Dietary Manager: Lead Nutrition & Food Service Excellence

Sweetwater Care; Corning (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Corning, CA seeks a Dietary Manager to oversee the dietary department, ensuring high-quality food service and nutritional care for residents. You will manage staff, supervise menu planning, and enforce safe food handling practices in a regulated healthcare setting.

The role emphasizes supervising dietary staff, coordinating with the food service director, and maintaining compliance with state food safety regulations and dietary standards.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in hospital or long-term care dietary department desirable.
• Strong understanding of food service management and quality control.
• Certification and training as required for dietary management and food safety

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 safe food handling techniques are used.
• Maintains standards for food preparation and quality of food service; uses nutritionally equivalent substitutes when required.
• Assures dietary staff follows standardized recipes.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Food service management

Quality control

Education

Dietary manager training program approved by DMA/State Health Department

Food safety certification per state regulations

Job description

Sweetwater Care in Corning, CA seeks a Dietary Manager to oversee the dietary department, ensuring high-quality food service and nutritional care for residents. You will manage staff, supervise menu planning, and enforce safe food handling practices in a regulated healthcare setting.

The role emphasizes supervising dietary staff, coordinating with the food service director, and maintaining compliance with state food safety regulations and dietary standards.