Food Service Director

Empowered Staffing is partnered with a leading healthcare food and facilities organization that is looking for a Food Services Director to join its Ness City team.

The Food Services Director consistently evaluates operations, maintains client and employee relationships, and ensures compliance with company, client, state, and federal requirements. They will also be responsible for ensuring cost-effective operations, budget and P&L management, purchasing, staffing support, and implementation of client contract requirements.

• Provides leadership, coaching, and performance feedback to facility management and staff.
• Conducts regular facility visits and evaluates operational performance.
• Supervises, coordinates, and evaluates facility managers and supervisors.
• Manages cost-effective operations, budgets, P&L, and purchasing.
• Maintains strong relationships with healthcare executives, clients, residents, and employees.
• Ensures client contract requirements are communicated and implemented.
• Ensures compliance with dietary safety, sanitation, infection control, workplace safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversees Workers' Compensation reporting and appropriate safety resources.
• Supports payroll, timekeeping, benefits, and employee administration.
• Partners with internal teams and facility leadership to address operational needs and improve performance.

• 5+ years of dietary or food services experience in a healthcare environment.
• Experience supervising and leading dietary or food service personnel.
• Bachelor's degree in management, Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field highly preferred; high school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience with P&L and budget management.
• Knowledge of dietary safety, sanitation, infection control, and healthcare regulations.
• Ability to lead, coach, and evaluate Food Services Directors, Supervisors, and facility staff.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and time-management skills.
• Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with clients and healthcare facility leadership.