
Food Service Manager , CSNM
Required skills
- CSNM
- healthcare food services
- leadership experience
- fiscal management
- departmental budgets
- contracts
- project costs
- strategic thinking
- collaborative results
- patient food services
Nice to have
- Food and Nutrition Management
- Business Administration
- Hotel and Restaurant Management
- innovative trends
Role summary
We are seeking a Food Service Manager with CSNM certification and at least five years of leadership experience in healthcare food services. The role involves determining departmental goals, developing budgets, managing operations to maintain high service standards, and ensuring compliance with industry and legislative standards. Key responsibilities include overseeing financial planning, inventory, procurement, costing, and financial reporting, with a strong emphasis on food safety and nutritional standards. The manager will also coordinate services with other departments, evaluate direct reports, and lead, motivate, and develop staff. Proficiency in dietary software and MS Office is required.
The salary range for this position is $63,000 to $66,000. Final compensation will be determined based on relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may be entitled to other elements of total compensation, which may include group benefits, employer RRSP contributions, and discretionary bonus or incentive programs, where applicable to the role. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and comply with all applicable pay transparency legislation. Further details regarding our total rewards program will be shared by the Talent Acquisition team during the hiring process. Canadian work experience is not a requirement for this role. Please note that artificial intelligence–based tools may be used at certain stages of the recruitment and applicant screening process.
Now, if you were to come on board as a Food Service Manager we’d ask you to do the following for us:
- Determines departmental goals and objectives in keeping with organizational and departmental philosophy.
- Develops service operating, and capital budgets. Utilizes data to manage area of responsibility.
- Direct department activities and maintain highest quality service standards.
- Maintain compliance with industry, company, and legislative standards.
- Supervise all phases of operational planning and expenditures, inventory management, procurement budgeting, costing, and financial reporting.
- Ensures that food safety is treated as a priority in all department activities.
- Ensures diets in facility meet the nutritional standards as set out in the contract and adhering to any provincial or health authority standards, as applicable.
- Establishes effective relationships and coordinates service with those of other departments.
- Attends interdepartmental meetings.
- Evaluates performance of direct subordinates, documenting concerns and progress.
Think you have what it takes to be our Food Service Manager? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you will be successful:
- At least five years of leadership experience in healthcare food services in a labour environment.
- Current active status as Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM).
- Degree or diploma in: Food and Nutrition Management, Business Administration, or Hotel and Restaurant Management.
- Proficiency in dietary software and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Proven excellence in fiscal management of departmental budgets, contracts and project costs.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically / conceptually and evidence of achieving collaborative results across various departments and disciplines.
- Current with the latest innovative trends in patient food services.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop direct reports and frontline staff during times of change and shifting priorities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and people skills
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