Food & Nutrition Services General Manager

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; Mason City (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health is seeking a senior leader to guide the ministry area’s functional responsibilities and ensure alignment with system strategies and financial goals.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across Regions and Health Ministries, standardization of processes and governance, and effective vendor management to optimize spend and performance.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent; associates degree preferred.
• Minimum of three years in healthcare food service management with supervision.
• Experience with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, guidance & leadership to System Services Area leaders and ministries to develop strategies and meet performance goals.
• Lead standardization and optimization of policy, process and governance across the system.
• Oversee vendor/contract labor management and centralize spend optimization.
• Collaborate on system-wide strategy deployment and functional area priorities.
• Accountable for communication between System Services Function Area, Regions & Health Ministries leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy

Communication

Operations management

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associates Degree preferred in Hospitality Management

Associates Degree in related field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Day Shift Description: Purpose Accountable for leading, guiding & directing the Trinity Health ministry area functional responsibilities. Enable ministry level strategy to address internal or external business & regulatory issues; provide functional expertise & ensure fulfillment of performance & service standards. Responsible for consistent operating performance & achieving financial goals. Identifies, defines & solves complex problems that impact the management & direction of the business; Collaborate with System Services Function Area, Regions & Health Ministries to ensure consistency & integration of strategy & operations. Maintaining awareness of new industry developments & standards. Provides decision support, operations &/or optimization leadership focus.

Essential Functions

Our Trinity Health Culture: Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates our Trinity Health Mission, Values, Vision, Actions & Promise in behaviors, practices & decisions.

Leadership

• Providing advice, guidance & leadership to RHM & Ministry leaders in developing strategies & in the achievement of performance goals.
• Enable Collaboration across & within System Services Function Area, Regions & Health Ministries to ensure consistency & integration of strategy & operations.

Direction & Growth

• Providing advice, guidance & leadership to System Services Function Area, Regions & Health Ministries.
• Leading standardization/systemness & optimization of policy, process, methodology, establishing a national community of practice.
• Oversee Vendor/Contract Labor Management including centralizing strategy & optimizing spend.

Strategic Support & Accountability

• Collaborates in system-wide strategy development & deployment of functional area priorities & initiatives.
• Responsible for supporting regional efforts to comply with functional area priorities.
• Accountable for the selection, evaluation & overall success of the functional leadership teams.
• Organization-wide focal point for establishing functional strategies & governance over financials & staffing.
• Accountable for communication between System Services Function Area, Regions & Health Ministries leaders.

Operational Delivery

• Responsible for measuring & reporting KPIs/metrics & value delivery.
• Providing advice, guidance & leadership for the colleague life cycle.

Physical & Mental Requirements & Working Conditions

• Continuous clinical / patient facing work environment.
• Includes continuous work time indoors (subject to travel requirements) under temperature-controlled & well-lit conditions; may encounter occasional variable external environmental conditions.
• Includes occasional lifting, up to 30 pounds unassisted; occasional travel; continuous use of computer; includes continuous sitting & may require occasional long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, bending, pulling & pushing.

Direct Healthcare & Indirect / Support Healthcare Services

• Adapt to frequent interruptions, shifting priorities & stressful situations; attend to tasks until complete; understand & relate to complex ideas & concepts & be able to remember multiple tasks & regimens extending over long periods of time & work on concurrent tasks / projects.
• Continuously read small print; frequently hear normal sounds & voice patterns; give / receive instructions & other verbal communications in-person & over the phone / computer / device / equipment assigned with some background noise.
• Perform continuous manual dexterity activities & occasional grasping/handling.
• Continuously maintain a safe working environment & use available personal protective equipment (PPE).

Key: Average Workday Activity

• Occasional (1% - 33%)
• Frequent (34% - 66%)
• Continuous (67% - 100%)

Minimum Qualifications High School diploma or equivalent Associates Degree (AA/AS) degree preferred in Hospitality Management, Food & Nutrition Services, Dietary Services, Business Administration, or other related field Minimum of three (3) years experience required in healthcare food service management, to include direct supervision and managing or leading a team, or an equivalent combination of education and experience Experience of computer-based programs (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams) General Manager THS

Additional Qualifications (nice to have) Five (5) or more years of experience in Healthcare Food Service Management or Hospitality Services, to include strategic and operational experience managing and leading large teams

Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.