Team Leader - Nutritional Services
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital | Penn Yan, NY
Are you an experienced food service professional who enjoys leading a team and making a difference through quality service? Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital is looking for a Team Leader to join our Nutritional Services team!
This is a great opportunity to bring your food service experience into a healthcare environment while helping ensure patients, staff, and visitors receive high-quality, safe, and timely meal service.
Why Join Our Team?
- Leadership opportunity within a hospital Nutritional Services department
- Work alongside a collaborative and dedicated team
- Opportunity to use and grow your food service leadership skills
- Be part of an organization focused on safety, dignity, respect, and exceptional service
- Play an important role in maintaining high standards for food quality and sanitation
What You'll Do
As a Team Leader, you will help oversee the daily operations of Nutritional Services and provide direction and support to employees throughout the day.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Help lead daily Nutritional Services operations and maintain high standards for food preparation and service
- Provide direction to staff to ensure quality, sanitation, safety, and operational standards are met
- Ensure food is prepared and served using safe and sanitary practices
- Monitor food temperatures, recipes, portion control, and required documentation
- Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary work environment
- Participate in daily production and culinary planning meetings
- Assist with staffing schedules, timecards, and labor budget responsibilities
- Assist with ordering and effective use of food, paper, cleaning, and other supplies
- Help ensure timely and accurate meal service for customers
- Oversee safe and efficient dish room and pots-and-pans operations
- Assist with employee training, orientation, competency requirements, and development
- Participate in departmental and safety meetings
- Support recruitment and retention efforts
- Ensure proper cash-handling procedures are followed
- Help maintain equipment, safety standards, and uniform/dress code requirements
- Step in to cover staffing vacancies when needed
What We're Looking For
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Previous food service experience
- Ability to provide direction, delegate responsibilities, and gain cooperation from team members
- Strong judgment and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Computer literacy
- Professional and courteous approach when working with others
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion
Preferred Qualifications:
- A.A.S. in Food Service Management
- Previous team leadership experience
- Healthcare food service experience
- Experience with Microsoft Office products
Make an Impact Every Day
This position is more than keeping the kitchen running smoothly. As a Team Leader, you'll help create a positive team environment while ensuring safe, sanitary, high-quality food service for the people we serve.
If you have food service experience, strong organizational skills, and enjoy taking a leadership role, we'd love to hear from you!
Apply today to join the Nutritional Services team at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital.
Hourly Rate: $20.75 - $23.85