Dietitian

Gordon Food Service Canada Ltd.; Milton; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, EF

After 30 days benefits

RRSP matching

Profit Sharing

Family culture

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Gordon Food Service seeks a bilingual Dietitian to serve as the Nutrition Resource Centre expert for non-commercial customers and GFS staff. The role requires English/French proficiency and travel to Ajax, Milton, or Amherst up to four days a week.

You will develop tools to support schools, healthcare and other institutions, promote NRC offerings, and train staff on NRC resources. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree: Dietetics or a related field.
• Registered Dietitian certification/license.
• Experience with recipe and menu management software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Detail-oriented and able to present.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provides customer consultations and connects them with nutrition solutions.
• Promotes NRC tools and resources and provides training.
• Develops NRC tools and services to meet customer needs.
• Acts as point of contact for NRC regarding regional sales scenarios (pitches, bids, shows).
• Supports sales through NRC training and promotion of NRC activities.
• Disseminates knowledge across GFS units to improve practices.
• Delivers NetMenudemons to cycle menu customers and leads training sessions.
• Develops regional cycle menus and provides menu support.

Skills

Menu management software

Communication skills

Customer service

Presentation delivery

Education

Bachelor Degree: Dietetics or related field

Registered Dietitian certification/license

Tools

NRC tools and resources

Job description

Position Summary

Serves as a subject matter expert and face of the Nutrition Resource Centre (NRC) for Non-Commercial (healthcare, education, remote accommodations, corrections) customers and GFS employees, on anything relating to institutional food service. The Dietitian would be the liaison and champion of customer needs within GFS by developing and utilizing tools to support customers. Bilingualism in English and French is required (written and spoken).

Location

The successful candidate must be able to travel 4 days a week to Ajax, Milton or Amherst.

What We Offer

• The salary is between 72 000$ and 82 000$ plus a 10% bonus.


• Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and EFAP Benefits after 30 days of employment


• FULL flex benefits program


• Company matching RRSP


• Family culture


• Advancement opportunities


• Profit Sharing


• 128 year, family owned and operated company history

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides customer consultations and connects them with solutions for their food service operation.


• Solutions include NRC tools and resources, as well as technology solutions.


• Developments and enhancements of NRC tools and services to meet customer needs.


• Point of contact for NRC regarding any regional sales scenarios: pitches, bids, food shows, etc.


• Helps enable sales through the promotion and training on NRC tools and activities.


• Shares and disseminates knowledge across GFS business units and divisions to improve best-practices.


• Leads NetMenudemos to cycle menu customers.


• Delivers all individualized, custom NetMenutraining and support when warranted. E.g., onboarding a large chain, working with unique customer requests not covered by generic training, etc.


• Works with the NRC to develop the regional cycle menu(s), and provide menu support to key customers.


• Prepares and delivers presentations on topics of interest for non-commercial food service, including external speaking opportunities.


• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field through networking and education events.


• Support for customer inquiries to the NRC hotline and email address.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience & Competencies

• Bachelor Degree: Dietetics or a related field.


• Certification or License: Registered Dietitian


• Experience with recipe and menu management software


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• A strong sense of customer service


• Good attention to detail


• Must have ability to prepare and deliver presentations


• Resourceful in finding creative solutions to food service problems


• Ability to work independently while also part of a broader team


• Food handlers certificate an asset

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted.

Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [e-mail] and use the words Accommodation Request in your subject line.

For more than 125 years, Gordon Food Service has delivered uncompromised quality and heartfelt service. From a butter-and-egg delivery service, it has grown into the largest family-operated foodservice business in North America. Today, the company serves customers from restaurants, to healthcare and education, across the U.S. and Canada through its distribution network and more than 180 retail stores.