Manager, Food and Nutrition Services - Surrey

JOB SUMMARY

Position: Manager, Food and Nutrition Services
Company: School District #36 (Surrey)
Job Location: Surrey, BC
Job type: Full-time

WORK PERFORMED

• Strong analytical and organizational skills to develop, oversee, maintain, and adapt, as necessary, food service operations in accordance with the Food Safety Act, the Public Health Act, Food Premises Regulation, Fraser Health Food Safety, WorkSafeBC and any other applicable laws or regulations.
• Prepares, monitors, administers and reports monthly on department operations and program budgets continuously adapting operating plans to optimize the use of scarce financial resources in an environment subject to dynamic change and uncertainty.
• Recruits, trains, schedules, manages, and evaluates approximately 40 unionized staff including School Meal Program Aides, Culinary Assistants, Food Service Supervisors, and clerical staff.
• Plans and analyses menus to ensure that provincial nutrition standards are met and, where necessary, adapts menus and services for children with special nutritional needs including food allergies and religious restrictions.
• Determines scope of work, operational standards, food suppliers, implementation plans and ongoing management requirements for contracted services including the SMP caterer and cafeteria operators.
• Specification, selection, maintenance, repair, replacement, and disposal of equipment for all food service operations including domestic and commercial appliances. Liaises with Capital Planning Office and District Facilities Management, as required, to ensure all equipment installations are compliant with municipal building codes and SD36 policies/standards.
• Management of Bullfrog software program providing point-of-safe management for Teaching Kitchens, the SMP daily ordering, and required reporting.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Food and Nutrition, Home Economics, Food Science or Dietetics, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience, as well as at least 5-7 years experience in a unionized work environment.

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