Director of Food and Nutrition

Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation • Ballinger, TX

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About The Position

The Director of Food and Nutrition leads the Food and Nutrition Services Department, ensuring dietary compliance, food safety, and high-quality service. The role oversees proper handling and use of food and equipment to prevent contamination, improve quality, and minimize costs. The director interviews residents to learn their food preferences and special dietary needs, maintains accurate diet cards and department records, and completes annual and quarterly assessments with dietitian input as needed.

The director also manages department employees and daily operations, including interviewing, hiring, evaluating, motivating, and, when necessary, discharging staff; supervising, scheduling, and coordinating their work; and conducting monthly in-service and orientation programs. The role ensures food is prepared according to menus and standardized recipes, manages procurement and storage of food and supplies, and plans menus for staff meals and special functions as directed by the Administrator.

Requirements

• Current certification or licensure as required by the state.
• Ability to ensure quality food products are prepared according to menus and standardized recipes.
• Ability to effectively procure and store food and supplies.
• Ability to plan menus for staff meals and special functions as directed by the Administrator.
• Ability to supervise and manage daily Food and Nutrition Services Department operations.
• Trustworthiness, consistency in attendance, effective multitasking, and a professional, cooperative demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Maintain dietary compliance, food safety, and service quality standards.
• Ensure proper handling and use of food and equipment to prevent contamination, improve quality, and minimize costs.
• Interview residents to determine food preferences and special dietary needs.
• Update resident diet cards and keep department records organized and secure.
• Complete annual and quarterly assessments, with dietitian input as needed.
• Interview, hire, evaluate, motivate, and, when necessary, discharge food and nutrition services employees.
• Supervise, schedule, and coordinate the work of Food and Nutrition Department staff.
• Conduct monthly in-service and orientation programs for dietary staff.
• Ensure quality food products are prepared according to menus and standardized recipes.
• Procure and store food and supplies effectively.
• Plan menus for staff meals and special functions as directed by the Administrator.
• Supervise and manage the daily operations of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• AD&D, short-term disability, cancer, critical illness, and other protection coverage.
• Whole and term life insurance policies.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
• Paid time off.
• Immediate 401(k) eligibility.
• Exceptional corporate resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed