Food Service Manager, CSNM

COMPASS GROUP CANADA; Lindsay; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading foodservice provider is seeking a Food Service Manager in Lindsay, Ontario. The role requires at least five years of leadership experience in healthcare food services and a relevant degree. Responsibilities include managing departmental budgets, ensuring compliance with food safety standards, and developing effective interdepartmental relationships. The ideal candidate is proficient in dietary software and MS Office, with excellent organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• At least five years of leadership experience in healthcare food services.
• Proficiency in MS Office is required.
• Current with innovative trends in patient food services.

Responsibilities

• Determines departmental goals and objectives.
• Develops service operating and capital budgets.
• Ensures food safety is a priority in all department activities.

Skills

Leadership in healthcare food services

Verbal and written communication

Organizational skills

Fiscal management

Proficiency in MS Office

Education

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

Current active status as Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM)

Tools

Dietary software

Job description

You might not know our name, but you know where we are. That’s because Compass Group Canada is part of a global foodservice and support services company that’s the 6th largest employer in the world, with 625,000 employees.

You’ll find us in schools, colleges, hospitals, office buildings, senior living communities, tourist attractions, sports venues, remote camps and military installations and more. We’re in all major cities, at remote work sites and everywhere in between – doing business in Canada and 50+ other countries where you can learn and grow. Join us now and point your career forward!

Job Summary

Now, if you were to come on board as a Food Service Manager we’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 acute care 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.
• Think you have what it takes to be our Food 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).
• Proven excellence in fiscal management of departmental budgets, contracts and project costs.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically / conceptually and evidence of achieving collaborative results across various departments and disciplines.
• Current with the latest innovative trends in patient food services.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop direct reports and frontline staff during times of change and shifting priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and people skills

Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.

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