Dietary Services Manager

Ardent Health Services; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

Ardent Health Services is seeking a Dietary Services Manager for BSA Hospital in Amarillo, TX. You will oversee the hospital’s cafeteria, retail food service, and culinary operations, leading a team of dietary staff to deliver high-quality meals and patient-centered service.

You will ensure HACCP compliance, sanitation, infection prevention, and regulatory readiness while managing budgets and vendor relationships in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Must have supervisory experience and strong knowledge of food service operations.
• Experience ensuring HACCP, sanitation, infection prevention, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in hospital or healthcare food service is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily hospital cafeteria, retail food service, and culinary operations.
• Lead, schedule, train, and develop dietary staff.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, food safety, sanitation, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain readiness for health inspections, regulatory surveys, and internal audits.
• Manage budgets, food and labor costs, purchasing, inventory, and waste reduction.
• Monitor food quality, production, presentation, and customer service standards.
• Oversee vendor relationships and inventory controls.
• Use metrics and feedback to drive quality and process improvements.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Customer service orientation

Regulatory compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

ServSafe certification

Job description

Overview

Join our team as a Dietary Service Manager in Amarillo, TX.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• BSA Hospital is a 445-bed hospital serving the Amarillo area for over 120 years and continues to be Amarillo’s preferred healthcare provider. At BSA, our mission is to provide quality healthcare in Christian love, service, and dignity.

Responsibilities

The Dietary Services Manager oversees daily hospital food and nutrition services, including cafeteria and retail operations, food production, staffing, budgeting, inventory, and customer service. This role ensures compliance with food safety, sanitation, HACCP, infection prevention, and healthcare regulatory standards while maintaining high-quality food service operations. The manager leads and develops dietary staff, manages food and labor costs, maintains survey readiness, and drives operational and quality improvements.

• Oversees daily hospital cafeteria, retail food service, and culinary operations.
• Leads, schedules, trains, and develops dietary and food service staff.
• Ensures compliance with HACCP, food safety, sanitation, infection prevention, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains readiness for health inspections, regulatory surveys, and internal audits.
• Manages departmental budgets, food and labor costs, purchasing, inventory, and waste reduction.
• Monitors food quality, production, presentation, merchandising, and customer service standards.
• Oversees vendor relationships, inventory controls, and food production planning.
• Uses operational metrics and customer feedback to drive quality and process improvements.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED
• Three (3) or more years of food service experience
• Supervisory experience
• ServSafe Food Protection Manager certification or obtained within 30 days of hire

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in culinary arts, Food Service Management, or related field
• Experience in healthcare or institutional food service
• Experience managing retail operations and budgets