Food Service Manager , CSNM

COMPASS GROUP CANADA; Cobourg; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

COMPASS GROUP CANADA is seeking a Food Service Manager in Cobourg, Ontario to lead healthcare food service operations. The role focuses on setting goals, budgeting, and maintaining top-quality service while ensuring compliance with food safety standards and health regulations.

The ideal candidate brings five years of leadership experience in healthcare food services, CSNM certification, and a degree in Food and Nutrition Management or related field.

Qualifications

• At least five years of leadership experience in healthcare food services in a labour environment.
• Current active status as Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM).
• Degree or diploma in: Food and Nutrition Management, Business Administration, or Hotel and Restaurant Management.
• Proficiency in dietary software and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Determines departmental goals and objectives in keeping with organizational and departmental philosophy.
• Develops service operating, and capital budgets. Utilizes data to manage area of responsibility.
• Direct department activities and maintain highest quality service standards.
• Maintain compliance with industry, company, and legislative standards.
• Supervise all phases of operational planning and expenditures, inventory management, procurement budgeting, costing, and financial reporting.
• Ensures that food safety is treated as a priority in all department activities.
• Ensures diets in facility meet the nutritional standards as set out in the contract and adhering to any provincial or health authority standards, as applicable.
• Establishes effective relationships and coordinates service with those of other departments.
• Attends interdepartmental meetings.
• Evaluates performance of direct subordinates, documenting concerns and progress.

Skills

Leadership experience

CSNM certification

Communication skills

Education

Degree or diploma in Food and Nutrition Management, Business Administration, or Hotel and Restaurant Management

Tools

Dietary software

MS Office

Job description

The salary range for this position is $63,000 to $66,000. Final compensation will be determined based on relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may be entitled to other elements of total compensation, which may include group benefits, employer RRSP contributions, and discretionary bonus or incentive programs, where applicable to the role. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and comply with all applicable pay transparency legislation. Further details regarding our total rewards program will be shared by the Talent Acquisition team during the hiring process. Canadian work experience is not a requirement for this role. Please note that artificial intelligence–based tools may be used at certain stages of the recruitment and applicant screening process.

Now, if you were to come on board as aFood Service Managerwe’d ask you to do the following for us:

• Determines departmental goals and objectives in keeping with organizational and departmental philosophy.
• Develops service operating, and capital budgets. Utilizes data to manage area of responsibility.
• Direct department activities and maintain highest quality service standards.
• Maintain compliance with industry, company, and legislative standards.
• Supervise all phases of operational planning and expenditures, inventory management, procurement budgeting, costing, and financial reporting.
• Ensures that food safety is treated as a priority in all department activities.
• Ensures diets in facilitymeet the nutritional standards as set out in the contract and adhering to any provincial or health authority standards, as applicable.
• Establishes effective relationships and coordinates service with those of other departments.
• Attends interdepartmental meetings.
• Evaluates performance of direct subordinates, documenting concerns and progress.

Think you have what it takes to be ourFood Service Manager? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you will be successful:

• At least five years of leadership experience in healthcare food services in a labour environment.
• Current active status as Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM).
• Degree or diploma in: Food and Nutrition Management, Business Administration, or Hotel and Restaurant Management.
• Proficiency in dietary software and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).