Traveling Dining Services Manager

Tutera Senior Living & Health Care

Position Description

The Traveling Dining Services Manager provides interim leadership, operational support, and culinary expertise across multiple senior living communities. This role is responsible for stabilizing dining operations during leadership transitions, supporting new openings, implementing company dining standards, and driving resident satisfaction. Ensures the provision of quality food service and nutrition care in accordance with Federal, State and Local regulations.

Principal Responsibilities

Operational Support & Leadership

• Directly manages a team and is accountable for the performance, productivity, development and overall work quality of assigned team members.
• Provides day-to-day direction, feedback, coaching and performance management to ensure team members individual and team goals are achieved.
• Provide on-site leadership for dining services during vacancies, leave of absences, and/or periods of transition.
• Serve as acting Dining Services Director or Dining Department Head as needed.
• Assess dining operations and implement immediate improvements to quality, service, and compliance.
• Attendance is an essential requirement of the position.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
  
  
  

Culinary & Service Excellence

• Ensure menus meet nutritional guidelines, resident preferences, and company standards.
• Support scratch cooking, presentation, consistency across communities.
• Lead by example in resident-focused hospitality and service delivery.
  
  
  

Management Responsibilities

• Develops organizational strategies by contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic
  
  
  

thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organization objectives.

• Establishes operational strategies by evaluating trends, establishing critical measurements; determining
  
  
  

production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies; designing systems; accumulating resources;

resolving problems; implementing change.

Training and Development

• Train and mentor dining services team members, including cooks, servers, and leadership staff.
• Support onboarding and development of newly hired Dining Services Directors or Dining Department
  
  
  

Heads.

• Reinforce food safety, sanitation, and infection control standards.
• Ensures that small group meetings are held per company policy.
• Communicates new Policy & Procedures and regulations to staff to ensure compliance.
  
  
  

Compliance & Quality Assurance

• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Conduct audits related to food safety, sanitation, and documentation.
• Partner with community leadership to address survey readiness and corrective action plans.
  
  
  

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with Executive Directors, Regional Leaders, and Corporate Support Teams.
• Provide clear handoff documentation and recommendations at the conclusion of each assignment.
• Serve as a brand ambassador for the organization's dining philosophy.
  
  
  

Residents Rights

• Understands, upholds and promotes the rights of the residents.
• Ensures residents can exercise rights without interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal from the facility.
• Ensures protected health information is kept confidential.
• Ensures resident concerns/complaints are responded to with tact and urgency.
• Reports allegations of resident abuse, neglect and/or misappropriation of resident property.
• Coordinates effective communication with Residents and Companions by assuring all arrangements for
  
  
  

providing interpreters and/or other auxiliary aids/services needed by Residents/Responsible Party are made.

Food Safety Responsibilities

• Follows food safety and sanitation guidelines per company policy and procedure and state and federal codes
  
  
  

and regulations.

• Maintains standards for food preparation and quality of food service.
• Performs regular audits of dietary/dining services to ensure safe food handling.
• Follow guidelines for when employees cannot work in food production due to illness.
• Develops and ensures adherence to cleaning schedules and other tools needed to maintain sanitation and
  
  
  

cleanliness of the kitchen and other areas where food is stored or served.

Safety and Sanitation

• Reports observations concerning structural, equipment, and furniture defects and malfunctioning to
  
  
  

appropriate personnel.

• Follows established safety policies and procedures.
• Identifies and corrects safety hazards; reports safety concerns as required.
• Observes safety needs of residents as indicated in care plan.
• Wears and/or uses safety equipment and supplies when indicated and properly trained to use.
• Demonstrates job-specific knowledge of fire and disaster preparedness during drills or actual situations.
  
  
  

General

• Attendance is an essential duty of the position.
• Other duties as assigned by management.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent with combined education and experience.
• Minimum of three years of progressive multiple unit food service experience in senior living, healthcare, or hospitality
• Proven leadership and coaching skills in leading dining services teams.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel between locations and must submit to annual motor vehicle background checks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel extensively and adapt quickly to new environments.
• Flexible schedule to accommodate multiple communities meal planning and services
• Financial management - Food, Supplies, equipment
• Scheduling and Menu planning
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Culinary, hospitality management degree, or equivalent experience.
• ServSafe/Always Food Safe Certification; or ability to obtain.
• Certified Dietary Manager or ability to obtain (Skilled Nursing/Healthcare)
  
  
  

Physical/Mental/Environmental

• Requires the physical, mental, and environmental efforts as set forth in the attached Job Activity Description.
• Requires working in kitchen and dining environments that may include heat, cold, humidity, wet floors, noise, odors, and fast-paced service demands.
  
  
  

Travel

• 100% regional travel to support dining services throughout all communities.
  
  
  

Principal Contacts

• Works closely with Administrator, Registered Dietician, DON, Interdisciplinary Team, residents, families,
  
  
  

dietary, culinary personnel and other team members, corporate support partners, vendors

Why is Tutera THE Employer of Choice?

• Tutera Senior Living & Health Care is guided by one single purpose To live the YOUNITE philosophy in every decision, every day. Based on genuine respect, YOUNITE is how we get to know residents and team members on a personal level. By asking about our employees’ and residents’ unique needs and preferences, we actively listen and then deliver. Do you want to work for a company where you are the driving force behind every decision made?
• Tutera offers stability; our family-owned company was founded in 1985!
• Tutera offers a competitive starting wage and amazing benefits! We take care of you so you can be a rockstar at work and at home!
  
  
  

Apply today and let us show you how we are inspired by you.

Equal Opportunity Employer. The wage and benefit information provided in this listing is subject to change. Benefits eligibility criteria must be met to enroll in available benefits.

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How Can You Benefit?

• Advanced Pay
• Financial Literacy Classes
• Employee Assistance Program offering Mental Health Resources, Legal Guidance, Financial Information, and more!
• Child Care Discount
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) for Eligible Locations
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• Exclusive Tutera Perks
• Tutera University
• Advancement Opportunities
  
  
  

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