Regional Operations Manager – Dietary

Regional Certified Dietary Manager Job Summary

The Regional Certified Dietary Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the dietary departments across multiple facilities to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality nutritional services. The Regional Certified Dietary Manager plays a key role in standardizing dietary practices, improving efficiency, supporting staff development, and ensuring regulatory compliance across all assigned sites.

The Regional Director of Dietary requires frequent travel to Southern DFW area facilities to conduct inspections, trainings, and offer addional support.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for department’s financial data and statistics
• Monitoring of unit expenditures
• Develops and recommends department operating budget and ensure the department operates within budget
• Coordinates dietary activities with other departments
• Actively communicates with administration and other departments
• Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, and supervises functions and activities of the department
• Establishes work standards and work flow
• Establishes and implements policies and procedures for departmental operations
• Encourages and mentors staff creativity and innovation
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies
• Proactive in the achievement of the facility goals and objectives
• Demonstrates quality leadership in meeting performance plans
• Reads, develops, and administers Total Quality Management process
• Develops and maintains job descriptions for department staff
• Encourages staff to participate in education programs

Responsibilities

• Planning a variety of nutritious meals that meet dietary requirements, including special requests if requested
• Managing the department budget and expense management, including inventory
• Directly supervising all dietary staff to including hiring, training, scheduling, etc.
• Ensuring all cooking, serving, storage, preparation, and service areas are clean, safe and organized to meet all applicable food service standards and regulations
• Ensuring quality food service in accordance with company standards, including interacting with residents daily
• Fulfilling other roles as needed, such as Manager-On-Duty on a rotating basis, and filling in for culinary staff when needed
• Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent required
• 2 years of Dietary management required
• Valid Driver's License and Pass Background check

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience

• Dietary Management : 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person