Senior Lead - Food Services

North Mississippi Health Services, Inc.; Tupelo (MS); On-site; USD 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. is seeking a Food Service Manager to lead the hospital's food service operations on-site. The role focuses on safe, cost-effective, and high-quality meals while upholding the organization’s mission and service standards.

You will oversee staff, budgeting, inventory, and coordination of customer services, ensuring timely reporting and strong communication with hospital departments and external customers.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in food service operations.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to manage budgets, inventory and supply costs.

Responsibilities

• Leads staff to ensure safe, cost effective and quality food services.
• Provides positive leadership to meet hospital goals and objectives.
• Adheres to Mission, Vision and Values and service excellence standards.
• Coordinates internal and external customer services and scheduling.
• Assists in data reporting and timely communications with customers.
• Manages budgeting, inventory, purchasing and waste reduction.
• Ensures food safety procedures and HACCP documentation.

Skills

Staff leadership

Budgeting

Communication

HACCP knowledge

Food safety

Inventory control

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.

Job Description

Basic Requirements:

• m Leads staff to ensure safe, cost effective and quality food services.
• m Provides positive leadership to staff in order to meet Hospital’s & Department’s goals & objectives.
• m Demonstrates adherence to NMHS’ Mission, Vision and Values Statement & to Service Excellence Standards and serves as a role model to staff.

Communications:

• m Assists in all written and oral communications regarding operations and schedule changes.
• m Participates in training and In-service Education.
• m Coordinates all internal and external customer services to best meet needs of customers.
• m Assists in compiling and submitting data and reports appropriately and on a timely basis.
• m Communicates effectively and timely with all internal & external customers.
• m Acts as liaison between F&N and other departments to ensure customer needs are met.

Budget:

• m Works with staff towards the most efficient use of food and supplies.
• m Responsible for ensuring inventory and ordering and storage of all food and supplies.
• m Responsible for budget compliance for unit. Individual may purchase equipment and supplies within budgeted amounts.
• m Assists in appropriately ordering and storing food / supplies to control costs and minimize waste
• m Assists in prioritizing, delegating, scheduling & evaluating work & staff assignments for maximum efficiencies.
• m Must utilize FNS order guides and menus.

Safe Food Handling & Sanitation:

• m Leads staff to follow proper food safety procedures and proper documentation of required monitors.
• m Actively participating in FNS’s HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) Program.
• mUnderstands and ensures regulatory and code compliance (JCAHO, OSHA State Board of Health)
• m Coordinating / participates in cleaning & sanitation of assigned areas to meet the State Health Standards .
• m Maintains assigned HACCP monitors -and all other departmental documents.
• m Maintains adequate records including census reports, cash reports, temperature logs, etc.

Job Knowledge:

• m Knowledgeable of Food Service Health Code Regulations and of kitchen sanitation, cleaning and safety( ServSafe certified is recommended)
• m Able to analyze and solve basic arithmetic problems.
• m Knowledge of receiving, storage, issuing and inventory controls

Requirements

No additional requirements from any stated in the above description.

Education

You must have the following education to apply:

You must have a High School Diploma or GED or higher