This Food Production Coordinator is accountable for supervising and coordinating activities of the dietary department employees in preparing, cooking, and serving foods and cleaning of department.
Responsibilities
Supervises and monitors food service employee activities to assure standards in dietetic services are met. This includes food service to patients, cafeteria, vending, and special functions.
Assures compliance of diet orders by maintaining current records and making necessary changes in menus.
Recommends appropriate staffing levels and may recommend hiring, promoting, discharging, and/or disciplining of employees. Evaluates work performance of employees.
Plans and conducts in-service training for employees on new equipment and all applicable work procedures.
Provides diet instructions to patients and significant others, as assigned.
Requisitions supplies, checks deliveries, and insures proper storage of supplies in kitchen area and food refrigerators in patient area.
Performs other duties as assigned.
QualificationsHigh School graduate or GED with three (3) years experience in food service including knowledge of therapeutic diets and supervisory experience.
Graduate of an approved dietary manager's program preferred.
Experience in food service supervision, and management and training through a military service program which is equivalent in content to an approved dietary manager's program is acceptable.
Familiarity with labor/management relations desirable.