Healthcare Culinary Operations Support Manager - Michigan Healthcare Culinary Operations Support Manager - Michigan We provide our full-time team members a generous compensation and benefits package, training, opportunity, and support. Health, dental and vision insurance ~ Flexible Spending Accounts ~ Paid vacation, holiday, and sick time ~ Employee Assistance Program (EAP)~ The Operations Support Manager is responsible for serving as the culinary and operations expert within the state including oversight of all aspects of culinary production, purchasing, sustainability, and program development while supporting the opening of new communities within our Senior Living Dining Services vertical. Promote and develop existing programs to enhance new concepts that ensure the highest possible quality of food service. Review, recommend, and standardize prices, products and budgetary allotments regarding food purchasing costs. May assist with the development of short- and long-term financial goals for units consistent with purchasing objectives. Actively engage in preparing meals and other products and verify quality and consistency. Observe service delivery and interact with guests to ensure positive guest experiences. Monitor and forecast food purchasing expenses to ensure company goals are met on a quarterly and annual basis. Develop short- and long-term operational strategies in partnership with the executive team. Lead and manage a highly productive, motivated, and driven team through strong communication, empowerment, reward, and coaching techniques. Manage client relationships to maintain client satisfaction and account retention. Engage in strategic planning and manage short- and long-term initiatives. Assess unit manager leadership performance and provide appropriate guidance and/or recognition. Ensure effective engagement with unit managers and consistent flow of information in both directions to reinforce a culture of collaboration, trust, and open communication. May oversee operational framework for each unit, such as OSHA regulations, work methods and procedures manuals, and federal and state guidelines on personnel administration and ensure all employees understand and maintain the necessary requirements. Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among departments and units. Performance Management Business Acumen This position serves as a member of our Operations Support Team and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within the culinary department. This job operates in a kitchen environment whereby employees may be exposed to and/or required to operate equipment, including but not limited to, an oven, stove, dishwasher, slicer, coffee machine, steamer, mixer, and chef's knives. The employee is frequently exposed to heat, steam, fire, and noise. This job will also include operating in an office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, televisions, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Up to 90% of time may be spent travelling outside of territory including overnight travel. Microsoft Office Suite We're NexDine, a fast-growing specialty dining service provider, we're the "Fresh Idea People". We offer excellent working conditions, empower creativity, cool technology and of course, great food. We work as a team and everyone contributes to the success of our business. We want our employees to get excited about making great food while keeping our customers satisfied and coming back for more! We empower our people to make the choices that ensure every NexDine customer is satisfied with our services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law.