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Dining Services Manager
Tutera Senior Living and Health Care. Provide interim leadership, operational support, and culinary expertise across multiple senior living communities.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in culinary operations and leadership within senior living environments, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations and enhancing resident satisfaction through quality dining services. Proven ability to manage teams, implement operational improvements, and develop effective training programs.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Culinary ExpertiseFood Safety KnowledgeLeadership SkillsMenu PlanningFinancial Management
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Hard Skills
Food Service ManagementSanitation ComplianceNutritional GuidelinesOperational Strategy DevelopmentPerformance ManagementSchedulingQuality AssuranceTraining and MentoringProblem-SolvingDocumentation Audits
Soft Skills
Organizational SkillsCommunication SkillsAdaptabilityCoaching SkillsTeam Leadership
Certifications & Qualifications
ServSafe CertificationCertified Dietary ManagerCulinary DegreeHospitality Management Degree
Industry Keywords
Senior LivingHealthcareDining ServicesRegulatory ComplianceResident SatisfactionFood PreparationInfection ControlSafety StandardsQuality ServiceInterdisciplinary Collaboration
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide interim leadership, operational support, and culinary expertise across multiple senior living communities.
- Stabilize dining operations during leadership transitions, support new openings, implement company dining standards, and drive resident satisfaction.
- Ensure quality food service and nutrition care in accordance with Federal, State and Local regulations.
- Directly manage assigned team members and oversee performance, productivity, development, and work quality.
- Provide day-to-day direction, feedback, coaching, and performance management.
- Provide on-site leadership during vacancies, leaves of absence, and periods of transition.
- Serve as acting Dining Services Director or Dining Department Head as needed.
- Assess dining operations and implement improvements to quality, service, and compliance.
- Ensure menus meet nutritional guidelines, resident preferences, and company standards.
- Support scratch cooking, presentation, and consistency across communities.
- Develop organizational and operational strategies, measurements, systems, and process improvements.
- Train and mentor cooks, servers, and leadership staff.
- Support onboarding and development of newly hired Dining Services Directors or Dining Department Heads.
- Reinforce food safety, sanitation, infection control, policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Conduct food safety, sanitation, and documentation audits.
- Partner with community leadership on survey readiness and corrective action plans.
- Work with Executive Directors, Regional Leaders, Corporate Support Teams, residents, families, vendors, and interdisciplinary teams.
- Provide handoff documentation and recommendations at the conclusion of each assignment.
- Uphold resident rights, protect confidential health information, respond to concerns, and report abuse, neglect, or misappropriation.
- Maintain food preparation, service quality, kitchen sanitation, cleaning schedules, and safe food handling.
- Identify and report equipment, structural, furniture, and safety defects or hazards.
- Demonstrate fire and disaster preparedness during drills or actual situations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
What you’ll need- 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: Bachelors degree in Culinary, hospitality management degree, or equivalent experience.
- Preferred: ServSafe/Always Food Safe Certification; or ability to obtain.
- Preferred: Certified Dietary Manager or ability to obtain (Skilled Nursing/Healthcare)
- Ability to work in kitchen and dining environments involving heat, cold, humidity, wet floors, noise, odors, and fast-paced service demands.
- 100% regional travel throughout all communities.
Benefits
Comp & perks- 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
- Competitive starting wage