Food Service Director LTC

Atlas Healthcare, LLC; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Healthcare, LLC is seeking a Dining Services Manager to develop and implement dining program policies, supervise dietary staff, manage budgets, and ensure top-notch service and sanitation. You will respond to client needs, lead meetings, and uphold hygiene and dress standards across the kitchen and dining areas.

The role requires strong leadership, budgeting, and customer service skills, with a focus on regulatory compliance and quality assurance in a healthcare dining environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in food service management and regulatory compliance.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage budgets and expenditures.
• Excellent guest service and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of sanitation schedules and HACCP.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement policies and procedures in the dining service program in compliance with regulations.
• Monitor monthly expenditures and budget adherence.
• Direct and supervise all dietary functions and personnel.
• Respond to customer complaints per MS Dining protocol.
• Oversee food purchasing, production, and timely service of meals.
• Ensure service excellence and product quality.
• Create and lead presentations at client meetings.
• Develop sanitation schedules and enforce cleaning protocols.
• Provide leadership and timely decision-making.
• Inspect room service trays for accuracy and neatness before delivery to residents.
• Maintain clean work areas and proper storage of equipment, tools and supplies.
• Prepare performance evaluations for staff.
• Attend weekly manager meetings.
• Receive and resolve employee complaints.
• Inspect kitchen staff for proper dress code and cleanliness.

Skills

Policy development

Budgeting

Leadership

Customer service

Food production

Quality assurance

Presentation skills

Sanitation scheduling

People management

Staff training

Hygiene compliance

Performance evaluations

Communication in meetings

Conflict resolution

Dress code compliance

Job description

• Develop and implement policies and procedures in the dining service program that are in compliance with food serviceregulations;
• Monitors monthly expenditures;
• Directs and supervises all dietary functions and personnel;
• Responds to customer complaints in accordance with MS Dining protocol;
• Is responsible for food purchase, production, and timely service of meals;
• Ensure excellence in service and quality of products;
• Create and lead presentations at client meetings;
• Develops sanitation schedule and ensures that food service employees adhere to the cleaning schedules;
• Provide leadership and direction for timely decisions;
• Check all room service trays for accuracy and neatness before they are delivered to resident’s apartments;
• Ensures that work areas are clean and that equipment, tools, and supplies are properly stored;
• Prepares performance evaluations;
• Attend scheduled weekly manager’s meetings;
• Receives and resolves employee complaints;
• Inspect kitchen staff to ensure they are in clean and proper dress code at all times.