Food Service Supervisor I

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $ $32.81 / hour Why Fraser Health?:

We currently have exciting opportunities for Casual – Food Service Supervisors I to join our team at Ridge Meadows Hospitallocated in Maple Ridge, B.C. We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service.

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Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health's hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

Detailed Overview:

Reporting to and under the general direction of the Manager, Food & Nutrition Services or designate, the Food Service Supervisor performs supervisory duties within the Food Nutrition Services related to processing diet orders and requests, determining therapeutic diet requirements, meal services and other related administrative duties.

Responsibilities:

• Supervises designated staff by scheduling and coordinating work assignments, evaluating employee performance and determining related training and orientation requirements; ensures proper work procedures are followed.

• Provides support to Clinical Nutrition Services by writing/checking daily menus for patients on therapeutic and/or non-therapeutic diets; processes diet orders and diet/meal changes and alters menus as required; updates and maintains diets, recipes and nourishment records.

• Evaluates meals being served to ensure established standards of quality and quantity are maintained, oversee the preparation, portioning and serving of meals; performs cooking and/or food services duties, as required.

• Oversees the storage of food and food-related items; receives and directs storage of supplies as necessary; establishes and ensures maintenance of food rotations to minimize food spoilage and assists in inventory control of current food supplies.

• Maintains and monitors statistical and budgetary records; provides recommendations regarding budget for the assigned area.

• Identifies malfunctioning equipment per staff reports and submits maintenance requisitions as necessary.

• Checks tray assembly for accuracy and completeness; prepares early and/or late trays as required.

• Answers telephone and follows up on requests from the ward personnel; visits inpatients with dietary problems on wards as assigned.

• Continually evaluates safety and sanitation procedures for the department; updates procedures as required and participates in the departmental Quality Assurance Program.

• Charts food preferences and attached information to patient's chart; records details in Dietitian's Record Book.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Education and Experience

Graduation from a recognized two (2) year program in Food Service Supervision/Technology, plus one year's recently related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current Food Safe Level II certiifcation.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to deal with others effectively
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position
• Ability to supervise
• Ability to organize work
• Ability to operate related equipment