Food Services Operations Specialist

Tenet Healthcare; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Generous paid time off

Career development opportunities

Health savings accounts, HSAs/FSAs

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare's DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan is seeking a Food Services Operations Specialist to coordinate daily food service operations, ensuring timely, high-quality meals for patients and staff. You will complete opening and closing procedures for the assigned location and help manage inventory.

The role involves preparing requisitions within approved budgets, contributing to policy development, and assisting in staffing decisions and performance data collection.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Associates Degree in related area preferred
• Two years experience in food service, preferably in a health care facility or public institution

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily food service operations to ensure timely, high quality service.
• Complete opening and closing procedures for the assigned location.
• Manage inventory and prepare requisitions for food supplies within approved budgets.
• Monitor workflow and schedule staff accordingly.
• Provide input into policy development and in procedure/protocol development.

Skills

Data analysis

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Food knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associates Degree in related area

Job description

Job Description - Food Services Operations Specialist (2606003256)

Food Services Operations Specialist

Embark on a rewarding career with DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

Benefits Statement

At Tenet Healthcare, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

Coordinates daily food service operations ensuring timely, high quality food service. Completes opening and closing procedures for assigned location. Completes inventory, prepares requisitions for food supplies within approved budgetary guidelines and receives deliverables. Provides input into policy development from a professional, technical or procedural perspective. As directed, provides input into procedure/protocol development, ensures compliance and provides interpretation of procedural intent as requested. Monitors work flow and schedules staff accordingly. As requested, provides input on performance appraisals and personnel actions such as hires, fires, disciplines, etc. Provides input into the development of immediate, daily and/or monthly goals and measures for single or multiple, closely-related functions, areas of processes, and compiles periodic unit/area performance data. Assists in monitoring budget for single or multiple, closely-related functions, areas of services.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Associates Degree (or equivalent) in related area, such as food production, nutrition, etc preferred.
• Two years experience in food service, preferably in a health care facility or public institution.

Skills Required

• Analytical ability to gather and interpret data, to identify discrepancies, problems or issues, to obtain advice when precedents are unclear or unavailable and to determine methods for ensuring compliance with functional/organizational/service policies and procedures.
• Communication and/or interpersonal skills for routine contacts with internal and some external customers/stakeholders to discuss primarily factual information. Some discretion and conflict-resolution skills are exercised, primarily with people within the unit/function. Courtesy and listening skills are required. The ability to read and comprehend procedures and technical literature in specific functional area is necessary.
• Leadership skills including demonstrated willingness to pursue leadership roles with increasing levels of accountability, comfort with decision‑making responsibilities, coaching, teaching and counseling skills, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in others and to forge alliances and garner support.
• Technical knowledge of food and supply product specifications.

Facility Description

Children’s Hospital of Michigan is an international leader in pediatric and adolescent medicine. Surgical services include general, thoracic, reconstructive and cardiovascular. Imaging technology designed specifically for children provides advanced diagnostic services including Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and MRI. The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Emergency Department is a verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and dedicated pediatric burn center. Experts in pediatric critical care, rehabilitation, and neonatal and perinatal medicine provide care for thousands of children every year at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan - Troy and six ambulatory sites.

EEO Statement

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Tenet participates in the E-Verify program.

Job Number

2606003256

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Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

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