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Food Service Director - Skilled Nursing in Brooklyn

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Job Description

The Food Service Director is a management position responsible for developing and executing dining solutions to meet patients/residents' needs and tastes. Oversees and manages dining operations where customers order prepared foods from a menu.

Responsibilities

1. Leadership: Lead, mentor, engage, and develop teams to maximize contributions; recruit, assess, train, coach, and manage performance; ensure food services align with the Executional Framework; create a shared understanding and reward employees; ensure safety and sanitation standards.
2. Client Relationship: Identify client needs and communicate operational progress effectively.
3. Financial Performance: Build revenue, manage budgets including cost controls for food, beverage, and labor; maintain P&L statements; achieve food and labor targets; manage resources for quality and cost control.
4. Productivity: Implement and maintain Ditmas Park initiatives for labor and food; create value through efficient operations; ensure full compliance with operational fundamentals.
5. Operations & Compliance: Oversee production, distribution, and food service; maintain a safe, healthy environment; comply with all policies, rules, and regulations; manage inventory and develop systems for food ordering, storage, and menu planning; recruit and develop staff; interact with client management; seek opportunities for new products/services.
6. Additional Responsibilities: Manage front-of-house dining operations; develop food service plans aligned with mission and sustainable practices.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience as a director of food and nutrition services.
• Minimum coursework in food safety covering sanitation, food purchasing, etc.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to develop effective client relationships.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 lbs.

Additional Details

Seniority level: Director

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Management and Manufacturing

Industries: Hospitals and Healthcare

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