Regional Dietitian Wellbeing Director- Allergen Management

Regional Dietitian Wellbeing Director- Allergen Management

Reports To: Division Wellbeing Director

Location: Must live within a commutable distance to Costa Mesa or Long Beach

Job Summary:

Allergen Management & Program Strategy

• Serve as the single point of contact and subject matter expert for allergen management and portfolio-level visibility.
• Acts as an allergen management resource for clients, customers and associate questions and concerns.
• Own and standardize allergen labeling processes across marketplaces and catering, ensuring accurate and consistent guest-facing information.
• Customize and coordinate Compass Group allergen management programs to align with client needs.
• Partner with Culinary, QA, Operations, Procurement, and technology teams to ensure allergen data flows accurately from ingredients and recipes through guest-facing labels.
• Collaborate with CD, Compass QA, and operations teams to manage new technology related to allergen management, including Nextep and Order & Pay kiosks.
• Establish validation and change-management processes to ensure allergen information remains accurate when recipes, ingredients, suppliers, or products change.
• Develop and maintain allergen labeling standards, SOPs, documentation, audit processes, and escalation procedures.
• Conduct ongoing audits and validation, identifying gaps and driving corrective actions to ensure portfolio-wide adherence.
• Support onsite managers in standardizing purchase order guides, maintaining Food Label Books of Record, and ensuring consistent guest-facing allergen communication.
• Serve as the escalation point for client, customer, and associate allergen questions, discrepancies, and concerns.

Education & Training

• Develop, implement, and maintain food allergen training for managers and associates.
• Lead the development and implementation of allergen labeling and management standards, ensuring portfolio-wide adherence through training, education, validation, and continuous improvement.
• Provide tools, resources, and coaching to sustain engagement and consistent program execution.
• Establish, validate, and monitor allergen labeling accuracy, refining SOPs and corrective-action processes to ensure policy adherence.
• Build a culture of food safety, allergen awareness, health, and wellbeing across the portfolio.

Wellbeing & Culinary Integration

• Work closely with the culinary portfolio chef to maintain the recipe database and ensure alignment with Eurest culinary and nutrition standards.
• Partner with marketing to amplify wellbeing and allergen initiatives and increase visibility and guest engagement.
• Ensure consistent integration of wellbeing and accurate allergen labeling into marketplace and catering programs.
• Use insights and analytics to refine strategies, measure program effectiveness, and demonstrate outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Registered Dietitian- Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (AND) Certification and State Licensure, where applicable
• Bachelors degree in food and nutrition or related field of study
• Desired 7+ years professional experience
• Culinary background preferred
• Experience in allergen labeling (packaged foods or restaurant) required
• Project Management experience strongly preferred
• Serve-Safe certification required, but we can train once hired
• Strong management, written and oral communication, and leadership skills, with advanced problem solving-skills and outstanding interpersonal skills

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