Food Service Manager

Select Medical; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive orientation program

Generous PTO

Comprehensive medical/RX, vision andd

401(k) retirement plan with company-m$

Life and disability protection

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital - Savannah in Savannah, GA, is seeking a Food Service Manager to oversee the hospital's food service operations. This is a full-time role focusing on menu planning, staff management, and compliance with safety and nutrition standards.

The position requires leadership of the department, budgeting, procurement, and training to ensure high-quality patient meals and service. A strong background in health-care food service and regulatory knowledge is essential.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in a management role in a Food & Nutrition or healthcare food service setting.
• Thorough knowledge of food products, service, operations, staffing, handling, storage, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct and evaluate all department phases.
• Manage budget, cost control, menu planning, quality food procurement and service.
• Lead trainings for Food Service personnel on safety and sanitation.
• Schedule Food Services staff.
• Calculate menus per diet orders and patient nutrition needs.

Skills

Staff management

Budget control

Menu planning

Safety & sanitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nutrition Sciences

Certified food safety course

Job description

Overview

Position: Food Service Manager

Location: Savannah, GA

Schedule: Full Time

Select Specialty Hospital - Savannah is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success, owning the future, being patient-centered, creating change, thinking first and building trust.

At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.

• Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Responsibilities

The Food Service Manager coordinates the operations of the Food Service department to promote optimal patient care while providing exemplary customer service. Responsibilities include but are not limited to menu planning, staff management, development, training and evaluation of systems and processes to achieve department goals.

• Planning, organizing, directing and evaluating of all phases of the department.
• Managing budget and cost control, menu planning, quality food procurement, food preparation and service, administrative record keeping, maintaining high standards of nutritional care, quality improvement and quality control.
• Leading trainings of Food Services personnel to ensure safety and sanitation procedures are being followed.
• Scheduling Food Services personnel.
• Calculating menus in accordance with diet order and nutritional needs of patients.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Five or more years in a management capacity in a Food and Nutrition department or healthcare food service department required.
• Completion of a state or local approved food safety course required.
• Thorough knowledge of food products and service, operations, staffing, handling, storage and regulatory requirements required.

Preferred qualificationsthat will make you successful:

• Bachelors degree in Nutrition Sciences preferred or the equivalent through experience and/or specialized training.
• Knowledge of nutrition and therapeutic diets preferred.

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans