Dining Services Manager — Budget & Quality

Brookdale Senior Living in; Latrobe (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Vision insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Brookdale Senior Living is seeking a Dining Services Manager (Finance) to lead the dining team, manage budgets, and ensure high standards of food safety and resident satisfaction across locations.

The role requires a GED or high school diploma, 2-4 years in kitchen operations, ServSafe certification, and knowledge of cost control and nutrition. The position offers full-time benefits eligibility and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Two to four years experience in commercial kitchen operations or training.
• Current ServSafe Certification required.
• State food service certification required, if applicable.
• ACF Certified Sous Chef (CSC) preferred.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office software.

Responsibilities

• Plans, manages, and coordinates activities of the dining services department at one or more locations, and provides food services for residents and employees.
• Develops standards for organization and supervision of dining services.
• Maintains quality dining services within the prescribed budget.
• Determines quality and quantity of food required; plans menus and controls food costs; may be scheduled to prepare meals.
• Oversees the food preparation and cooking, to ensure meals are prepared per company procedures.
• Makes frequent inspections of all work, storage, and serving areas to determine that regulations governing food safety and sanitation are followed.
• Prepares cleaning schedule, production worksheet and staff schedules.
• Maintains inventory of food and nonfood items.
• Selects, orients, and trains new employees in department; effectively delegates authority to dining services staff to ensure effective flow of materials and services.
• Develops and directs cost control system; prepares and submits department budget to director.
• Provides nutrition education and counseling for residents; presents dining services education program to dining services and other staff as needed.
• Ensures safe work procedures are developed and followed, to include those relating to employee injuries, prevention, and infection control.
• Ensures a continuous quality improvement program is in place and appropriate follow-up occurs.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Culinary nutrition understanding

Supervisory/leadership

Budgeting and cost control

Microsoft Office / Excel

Education

High school diploma or GED

ACF Certified Sous Chef (CSC) preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Kitchen inventory software

Job description

Brookdale Senior Living is seeking a Dining Services Manager (Finance) to lead the dining team, manage budgets, and ensure high standards of food safety and resident satisfaction across locations.

The role requires a GED or high school diploma, 2-4 years in kitchen operations, ServSafe certification, and knowledge of cost control and nutrition. The position offers full-time benefits eligibility and opportunities for professional development.