Dietary Manager

OPCO Skilled Management; Whitesboro (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

PTO

Job summary

OPCO Skilled Management is seeking a Dietary Manager to direct the dietary department, ensuring quality food service and nutritional care. The role covers menu changes, safe food handling, staff supervision, and adherence to standardized recipes in a healthcare setting.

The position involves participating in staff and department meetings, updating procedures, and performing related duties as needed, with a focus on regulatory compliance and high-quality patient meals.

Qualifications

• Certification in food safety as required by state regulations.
• Two to three years of supervisory experience in hospital or long-term care dietary department.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food ordering, storage and preparation as designated by the food service director.
• Make and record menu changes under the direction of the food service director.
• Ensure that safe food handling techniques are used.
• Maintain standards for food preparation and quality and use nutritionally equivalent substitutes when required.
• Assure that dietary staff follows standardized recipes.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and other required committees.
• Assist in developing and updating departmental procedures and policies.
• Work dietary staff routines when assigned or as needed.
• Perform miscellaneous work assignments as may be required.

Skills

Food safety

Supervisory experience

Job description

Benefits: Healthcare, Dental, Vision & PTO

Job Summary

The Dietary Manager will direct the overall functions of the dietary department to ensure the provision of quality food service and nutritional care.

Food Preparation/Production Responsibilities

• Assists with food ordering, storage and preparation as designated by the food service director
• Makes and records menu changes under the direction of the food service director
• Ensures that safe food handling techniques are used
• Maintains standards for food preparation and quality of food service; uses nutritionally equivalent substitutes when required
• Assures that dietary staff follows standardized recipes

Administrative Responsibilities

• Attends and participates in staff meetings; attends departmental head meetings at the discretion of the food service director, and other center meetings and sits on required committees
• Assists in developing and updating departmental procedures and policies
• Works dietary staff job routines when assigned or as needed
• Performs any miscellaneous work assignments as may be required

Qualifications

• Certification in food safety as required by state regulations. Graduate of dietary manager training program approved by the Dietary Manager’s Association and/or State Health Department preferred
• Two to three years of supervisory experience in hospital or long-term care facility dietary department desirable.