Lead Food Service Supervisor: Dietary Operations

CASWELL DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER; Kinston (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Caswell Developmental Center in North Carolina seeks a Dietary Supervisor to oversee a moderate-scale food service operation in the Dietary Department. Responsibilities include supervising food prep, procurement, storage, and staff training, with emphasis on safety and record keeping.

The role covers hiring, performance planning/evaluations, coaching, and scheduling of kitchen staff, ensuring compliance with dietary needs and the NC Food Code. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of the methods, materials, and equipment used in a moderate scale food service operation.
• Considerable knowledge of the dietary requirements for a variety of therapeutic diets and diet textures.
• Ability to develop and use standardized recipes.
• Ability to estimate food quantities to supply the number of persons to be served.
• Considerable knowledge of procurement and inventory of food and supplies.
• Ability to evaluate and correct sanitation and food safety practices as set for in the NC Food Code.
• Considerable knowledge of management principles related to supervision of employees.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of employees.
• Knowledgeable in food service software.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supervising food preparation, food/supplies procurement and storage, in-servicing employees, and record keeping.
• Responsible for the management of employees to include hiring, performance planning and evaluation, training, discipline, and scheduling.

Skills

Food service management

Dietary requirements

Recipe development

Quantity estimation

Procurement & inventory

Sanitation & safety

Supervisory management

Work planning

Food service software

Education

Bachelor's degree in dietetics/ food management/ culinary arts/ hospitality management

High school diploma or GED + 4 years supervisory experience

Job description

Caswell Developmental Center in North Carolina seeks a Dietary Supervisor to oversee a moderate-scale food service operation in the Dietary Department. Responsibilities include supervising food prep, procurement, storage, and staff training, with emphasis on safety and record keeping.

The role covers hiring, performance planning/evaluations, coaching, and scheduling of kitchen staff, ensuring compliance with dietary needs and the NC Food Code. Equal opportunity employer.