The Position

A Dining Director is needed to work at Bridgeway Park Lansing Senior Living Facility. The Dining Director is responsible for providing overall leadership and management of the dining operations in an assisted living facility. Our ideal director will have experience working with seniors, managing staff in a kitchen is required.

Requirements

Two years’ experience as a Chef / Cook with current Food Services Sanitation Certificate
One year supervisory and management experience which may include recruiting staff, coaching performance management and responsibility of daily department operations
Ability to work weekends, evenings and flexible hours along with availability for our customers at peak service days and times

Responsibilities

Ensures adherence to therapeutic diets, correct portioning of foods and proper serving methods
Ensures log books are following federal, state standards (temperature log, refrigerator log, freezer log and cleaning log)
Maintains cleaning schedules, in‑service training records, department communication log, vendor problem logs, department opening and closing checklists
Maintains an adequate inventory of food and supplies including emergency supplies
Partners with leadership team to ensure community is in compliance with OSHA requirements and promotion of Risk Management programs and policies
Safe food handling is practiced at all times to prevent an outbreak of food borne illness
Ensures compliance with local health department regulations
Understands and manages the department budget to include labor & other expenses and its impact on the community's bottom line
Processes and submits monthly expenses and budget data timely
Coordinates with the community team to achieve cross training when applicable