Retail Food Service Manager - Healthcare

Thomas Cuisine; Kalispell (MT); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Paid Time Off (Accrued)

Medical Plans (Blue Cross)

Prescription, Dental & Vision

Voluntary HSA with Company Match

401(k) with Company Match

Company-Paid Basic Life Insurance

AD&D Coverage

Wellness Initiatives

Descripción de la vacante

Thomas Cuisine is seeking a hands-on Retail Food Service Manager to oversee daily Kalispell healthcare dining operations, ensuring guest experience through fresh ingredients, scratch-made cuisine, and hospitality. You will lead and develop the retail team, maintain controls, uphold food safety, and identify opportunities to improve sales.

This on-site role requires visible leadership, strong communication, and a passion for REAL food in a healthcare setting, with weekend coverage as needed.

Formación

• High school diploma or GED with leadership experience in retail food service.
• Knowledge of retail operations, merchandising, inventory, ordering, budgeting.
• Working knowledge of food safety, HACCP, and quality standards.
• Proven ability to lead, train, schedule, coach, and motivate a diverse team.
• Strong customer service, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• ServSafe Manager Certification, or ability to obtain it.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check and drug screen.

Responsabilidades

• Lead daily retail operations with a visible, approachable presence across service areas.
• Conduct operational walkthroughs to ensure retail, cleanliness, safety, merchandising, and product-rotation standards are met.
• Ensure team members are uniformed, knowledgeable about offerings, and able to deliver friendly, informed service.
• Maintain accurate pricing, signage, barcodes, and product information across retail systems.
• Lead daily huddles, reinforce HACCP, ServSafe, sanitation, and 6S practices, addressing challenges.

Conocimientos

Retail management

Leadership

Customer service

Food safety knowledge

Budgeting & cost control

Communication

Educación

High school diploma or GED

Herramientas

Point-of-sale systems

Digital signage

Barcode systems

Operational reporting tools

Descripción del empleo

Job Details

Posting Details

• Posted on September 28, 2026

Locations

Showing 1 location Kalispell, MT 59901, USA

• On-site
• Management
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: RETAI009039

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Retail Food Service Manager - Healthcare | Location: Kalispell, MT 59901

Compensation: $70,000-$75,000 annually + 5% bonus potential | Full-Time

Schedule: Mostly Monday-Friday (depending on the needs of the account). Some weekend and holiday coverage required.

Job Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Retail Food Service Manager to oversee daily retail dining operations at Logan Health Kalispell. This leader will ensure an engaging and consistent guest experience through fresh ingredients, scratch-made cuisine, accurate merchandising, and thoughtful hospitality. You will lead and develop the retail team, maintain strong operational and financial controls, uphold food safety and quality standards, and identify opportunities to improve sales, service, and team engagement. This role is ideal for a visible, solutions-focused leader who is passionate about people, retail operations, and creating meaningful experiences through REAL food.

What You'll Do

• Lead daily retail operations while maintaining a visible, approachable presence across all service areas.
• Conduct operational walkthroughs to ensure TC retail, grab-and-go, cleanliness, safety, merchandising, and product-rotation standards are consistently met.
• Ensure team members are properly uniformed, knowledgeable about daily offerings, and prepared to deliver friendly, informed service.
• Maintain accurate pricing, signage, barcodes, and product information across retail systems and displays.
• Lead daily huddles, reinforce HACCP, ServSafe, sanitation, and 6S practices, and address operational challenges with a solutions-focused approach.
• Hire, schedule, train, coach, and cross-train team members while promoting accountability, engagement, and recognition.
• Oversee cashier controls, ordering, inventory, invoices, food costs, waste, payroll, and month-end financial activities.
• Partner with culinary leadership on menu offerings, catering, retail promotions, and REAL food initiatives.
• Review sales and menu-mix performance to guide pricing, product selection, and continuous improvement.
• Engage with guests and client leadership, resolve concerns, and support special projects and coverage needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Will Bring

• High school diploma or GED and previous leadership experience in retail food service, hospitality, restaurant, healthcare dining, or a related environment.
• Knowledge of retail operations, merchandising, inventory, ordering, cash controls, budgeting, and food-cost management.
• Working knowledge of food safety, sanitation, HACCP, and quality standards.
• Proven ability to lead, train, schedule, coach, and motivate a diverse team.
• Strong customer service, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to use sales and operational information to improve pricing, product offerings, and financial performance.
• Comfort using point-of-sale systems, digital signage, barcodes, and operational reporting tools.
• ServSafe Manager Certification, or the ability to obtain it, and applicable state or county food handler certification.
• Ability to successfully pass a criminal background check and drug screen.

Physical and Sensory Requirements

This position works in a fast-paced retail food service environment with regular exposure to commercial kitchen and service equipment, cleaning chemicals, moderate noise, heat, steam, and temperature fluctuations. The role requires the ability to stand and walk for extended periods, occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds, and regularly bend, reach, stoop, twist, and move throughout retail and production areas. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

At Thomas Cuisine, our people are purposeful. They care about food and quality and have a desire to make a positive impact in the world through REAL food. Embark on a rewarding culinary journey with us, where your skills will not only flourish but also contribute significantly to the satisfaction and well-being of our healthcare community.

What We Offer!

Life/Work Integration

• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Baby Bonding Leave
• Paid Elder Care Leave
• Paid Time Off (Accrued)
• Paid Holidays

Health & Wellness

• 3 Medical Plans (Blue Cross)
• Prescription, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Reimbursed Wellness Massages (Portion of cost)
• Voluntary HSA with Company Match
• Voluntary FSA
• Free Employee Assistance Program (Behavioral Health Support)
• Access to Wellness Initiatives (Fitness Memberships, etc.)

Financial Wellness

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Company-Paid Basic Life Insurance
• Company-Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Policy
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Employee, Spouse, and/or child(ren) Life Insurance, with AD&D

Plus

• A supportive, collaborative work environment
• Opportunities for growth

Who We Are

Founded in 1986, Thomas Cuisine is an award‑winning, privately held contract food service company. We advocate the healing power of whole foods and believe in preparing scratch‑made cuisine fresh each day. Our people are purposeful, they care about food and quality, and have a desire to make a positive impact in the world through REAL food. Embark on a rewarding culinary journey with us, where your skills will not only flourish, but also contribute significantly to the satisfaction and well‑being of our growing community.

Our commitment to you

At Thomas Cuisine, we are dedicated to fostering a workplace that is diverse, equitable, inclusive, and where every individual feels a sense of belonging. We know that this commitment is an ongoing journey, and we will strive to improve and adapt as we grow. Our DEIB commitment is not just a statement but a living part of our company culture.

REAL Food | Genuine Service | Enduring Relationships

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