Food Service Director

Aristacare-Health-Service; Cherry Hill Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristacare at Cherry Hill is seeking a Food Service Director to lead and manage dietary operations in a skilled nursing facility. You will plan, implement, and evaluate meal programs, oversee budget, staffing, and inventory, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include coordinating with physicians and dietitians, training staff, maintaining records, and leading quality assurance activities to deliver safe, nutritious meals for residents.

Qualifications

• Must have supervisory experience in a hospital, SNF, or related medical facility.
• Training in cost control, food management, and diet therapy is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and evaluate food programs in a skilled nursing facility.
• Coordinate with family and residents to create meal plans, with physician approval via dietician.
• Prepare and manage department budget and inventory controls.
• Maintain department financial records and participate in inspections.
• Recruit, train and supervise dietary staff; schedule work shifts; discipline when necessary.
• Ensure safety with MSDS compliance and protective equipment; lead quality rounds.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Budgeting

Food service management

Cost control

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Aristacare at Cherry Hill is looking to hire a Food Service Director! (Full Time)

As the Food Service Director, it is your primary responsibility to assist in planning, implementing and evaluating the food programs within the skilled nursing facility.

Other duties may include but are not limited to:

• Coordinate with family and residents to create appropriate meal plans
• Seek approval for meal plans from the physician with the help of a dietician
• Prepare a budget for department needs
• Develop inventory control and monitoring procedures for food, supplies and equipment
• Maintain and updates department financial records
• Participate in workshops or committee meetings
• Assist in the recruitment and interviewing of personnel.
• Provide orientation, skills training and leadership training of new employees.
• Prepare work schedules of personnel
• Counsel, discipline, and terminate department personnel when necessary
• Maintain material safety data sheets (MSDs)
• Participate in facility inspections
• Make daily rounds to assure quality of services and equipment condition
• Report presence of hazardous materials in the facility.
• Ensure that appropriate protective work clothing / devices are used by personnel

Education

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma.

Experience

• Must have, as a minimum, 1 year experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility.
• Must have training in cost control, food management, diet therapy, etc

Job Type: Full-time