Temp - Management - Food Services (Days) North Adams MA

Food Service Manager

Under the direct supervision of the Multi-site Director of Food Services manages day-to-day operations of the food service department to achieve high quality food delivery & customer service in food service department at all Berkshire Medical Center campuses. This role is to ensure that the patient, visitors and staff receive service at a level consistent with departmental standards.

• Coordinates all food preparation for cafeteria, patients and special function meals, working as a manager and chef.
• Supervises all food service department employees.
• Prepares menus and develops standardized recipes for all menu items.
• Coordinates and supervises food production, room service, cafeteria and catering lines.
• Acts on behalf of the organization, holding all department staff accountable to meet department standards and goals.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and assures compliance with accrediting and regulatory standards, hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Approves vacation time and weekly payroll for all food services staff.

Other Requirements (Include but not limited to):

• Viewed as a role model for professionalism. Ability to interpret and administer policies.
• Demonstrates leadership ability and communicates a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence in the food service profession.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, communicates effectively with patients, patient's family members, staff and customers.
• Well-organized and able to handle a variety of complex assignments simultaneously.
• Demonstrated understanding of regulatory standards. Demonstrated dependability.
• Documented effectiveness in confronting problems, resolving conflict, and achieving goals.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with employees, manager/director and other staff.
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a high stress, fast paced environment.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner

BERKSHIRE HEALTH SYSTEM WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY TRAVELER WHO RESIDES WITHIN 50 MILES OF FACILITY. To avoid delays in processing, please include perm address at profile upload. Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better). Non-Billable Orientation: 8hrsHoliday, OT Multipliers: 1.25%Requirement description :

• 2-4 yrs cooking experience required
• 2+ yrs specializing in food preparation, sanitation, purchasing and managing food service operations required
• 4 yrs Management/Leadership experience in hospital, institutional or restaurant cooking required
• Current nutrition/food service SUPERVISORY or Leadership experience required
• FOOD SERVICE EMR OR NUTRITION SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED - PLEASE NOTE EXPERIENCE ON PROFILE
• High school diploma required
• CSM, CFPP - Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Food Protection Professional (ANFP- Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals) Preferred
• SERVESAFE Certification preferred
• Medical terminology course completion preferred
• Perm address is required for profile
• Traveler must have their own vehicle for this need
• Any/All RTO must be included in profile. ALL SCHEDULING REQUESTS MUST BE MADE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. Facility will NOT approve scheduling requests at/after time of offer. Please obtain this information prior to submittal.