Nutrition Care Shift Lead, Culinary Services

Intermountain Healthcare; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health is seeking a Nutrition Care Associate leader to oversee the Culinary Services team at the Primary Children’s Hospital site in Salt Lake City, UT. This role may supervise catering events, rotate supplies, and lead a satellite café, while ensuring top-quality patient and guest experiences.

The position requires leadership, teamwork, and English communication skills, with certifications in food safety and knowledge of modified diets preferred.

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work (required only in the states of Utah and Idaho).
• ServSafe certification obtained within 90 days of hire date if not current.
• Demonstrated ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work independently as well as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize safe food handling techniques, in all applications
• Understands workflow, prioritizes, uses timelines, understands deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred)
• Understands modified diets (preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to utilize commercial cooking equipment (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Leads and maintains workflow of assigned area and ensures tasks are completed.
• Resolves immediate issues such as service recovery, coaching/redirecting caregivers, and rearranging staffing.
• Participates in orienting, training, scheduling, coaching, and leading employees as appropriate.
• Ensures that department standards for quality, sanitation, and safety are met.
• Communicates issues with the appropriate members of management.
• Contributes to achievement of consumer satisfaction goals, patient engagement goals .
• Responsible to implement, under the direction of the Nutrition Services Manager, best practice, system-level initiatives.

Skills

Nutrition

Food Services

Culinary Arts

Diets

People Management

Service Recovery

Customer Service

Organizing

Communication

Reading

Education

Food Handler Permit or ServSafe Certification

ServSafe Certification within 90 days (if not current)

Tools

Commercial cooking equipment

Job description

Intermountain Health is seeking a Nutrition Care Associate leader to oversee the Culinary Services team at the Primary Children’s Hospital site in Salt Lake City, UT. This role may supervise catering events, rotate supplies, and lead a satellite café, while ensuring top-quality patient and guest experiences.

The position requires leadership, teamwork, and English communication skills, with certifications in food safety and knowledge of modified diets preferred.