Overview

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation | Select Medical

1199 Pleasant Valley Way West Orange New Jersey 07052

Food Service Supervisor - Inpatient Rehab

Shift Hours: Full-Time, 11:00AM - 7:00PM 

(Every other weekend)

Benefits of becoming a Food Service Manager with us:

• Pay: Range from $23/hr - $33/hr! (Negotiable based on years of experience)
• Tuition Assistance up to $5,000 a year after your first full year of employment
• Full-benefits package (Including medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, short and long term disability & more)
• Team-oriented and collaborative culture 
• Advancement opportunities

Responsibilities

As a Food Service Manager you will coordinates and supervises food production and service including planning, storage and food preparation for catered events, patient and retail service. Supervises departmental personnel and/or designated service area personnel. Works in staffing positions as needed. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, standard practices and compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Provides direct, continuous supervision of Food Service personnel.
• Participates in selection of qualified candidates who fit the culture and demonstrate the potential to accomplish departmental objectives.
• Ensures staff receive upon hire and throughout employment departmental orientation, on-the-job training, communication and support to accomplish departmental objectives and meet job requirements.
• Provides regular and accurate performance feedback with focus on results, skill expansion, process improvement and learning. Contributes to annual performance evaluation of staff.
• Participates in scheduling departmental staff and/or designated service area personnel.
• Coordinates, assigns, instructs on and supervises the functions of the department including storage, service, food preparation and production, clean-up, and sanitation.
• Assures compliance to policies and procedures and regulatory safe food handling requirements. Monitors production staff for compliance with established HACCP protocols. Ensures temperatures are being met during receiving, storage, production, service and cooling.
• Works with food production personnel to achieve high quality meals and cost effective practice. Ensures standardized recipes and portions sizes are being followed and foods are prepared preserving color, flavor and nutritive value. Regularly inspects and tastes food to ensure adherence to recipe, appearance, quality and temperature.
• Monitors and reinforces staff compliance to safety rules and precautions.
• Participates in inventory and purchasing as directed. Demonstrates a cost-conscious attitude in procurement and daily operation of the department.
• Monitors temperature, sanitation and cleaning logs for temperature range compliance and completion.
• Keeps accurate and appropriate records and prepares reports as directed.
• Assists in the departmental and hospital Performance Improvement Program, including but not limited to, data collection and analysis.
• Directs and assists with the care, maintenance and repair of equipment. Recommends equipment needs and projects life of equipment.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Completion of a state or local approved food safety/sanitation course required
• Thorough knowledge of food products, service, operations, staffing, food handling and storage and regulatory requirements required

Preferred qualifications:

• One or more years experience supervising food service personnel preferred
• Knowledge of therapeutic diets preferred
• Proficiency in computer skills preferred

Additional Data

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Select Medical is an organization that is passionate about safety for our patients and our team members. The Inpatient Rehabilitation Division conducts post-offer employment testing (POET) for a number of job titles including, but not limited to:

• Rehabilitation Assistant/Nursing Assistant
• Nurse
• Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
• Environmental Services
• Food and Nutrition Services

Post offer employment testing (POETs) are completed as part of the onboarding process - to be completed before an employee's first day of work. 

**Select Medical is committed to having a workforce that reflects diversity at all levels and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.