Dietary Services Manager - Nutrition & Food Safety

OPCO Skilled Management; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

OPCO Skilled Management is seeking a full-time dietary department manager to oversee meal preparation, safety, and quality in a hospital or long-term care setting. You will coordinate ordering, storage, and menu changes under the food service director’s guidance to ensure high-quality nutrition service.

The role requires state-certified food safety credentials and a dietary manager training background, with 2–3 years of supervisory experience in similar facilities, to lead the dietary staff and

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.

Responsibilities

• Assist 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.
• 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.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Food safety certification

Education

Dietary Manager Training Program

Job description

OPCO Skilled Management is seeking a full-time dietary department manager to oversee meal preparation, safety, and quality in a hospital or long-term care setting. You will coordinate ordering, storage, and menu changes under the food service director’s guidance to ensure high-quality nutrition service.

The role requires state-certified food safety credentials and a dietary manager training background, with 2–3 years of supervisory experience in similar facilities, to lead the dietary staff and