Food Service Manager

Food Service Manager

Aramark Healthcare+ is seeking a Food Service Manager to join their team supporting Patient Services at San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp, CA, with relocation assistance available to support qualified candidates. This position is based in French Camp, CA with easy access to I-5 and Highway 99. The site is within commuting distance of Stockton, Elk Grove, and South Sacramento, making it accessible to candidates across the greater Sacramento and San Joaquin regions. The Food Service Manager will support patient dining operations within the Food & Nutrition Department and will be responsible for developing and executing patient-focused dining solutions that meet nutritional standards, patient needs, and customer preferences. This role applies technical training and interprets government-mandated healthcare nutrition regulations to support the implementation of healthy, compliant menu programs in an acute care environment.

Compensation: The salary range for this position is $72,000.00 to $85,000.00. Aramark offers comprehensive benefit programs and services for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources. Additional benefits may include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage. Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manages patient food service activities, complying with established standards.
• Leads patient service staff to ensure meals are properly prepared and delivered to patients.
• Conducts rounds on patients/departments.
• Oversees the diet office and the service ambassador program.
• Records safety and sanitation compliance.
• Supervises tray line operation and/or the room service program.

Leadership:

• Leverages Aramark's coaching model to engage and develop team members to their fullest potential.
• Rewards and recognizes employees.
• Ensures individual and team performance meets objectives and client expectations.
• Plans and leads daily team briefings.
• Ensures safety and sanitation standards in all operations.

Client Relationship:

• Maintains effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships.
• Identifies client needs and communicates operational progress.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service using Aramark's standard service model.

Financial Performance:

• Assists with the completion and maintenance of financial statements relevant to the department.
• Delivers client and company financial targets.
• Adopts all Aramark processes and systems; understands performance metrics, data, order, and inventory trends; educates teams on key levers to improve margins.

Productivity:

• Creates value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls, and profit management.
• Complies with Operational Excellence fundamentals by meeting and maintaining food and labor initiatives.
• Ensures entire team is trained and able to execute.
• Supervises team regarding production, quality, and control.

Compliance:

• Maintains a safe and healthy environment for clients, customers, and employees.
• Complies with all applicable policies, rules, and regulations, including those related to safety, health, and wage and hour requirements.

Qualifications:

• Experience in food service operations.
• Customer servicefocused in a fast-paced food service environment.
• Comfortable using computers and tablets.
• Prior supervisory or lead experience supporting frontline food service staff preferred.
• Experience in back-of-house operations preferred.

About Aramark:

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.