Manager, Dining Operations

Covenant Living of Colorado; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employer paid life and disability

PTO and holidays

403(b) with employer match

Gym access

Tuition assistance and scholarships

Employee assistance program

Legal services

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Covenant Living is seeking a dining services leader to supervise all dining operations and ensure a superior resident dining experience. You will manage staff, inventory, and budgets while maintaining high sanitation and safety standards.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in dining with 3+ years in leadership; CDM licensure is preferred and the company offers sponsorship for licensure within 12 months. This is a full-time, on-site role in California.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Associates' degree preferred.
• CDM licensure preferred; company will sponsor the educational program within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Supervise dining service operations to ensure resident enjoyment and satisfaction.
• Direct daily food service operations, ensuring proper equipment, inventory and resources.
• Manage inventory and budget, control costs and ensure budget compliance.
• Ensure dining room is clean, stocked and delivers excellent resident experience.
• Ensure compliance with sanitation guidelines and healthcare requirements.
• Train, coach and mentor staff with a customer hospitality orientation.
• Establish and maintain operating and safety standards; implement process improvements.
• Oversee preparation, portioning, garnishing, presentation and safe storage of food.

Education

High school diploma

Associates' degree

CDM licensure preferred; sponsorship available

Ability to motivate teams

Conflict navigation

Interpersonal with staff and residents

Staff sourcing, interviewing, training, onboarding

Job description

We Are Inspired to Serve. Join us!

Provides supervision of service operations for food preparations and service operations to ensure resident enjoyment and satisfaction. Contributes to account revenue and operating profit contribution through the implementation of services and creation of opportunities for growth. Emphasis on safe and efficient food preparation and service delivery within multiple levels of care.

Provides supervision of service operations for food preparations and service operations to ensure resident enjoyment and satisfaction. Contributes to account revenue and operating profit contribution through the implementation of services and creation of opportunities for growth. Emphasis on safe and efficient food preparation and service delivery within multiple levels of care.

Directs daily operations of food service operations to ensure employees have appropriate equipment, inventory, and resources to perform their jobs. Includes supervision of all dining room operations, such as waited table service, food bars, and buffet lines. Includes supervision of all food preparation operations in cooperation with kitchen team and registered dietician.

Manages inventory, including food, equipment, and dining room supplies. Manages the budget by controlling costs and complying with budget requirements and making adjustments when necessary.

Ensures dining room experience is clean, neat, and fully stocked. Ensures dining room is an excellent experience for customers.

Ensure compliance with all sanitation guidelines and federal / state regulations. Ensure compliance with Senior Living / Healthcare requirements.

Train, coach and mentor employees with an active customer hospitality orientation.

Establish and maintain operating and safety standards. Implement process improvements.

Oversees the preparation, portioning, garnishing, presentation, and safe storage of food.

Ensures that kitchen equipment, storage facilities, and dining room are sanitary, neat, and organized.

Required Degree: High school diploma

Preferred Degree: Associates' degree

Certificate(s)

• Food safety certification, renewed every 3 years or as required.
• CDM licensure preferred; Company will sponsor the educational program to get the candidate licensed as a CDM within the first 12 months of employment.

Experience

• 2+ years of work experience in dining
• 3+ year of experience leadership is preferred
• Exposure to dining room operations and kitchen operations is preferred (Experienced in both front of the house and back of the house operations).

Knowledge, Skills And Ability

• Ability to motivate and energize teams.
• Ability to effectively navigate difficult conversations.
• Ability to effectively interact with staff and residents in order to positively influence staff retention and resident satisfaction.
• Effectively assists in sourcing, interviewing, training, onboarding, and retention of staff. Build the bench of qualified staff in order to minimize disruption of service related to fluctuations in staff.

Dining

Compensation Pay Range

$73,994.00 - $103,010.00 per year

Reasonable Pay Estimate

A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $73,994.00 - $103,010.00 per year. There are numerous factors taken into consideration in determining the actual offered rate of pay, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, experience, skills, education, geographic location, and consideration of internal and external equity.

For full time employees, we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & six paid holidays
• 403(b) with a 3% employer match
• Fitness center use at most facilities.
• Various voluntary benefits:
• Life, AD&D
• Tuition assistance and scholarships
• Employee assistance program
• Legal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing program
• Pet Insurance

For more information about Covenant Living and CovenantCare at Home, please visit www.covliving.org or www.covenantcareathome.org.

Covenant Living and CovenantCare Home Health and Hospice are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.