Dietary Services Director — Lead Menu & Compliance Teams

Fresh River Healthcare; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) retirement program

Short and Long-term disability

Job summary

Fresh River Healthcare in Windsor, CT is seeking a Dietary Manager to supervise a team of dietary staff and direct the operation of the dietary department, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local standards while delivering high-quality nutritional services daily.

Responsibilities include menu planning, staff training, maintaining sanitary food handling, and ensuring adequate kitchen supplies. A degree in dietetics or food service management and ServeSafe certification are required.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in preparing meals, putting menus together, meeting food safety regulations and providing nutritional information.
• Must have degree in dietetics or food service management or related field.
• Must have working knowledge with Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Must be able to supervise a staff of assistants and work with diverse disciplines.
• Must be knowledgeable of QA/I processes and state/federal regulations and surveys.
• Must be highly organized, energetic, and motivated with strong written/verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Manages all Dietary staff and ensures accountability to all standards.
• Ensures nutritious food selections are available to all residents.
• Ensures food handling precautions are followed at all times.
• Provides training and development to Dietary staff (meal planning, preparation, sanitation).
• Plans and manages menus and variety of meal choices.
• Keeps kitchen stocked with food, supplies, and equipment.
• Operates kitchen in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.

Skills

Team leadership

Staff supervision

Communication

Education

Degree in dietetics or food service management

Tools

Word

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Fresh River Healthcare in Windsor, CT is seeking a Dietary Manager to supervise a team of dietary staff and direct the operation of the dietary department, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local standards while delivering high-quality nutritional services daily.

Responsibilities include menu planning, staff training, maintaining sanitary food handling, and ensuring adequate kitchen supplies. A degree in dietetics or food service management and ServeSafe certification are required.