Manager of Dining Experience - Abbotsford, BC

JOB SUMMARY

Position: Manager of Dining Experience
Company: Menno Place
Job Location: Abbotsford, BC
Job type: Full-time, Permanent
Job salary: $85,000–$95,000 a year

WORK PERFORMED

• Provides direction to staff, coordinates work assignments, establishes work schedules/rotations, evaluates staff performance, and determines related training and orientation requirements.
• Develops, maintains, and monitors the department’s Continuous Quality Improvement Program.
• Provides reports and information in a format most suitable for effective Leadership decisions.
• Develops policies, procedures, objectives, and goals for the department in accordance with Menno Place’s operational and strategic direction.
• Monitors expenditures and makes recommendations regarding the annual budget and participates in long range planning. Responsible to ensure department expenditures stay on budget.
• Plans menus and develops recipes according to the dietary needs of residents; estimates food requirements, initiates supply requisitions and assists in resolving discrepancies with suppliers.
• Oversees the proper storage and handling of food and related items.
• Oversees, and is fully responsible to ensure that, the Dietary department adheres to polices, staff perform safe practices and processes and support the vision and mission of Menno Place.
• Ensures best practices and innovation in dining experience for residents/tenants and dietary/nutrition delivery through networking with external partners and partnerships.
• Hires, coaches, mentors, and manages the full performance cycle of assigned employees, including discipline, and terminations as required.
• Oversees the preparation, portioning and/or serving of meals and evaluates meals being served to ensure applicable standards of quality and quantity are maintained. Thrives to exceed the standards of dietary delivery. 
• Responsible for the resident dining environment, including but not limited to, décor, seating, tables, lighting, smells, cleanliness, kitchenettes, etc. 
• Interprets and administers Menno Apartments Employees’ Association Agreement and the Menno Home and Hospital FBA/HEABC collective agreements. 
• Participates as an active member at Menno Place Leadership and Departmental team meetings.
• Responsible to ensure the timely and accurate submission of reports and statistics required by Fraser ealth Authority and/or other government agencies.
• Assembles and oversees catering requests and/or services for social functions and events.
• Ensures safety practices and procedures are adhered to. Exercises due diligence regarding resident safety and employee safety.
• Follows-up on maintenance work requisitions and the departmental preventative maintenance program, advising the Director of Support Services as required.
• Responsible for food safety compliance of all staff.
• Acts as backup and support for the Manager of Laundry/Housekeeping as well as maintenance as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

•  Baccalaureate in Food Services Nutrition Management from an accredited university and/or current registration with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia or Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM) 
• Minimum five (5) years' recent, related working experience in a food operations management role in a health facility or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

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