Supervisor - Food Service

Sioux Center Health; Sioux Center (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO day 1 for eligible hires

Employer retirement match up to 5%

Career development and mentorship

Job summary

Avera Majestic Bluffs/Avera Sister James Care Center in Sioux Center, IA is seeking a Supervising Food Service Leader. The role oversees patient food production, service, and nutritional care, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and ethical directives.

The position requires ServSafe certification, knowledge of therapeutic diets, and prior hospital dietary service experience. You will manage scheduling, training, and staff development while maintaining safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Supervises daily food production, service and nutrition care.
• Knowledge of therapeutic diets and when to refer to Dietitians.
• Experience supervising food service staff and cooks.

Responsibilities

• Inventories, orders, and stores food ingredients per HACCP guidelines.
• Maintains quality by evaluating finished products and ensuring only quality items are served.
• Schedules production staff and monitors cafeteria cash handling.
• Hires, trains, and evaluates staff; provides coaching and performance feedback.
• Ensures safety with proper use of food service chemicals and labeling.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Food service knowledge

Communication skills

Team coordination

Education

ServSafe Certificate - National Restaurant Association

High School or GED Equivalent

Job description

Location

Avera Majestic Bluffs/Avera Sister James Care Center

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America)

Position Highlights

Shift: 10:30am-7:00pm + Every 6th Weekend/Holiday

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Supervises routine patient food production, service and nutritional care, employee/visitor/cafeteria meals and catering activities. Provides exceptional care and service to patients, guests and employees at all times. Provides care/service in accordance with regulatory and accrediting agencies standards and the Ethical and Religious Directives for healthcare.

What You Will Do

• Inventories, orders, receives, and stores food ingredients according to HACCP Guidelines.
• Evaluates finished products allowing only quality menu items to be served.
• Maintains knowledge of nutrition and therapeutic diets to train, supervise, food service workers, Diet clerks, and/or cooks. Knowledge of when to refer nutritional issues to Dietitians.
• Monitors staff use of food service chemicals for proper dispensing, labeling, and use for safety and effectiveness.
• Prepares weekly production staff schedule including staff vacations, catered events, etc.
• Daily counts, reconciles and records cafeteria money from cash registers.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience

• ServSafe Certificate - National Restaurant Association
• Knowledge of therapeutic diets, food handling and sanitation.
• Previous food service experience in hospital or long-term care.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience

• High School or GED Equivalent
• Supervisor experience.

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].