Dietary Manager

Rehabatbelvidere; Belvidere (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance including Dental and

Vision

Paid Time Off

Employer Matched 401k

Daily Pay

Employee Perks Website

Job summary

Rehabatbelvidere is seeking a Dietary Manager to oversee nutrition programs within a skilled nursing facility in Illinois. The role combines administrative duties with food and nutrition planning, requiring hiring and training staff, budgeting, and ensuring health and safety compliance.

The position emphasizes ensuring meals meet nutritional guidelines, regulatory standards, and budget constraints while managing day-to-day operations and staff performance.

Qualifications

• 1 year working experience of dietary supervision in a skilled nursing or other medical facility.
• Knowledge of infection control, OHSA, safety regulations & nursing home regulations applicable to the dietary department.
• Intermediate computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet State requirements for food service managers or dietary managers.
• Assuring that quality and regulatory standards are met.
• Plan and direct preparation for regular and therapeutic diets.
• Assure proper sanitation.
• Supervise culinary service staff members.
• Recruit, interview, hire, train, coach, evaluate, reward and discipline team members.
• Monitor dietary budget, spending and overtime.
• Use forecasts, food waste records, equipment and inventory records to plan the purchase of food, equipment and supplies.
• Inspect meals and assure that standards for appearance, palatability, temperature and serving times are met.
• Assure that foods are prepared according to schedules, menus and standardized recipes.

Skills

Infection control knowledge

Intermediate computer skills

OHSA & safety regulations knowledge

Education

CDM certification preferred

Job description

Dietary Manager Job Benefits:

• Competitive Pay

• Health Insurance including Dental and Vision

• Paid Time Off for Sick, Vacation, and Holidays

• Employer Matched 401k

• Daily Pay

• Employee Perks Website

Dietary Manager Job Qualifications:

• 1 year working experience of dietary supervision in a skilled nursing or other medical facility.

• Knowledge of infection control, OHSA, safety regulations & nursing home regulations that are applicable to the dietary department.

• Intermediate computer skills.

• CDM certification preferred.

Dietary Manager Job Overview:

The primary role of the Dietary Manager involves a variety of administrative duties in addition to food and nutrition planning. The Dietary Manager is required to hire and train workers, create budgets and ensure that their facility meets health and safety code requirements. At the same time, they must determine whether meal plans are meeting nutritional guidelines without going over budget.

Dietary Manager Job Duties:

• Meet State requirements for food service managers or dietary managers.

• Assuring that quality and regulatory standards are met.

• Plan and direct preparation for regular and therapeutic diets.

• Assure proper sanitation.

• Supervise culinary service staff members.

• Recruit, interview, hire, train, coach, evaluate, reward and discipline team members.

• Monitor dietary budget, spending and overtime.

• Use forecasts, food waste records, equipment and inventory records to plan the purchase of food, equipment and supplies.

• Inspect meals and assure that standards for appearance, palatability, temperature and serving times are met.

• Assure that foods are prepared according to schedules, menus and standardized recipes.