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Director of Food Services

Trilogy Health Services, LLC
Hickory, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 10/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/11/2026
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At Trilogy, you’ll experience a caring, supportive community that values each team member. We prioritize meaningful relationships, genuine teamwork, and continuous growth. With the stability of long-term care, competitive pay, and exceptional benefits, Trilogy offers a work environment where you’re supported, appreciated, and empowered to thrive in your career. If you're ready to join a team committed to your success, Trilogy is where you belong and thrive!

Position Overview

As the Director of Food Services, Executive Chef, you will oversee the daily food service operations, ensuring menu development, food preparation, and service meet current federal, state, and local standards and regulations. You will lead a team to provide nutritious and appealing meals that enhance the residents’ dining experience and overall quality of life, while maintaining strict adherence to health and safety guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee food services operations by organizing, evaluating, and directing the Food Services Department, collaborating with Clinical, Environmental, Life Enrichment, and other related departments to ensure high standards of care and service.
  • Complete staff schedules and coordinate staffing to ensure optimal daily operations, in line with company policy and labor budgets.
  • Manage diet and meal preferences by processing diet changes and new diet requests from Clinical Services. Interview residents or family members within 24 to 72 hours of admission to complete an online preference form.
  • Maintain food and supply inventory by ensuring stock levels of staple and non-staple food, supplies, and equipment are at adequate levels, purchasing supplies and equipment as needed.
  • Control food, supply, and labor costs by staying within budget and effectively utilizing the company’s spend-down sheet.

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED/HSE required and a minimum of 1 of the following:
    • 1-3 Years of Dining leadership experience in Senior Living;
    • Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) or Certified Food Service Manager (CFSM);
    • Similar national certification for food service management and safety from a nationally recognized certifying body
    • Associate's degree in Culinary Services or Hospitality
LOCATION

US-NC-Hickory

Kingston Residence of Hickory

904 2nd Street NE

Hickory

NC

Benefits

Our comprehensive Thrive benefits program focuses on your well-being, offering support for personal wellness, financial stability, career growth, and meaningful connections. This list includes some of the key benefits, though additional options are available.

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage - Includes free Virtual Doctor Visits, with coverage starting in your first 30 days.
  • Get Paid Weekly Quarterly Increases - Enjoy weekly pay and regular quarterly wage increases.
  • Spending & Retirement Accounts - HSA with company match, Dependent Care, LSA, and 401(k) with company match.
  • PTO Paid Parental Leave - Paid time off and fully paid parental leave for new parents.
  • Inclusive Care - No-cost LGBTQIA support and gender-affirming care coordination.
  • Tuition & Student Loan Assistance - Financial support for education, certifications, and student loan repayment.

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About Trilogy Health Services

Since our founding in 1997, Trilogy has been dedicated to making long-term care better for our residents and more rewarding for our team members. We’re proud to be recognized as one of Fortune’s Best Places to Work in Aging Services, a certified Great Place to Work, and one of Glassdoor’s Top 100 Best Companies to Work. At Trilogy, we embrace who you are, help you achieve your full potential, and make working hard feel fulfilling. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to diversity and inclusion, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS (WI, IN, OH, MI & KY): for this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment.

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