Food Service Supervisor

JOB SUMMARY

This position works to secure food and related supplies to support all food services activities in the department. The responsibilities include patient food service on daily basis along with catering, retail, culinary, formula room, and procurement on an as needed basis. The incumbent will actively cross train in all the food service units to provide relief supervisory coverage in assigned areas. The incumbent will actively uphold food safety, quality, and sanitation standards. The person in this position is expected to learn payroll, computrition, EMS room management software, point of sale, temperature monitoring software, and other software to manage systems and staff as well as to participate in department problem solving and performance improvement. 

 

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

Nutrition and Food Services has two major divisions, Clinical Nutrition and Food Services. The Department is responsible for providing nutrition and food services to patients in the hospitals and clinics at Parnassus, Mount Zion and Mission Bay sites. We are responsible for operating a retail cafeteria and providing a full range of catering services to the Medical Center and campus community. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - High school diploma or equivalent certification / experience. - ServSafe Certification or equivalent food protection manager certification. If valid certification is not at time of hire, it must be obtained within 6 months of start date. Working knowledge in food service and sanitation regulations. - Working verbal and written communication skills in the English language, including active listening, dynamic flexibility, critical thinking, and ability to multi-task and ensure productive time management. - Working knowledge to make appropriate decisions, reasoning skills, ability to develop original ideas to solve problems, and conduct basic operations analysis and quality control analysis. - Working skills to provide effective interpersonal and work supervision guidance to other personnel and work effectively with partners on joint projects. - Intermediate computer application skills to include food service applications such as point of sale and inventory control software. - Basic mathematical and cash control skills to accurately complete drawer counts and prepare deposits. - At least one year experience of work with clients and customers in food service. - At least 1 year of supervisory experience in a hospital or other health care facility kitchen. - Proficient in word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel. PREFERRED QUALIFICATION: - Valid driver's license and clean driving record. - Ability to operate a vehicle. - Two to four years supervisory experience preferably in a hospital or other health care facility kitchen. - Experience in the research, development and implementation of new food products that anticipate and are responsive to multi-cultural patient and retail customers’ desired food experience. - Knowledge in the areas of local health department regulations includes food safety, HACCP, OSHA and other regulatory agencies. - Previous food industry procurement experience. - Experience using and maintaining Computrition or similar food service database software. - Experience teaching dietetic interns or other students. - Knowledge of sustainability practices in food service.

ServSafe Certification

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