JOB SUMMARY
Position: Food Service Manager
Company: Optima Living
Job Location: Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Job type: Full-time
Job Location: Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Job type: Full-time
WORK PERFORMED
- Provides coaching & mentoring.
- Conducts performance evaluations.
- Promotes team building and engagement.
- Manage and meet the financial commitments in the unit budgets.
- Recruitment of new team members as needed, including skill-based interviews.
- Preparing staff schedule.
- Completion of bi-weekly payroll for culinary department.
- Maintains provincial compliance standards to ensure successful inspections.
- Ensure OH and S and WHMIS policies and procedures are maintained.
- Ensure the environment is safe and sanitary for staff and residents; makes efforts to reduce safety hazards, accidents, and injuries where possible.
- Interact with residents to resolve inquiries in a friendly, service-oriented manner.
- Order and receive food services items.
- Menu planning and production
- Hands on position assisting cooks with food preparation and cooking as required.
- Cook quality, home-style meals while considering dietary restrictions when required.
- Store food in designated areas following all food safety and sanitation procedures.
- Ensure proper food handling, presentation, portion control and maintenance of appropriate serving temperatures.
- Monitor inventory and deliveries of products and supplies.
- Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements.
- Food Safe Certification
- Minimum of 1-2 years of experience with restaurant or home-cooking.
- Strong background in food services in a residential care setting or hotel.
- Leadership experience in food services is required.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors, and operational partners.
- Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle fast paced environment.
- Comprehensive food services knowledge, including focus on quality, production, sanitation, and presentation.
- Superior oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve.
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
