Food Services Supervisor (Administrative), Food Services

IWK Health; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

IWK Health in Halifax is seeking an Administrative Food Service Supervisor for a 12-month, temporary hourly role. You will coordinate recruitment, handle administrative tasks, and support quality improvement across Food Services.

The position requires a nutrition-related degree or diploma and advanced food safety training, with a focus on recruitment and onboarding. The role occurs in a fast-paced healthcare setting with regular 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nutrition or a Food Services Technical diploma (with relevant experience) is required.
• Advanced Food Safety training & WHMIS are required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of food services management experience is an asset.
• Previous experience in institutional or healthcare food service and unionized settings is preferred.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team-building abilities.
• Strong organization and time management skills in fast-paced settings.
• Sound judgment and effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding, quality improvement, or project work is considered an asset.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Competencies in other languages are considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment, complete departmental administrative tasks, and support quality improvement initiatives across the Food Services department.
• Recruitment is a significant focus of the role, including screening applications against established criteria, coordinating and participating in interviews, and arranging onboarding with departmental supervisors, including the scheduler.
• The Administrative Supervisor supports departmental quality improvement initiatives and projects under the direction of management.
• Responsibilities may include conducting audits, collecting and analyzing data, supporting implementation activities, coordinating follow-up on action plans, and monitoring progress to promote operational effectiveness and sustained improvements.
• As operationally required, the Administrative Supervisor fills operational supervisor shifts and directly supervises staff represented by multiple unions in a fast-paced environment.
• The position provides staff direction and coaching, addresses day-to-day staffing and service concerns, and oversees safe, efficient service delivery and compliance with established food safety and service procedures in both a retail and patient food services environment.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Team building

Organizational skills

Time management

Problem solving

Recruitment support

Onboarding

Quality improvement

Project coordination

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Languages (other)

Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nutrition or a Food Services Technical diploma

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Company : IWK Health

Req ID: 227833

Department/Program: Assembly , Digital and Client Services

Location: Halifax

Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) for 12 months x 1 position(s)

Start Date: ASAP

Union Status: Non-union , Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit

Compensation: $ 39.0515 - $ 47.8381 /hour

Closing Date: 15 October 2026 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia . People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values , and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of transgender and non-binary people of any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases, and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Business Development, Clinical Nutrition, and Food Services, the Administrative Food Service Supervisor coordinates recruitment, completes departmental administrative tasks, and supports quality improvement initiatives across the Food Services department. Recruitment is a significant focus of the role, including screening applications against established criteria, coordinating and participating in interviews, and arranging onboarding with departmental supervisors, including the scheduler.

The Administrative Supervisor supports departmental quality improvement initiatives and projects under the direction of management. Responsibilities may include conducting audits, collecting and analyzing data, supporting implementation activities, coordinating follow-up on action plans, and monitoring progress to promote operational effectiveness and sustained improvements.

As operationally required, the Administrative Supervisor fills operational supervisor shifts and directly supervises staff represented by multiple unions in a fast-paced environment. The position provides staff direction and coaching, addresses day-to-day staffing and service concerns, and oversees safe, efficient service delivery and compliance with established food safety and service procedures in both a retail and patient food services environment.

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Some evening, weekend, and holiday shifts may be required.

This is a hybrid role.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nutrition or a Food Services Technical diploma (with relevant experience) is required.
• Advanced Food Safety training & WHMIS are required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of food services management experience is an asset.
• Previous experience in institutional or healthcare food service and unionized settings is preferred.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team-building abilities.
• Strong organization and time management skills in fast-paced settings.
• Sound judgment and effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding, quality improvement, or project work is considered an asset.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Competencies in other languages are considered an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing), you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

I f you are an employee of IWK Health , please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.