What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Food Services position at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
Principle Tasks:
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
- Recruit, interview, hire, train, coach, evaluate, reward, discipline and when necessary, terminate employees
- Develop job duties and routines for each level of culinary services personnel
- Develop work schedules to ensure adequate coverage
- Create and monitor budgets for a cost-effective program
- Manage any revenue generating services
- Utilize forecasts, food waste records, inventory and equipment records to plan the purchase of food, supplies, and equipment
- Justify needed improvements in the department design, function and layout
- Work in cooperation with residents, customers, facility staff, physicians, consultants, vendors, and other service providers
- Able to cooperate and interact appropriately with federal/state and local regulatory agency representatives
- Must be able to complete all other tasks as assigned by the Administrator
- Specify standards and procedures for preparing food
- Participate in menu planning, including responding to client preferences, substitution lists, therapeutic diets, and industry trends
- Regularly inspect meals being served to assure standards for appearance, palatability, temperature and serving times are met
- Manage the preparation and service of special nourishments and supplemental feedings
- Assure that foods are prepared according to production schedules, menus and standardized recipes
- Able to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
- Assure safe receiving, storage, preparation and service of food
- Protect food in all phases or preparation, holding, service, cooking, and transportation using HACCP guidelines
- Prepare and monitor cleaning schedules and maintain equipment to ensure food safety
- Ensure proper sanitation and safety practices of staff
- Must not pose a direct to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace
- Process new diet orders and diet changes, keeping resident tray cards up to date
- Complete all required documentation within the MDS
- Support the registered dietician duties as needed