Dietary Lead

Freedom Village; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Vision insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Freedom Village in Holland, MI is seeking a Health Center Dietary Lead responsible for preparing meals per standardized recipes and diet orders, and for supervising dietary staff to maintain courteous, efficient service and high-quality, nutritious foods.

You will assist the Dietary Manager, plan menus, place orders, train staff, and coordinate with the dietitian for special diets while ensuring accurate meal tallies and hall tray completion.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Minimum two years supervisory experience in healthcare food service.
• Certified in safety and sanitation for food service.
• Experience in long-term health care environment preferred.
• Ability to communicate with, understand, and be tolerant of residents, families, visitors, peers, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and supervise Health Center dietary staff.
• Develop menus and standardized recipes for Health Center residents.
• Determine food quantities and place orders to meet daily meal production.
• Provide on-the-job training for Health Center dietary staff.
• Ensure accuracy of hall trays and meal tallies.
• Coordinate with the dietitian for unplanned or special diets.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Food service operations

Communication

Empathy for residents

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Safety & sanitation certification

Job description

Health Center Dietary Lead is responsible for ensuring the preparation of all food items as per standardized recipes and special diet orders. Assists the Dietary Manager with the Health Center food service program and provides the level of supervision necessary to ensure that courteous and efficient service is delivered as well as high quality and nutritious foods.

Freedom Village is a community with a consistent 5-star CMS rating. We have great staff to resident ratios and low staff turnover. You’ll join a team with a strong work ethic, with management and co-workers who want to make a positive impact in our residents’ lives.

Salary: $20.00 per hour

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Vision insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Essential Job Duties

• Assists in the planning, scheduling and supervision of Health Center dietary staff.
• Assists in developing all menus and standardized recipes for Health Center residents assessing preferences and nutritional needs. Determines amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus, placing food orders and seeing that supplies are obtained from storage areas in adequate time for meal production.
• Assists in assuring staff education is provided to dietary staff and culinary team in accordance with the staff education plan plus provides on the job training for Health Center dietary staff.
• Assists in developing work assignments for all dietary staff assigning specific jobs and spot checking work to ensure standards are met.
• Responsible for completion of hall trays and accuracy.
• Contacts the dietitian if unplanned or special therapeutic diets are ordered.
• Assures that meal tallies are accurate on a daily basis.
• Assign cleaning schedules daily.

Other Duties

• Assists in providing on-the-job training for Health Center dining room staff.
• Inspects equipment to determine repairs or maintenance needs.
• Participates in cost control measures.
• Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
• Perform specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED required.
• A minimum of two years supervisory experience in food service operations of a health care setting.
• Certified in safety and sanitation in regards to food service.
• Prefer experience in a long-term health care environment.
• Ability to communicate with, understand, empathize with, work with and be tolerant of residents, families, visitors, peers, supervisors, and subordinates.
• Ability to interpret and explain menus, refer or answer questions, coordinate meal service process and understand requests.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:
Must be able to stand or walk for up to 8 hours per day. Must be able to bend, stoop, and stretch frequently throughout the day. Moderate to heavy physical effort needed infrequently. Manual dexterity for preparing food. Ability to use standard industrial kitchen appliances required. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. independently. May be exposed to extreme temperatures (freezers and stoves-range burners) for short periods of time. May be exposed to industrial cleaning chemicals. Must be able to see, hear, and communicate with others.

Job Info

• Job Identification 39536
• Posting Date 09/01/2026, 12:18 PM
• Degree Level High School Graduate
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 145 Columbia Ave, Holland, MI, 49423, US