Supervisor - Nutrition & Food Services

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health; North Sydney; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a Nutrition and Food Service Supervisor for the Northside General Hospital. This role involves supervising staff, ensuring meal delivery, and operational efficiency while focusing on patient safety. Candidates should have a background in nutrition management, with preferred certifications and experience in a health care setting.

Benefits

Health and dental insurance

Travel insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Long-term disability coverage

Life insurance coverage

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in food service or clinical nutrition management.
• Recent relevant experience in the last 5 years preferred.
• Competencies in other languages, French preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises day-to-day operations and meal service.
• Acts as a liaison within the integrated model of Nutrition and Food Services.
• Implements quality assurance and improvements for patient safety.

Skills

Leadership

Conflict resolution

Customer focused food service

Education

Nutrition post-secondary degree or recognized course in Food and Nutrition Management

Red Seal Cook Certification

Advanced Food Safety Certification

HACCP Training

Job description

Click here as an internal applicant.

Req ID:

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Location:

EasternZone,

Northside General Hospital
Department:

NFS Patient Food Services NS
Type of Employment:

Permanent

Hourly FT(

100%) x

1
Management/Non UnionP

osition
Posting Closing Date:

9-Jul-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out novascotia to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Nutrition and Food Services (NFS), the Nutrition and Food Service Supervisor is responsible for the front-line supervision of employees, day-to-day operations, meal service and delivery, and, ensuring safe and efficient operations of assigned work areas. The Supervisor acts as an ambassador and liaison within the integrated model of Nutrition and Food Services and is a resource and leader for employees in the area and remote sites. As part of the management team, assists in carrying out administrative and operational functions within designated area(s) and in accordance with NFS strategic plan. The Supervisor is committed to patient safety through continued quality assurance and improvements and coordination of tasks.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:


-Completion of a Nutrition post-secondary degree (preferred) or completion of a recognized course in Food and Nutrition Management
-Red Seal Cook Certification is an asset
-Completion of an Advanced Food Safety Certification and HACCP Training
-Experience in food service or clinical nutrition management or leadership and operations required, minimum of two (2) years' preferred (recent relevant experience within the last 5 years)
-Experience preferred in a health care setting and unionized environment
-Knowledge of and experience in customer focused food service operations; room service model preferred
-Demonstrated leadership abilities/staff management/coaching in a unionized environment; Hire, Develop & Retain Solid Performers
-Demonstrated accountability (fiscal, quality improvement, food safety, effective use of food resources, policy implementation/create supportive environments for healthy eating, marketing)
-Demonstrated conflict resolution skills and positive change management orientation – Approaches problems as opportunities for system process improvement
-Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours
-Permanent-Full time, 75 hours biweekly
-Hours may include days, evenings, weekends and holidays

Compensation and Benefits

$30.50 - $38.13 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.



Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ and self-identify.