Senior Food Service Manager, Healthcare

Compass Group Canada; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and support services company in Hamilton seeks a Food Service Manager to oversee departmental goals, manage budgets, and ensure food safety standards are met. This role requires at least five years of healthcare food services leadership experience, proficiency in dietary software, and a degree in Food and Nutrition Management or a related field. The ideal candidate will excel in communication, organizational skills, and fiscal management while fostering a diverse team environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive health, vision, and dental care coverage

Mental Health and Well-Being initiatives

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• At least five years of leadership experience in healthcare food services.
• Current active status as Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM).
• Proven excellence in fiscal management of departmental budgets.

Responsibilities

• Determines departmental goals and objectives.
• Develops service operating and capital budgets.
• Direct department activities maintaining quality service standards.
• Ensures food safety as a priority in department activities.

Skills

Leadership in healthcare food services

Proficiency in dietary software

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Organizational and people skills

Education

Degree or diploma in Food and Nutrition Management

Business Administration

Hotel and Restaurant Management

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

What's in it for you?

Join an award-winning culture. We have been recognized for being a Great Place to Work, in addition to being selected as a FORTUNE Global 500 Company, Best Workplaces Retail & Hospitality, and FORTUNE World's Most Admired Companies.

• The opportunities with us are endless. As the world's largest food and support services company, we offer an extensive range of learning and career opportunities for all our associates.
• Health & Safety. The health and safety of our associates, clients and guests has always been our top priority. We have the right processes in place to ensure our teams have the support they need to stay safe, while helping to keep our guests safe.
• Health Benefits. For our eligible associates, we offer comprehensive health, vision, and dental care coverage.
• A Focus on Mental Health and Wellness. just now is our Mental Health and Well-Being initiative that was created to share credible resources with our associates and the communities we serve on a variety of topics, including mental, physical, spiritual, and financial wellbeing. Visit our Stronger Together Compass website at www.strongertogethercompass.com . We also have an Employment Assistance Program which provides our associates with access to 24/7 support, resources, and information.
• We are as diverse as our guests. We believe diverse and inclusive environments support innovation and collaboration, and benefit our associates, clients, and customers. We are committed to Listen, Learn, and Act and our Diversity Inclusion Action Councils (DIAC) are associate led groups that seek to foster inclusion through cultural awareness, engagement and appreciation of diversity. We are Stronger, Together!

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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