Food Service Director

Healthcare / Senior Living Dining Operations

We are seeking a hands-on Working Dining Services Director to lead all aspects of food service operations for a mixed-use healthcare and senior living community serving:

• 35 Skilled Nursing residents
• 35 Independent Living residents
• Adult Day Center participants (approximately 25 daily)

This is an ideal opportunity for a strong operational leader who is comfortable working in both the kitchen and dining environment while overseeing staff, service, compliance, and overall department performance.

The ideal candidate is a working manager — someone who leads from the front, supports the team during meal service, and takes ownership of the entire dining program.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all daily dining services operations for Skilled Nursing, Independent Living, and Adult Day meal service
• Supervise and lead a unionized dining services team
• Manage staffing, scheduling, labor, and daily department workflow
• Ensure high standards of food quality, resident satisfaction, hospitality, and service execution
• Oversee food safety, sanitation, infection control, and regulatory compliance
• Ensure accurate execution of therapeutic diets, textures, nourishments, and meal service standards
• Manage purchasing, receiving, inventory, and food/supply cost controls
• Lead staff training, accountability, coaching, and performance management
• Maintain survey readiness and department compliance at all times
• Work closely with nursing, administration, and clinical leadership to support resident care and dining excellence

What We’re Looking For

• 3 years of food service leadership experience, preferably in:
  • Skilled Nursing
  • Senior Living
  • Long-Term Care
  • Healthcare Dining
• Prior experience managing a union workforce strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Food safety and sanitation
  • Therapeutic diets
  • Staffing and scheduling
  • Purchasing and inventory
  • Healthcare dining operations
• ServSafe Manager Certification preferred
• CDM/CFPP a plus
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
• Willingness to work as a hands-on department leader, not just an office-based manager

Salary : $62,000 - $65,000