Food Service Supervisor

Trinity Health•Waterbury, CT

11d•$21 - $32

About The Position

The Food Service Supervisor joins the Food and Nutrition Team at Saint Mary's Hospital, part of Trinity Health Of New England. The role supervises and trains assigned food service employees and oversees food service functions, including patient feeding, cafeteria service, and special functions. The supervisor ensures staff follow department policies and procedures, maintains logs, and completes reports related to areas of responsibility. The position is per diem with a rotating shift.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
ServSafe certification.
One to three years of food service supervisory experience.
Ability to supervise food service personnel and maintain organization and workflow in a food service operation.
Ability to perform food service management duties, including scheduling, training, recordkeeping, and ensuring adherence to department policies and procedures.
Knowledge of Medical Nutrition Therapy, including food allergies.
Ability to apply theory in practice and think critically to solve problems.

Responsibilities

Supervise assigned food service employees daily.
Collaborate with the department head on human resources duties, including recruiting and selecting personnel, training, coaching, and disciplining employees as needed.
Complete employee evaluations.
Prepare employee work schedules and cover absences.
Coordinate with other food service management to oversee food service employees when the department head is absent.
Ensure compliance with safety, sanitation, and safe food-handling procedures.
Work as the checker on the patient tray line.
Maintain required logs, including refrigerator, dish and pot machine, food temperature, sanitizer test strip, and sanitation inspection records.
Assist with purchasing food and non-food items for the Dietary/Nutrition Department.
Perform diet office functions.