Director of Dining Operations

Director of Dining Operations

Full-time - Salary

Pay Range: $105,000.00 - $120,000.00

Exempt

Schedule: Flexible as needed with travel

Make a difference by providing great care and love for our treasured residents! 

At MorningStar Senior Living, we talk a lot about culture. In fact, we are rather obsessed about it. For without a transformative culture, we cannot begin to elevate and celebrate the lives of our resident heroes and be ourselves changed for the good in the process. So, we seek great hearts, other people like us, who care and want to do work that matters. We select people like us who believe that the most satisfying life is one that is outward-bound and rooted in servant-leadership.  

Summary of Role:  

Focused on Fiscal Management, Program Execution, and Systems Optimization

A results-driven operator with expertise in driving operational efficiency, optimizing food service systems, and managing multi-site dining programs. Proven track record in fiscal oversight, cost control, and budget alignment across senior living or hospitality settings. Skilled in leading projects from concept to completion, implementing scalable systems and technologies, and supporting culinary teams to enhance performance, compliance & resident satisfaction.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance offerings such as medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Other Insurance offerings such as life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance
• 401k plan with matching
• HSA options
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid sick, vacation and birthday!
• Career development programs and opportunity for advancement
• Charitable and philanthropic opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Free shift meal!

https://www.morningstarseniorliving.com/careers/

Core Competencies:

• Budgeting & Cost Control

• Program & Project Management
• Technology Integration & System Management
• Operational Process Improvement
• Vendor Relations & Procurement Oversight
• Data Analysis & Performance Reporting
• Compliance & Quality Assurance
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Duties and Responsibilities of the Position:

• Provide regional oversight via site evaluations, training, developing policy and procedures and providing overall support to Executive Chefs located at the community site.
• Participate in hiring, training, and ongoing support of Executive Chefs. 
• Partner with the VP of Culinary Services and other company leaders for continuous improvement of the dining experience at MorningStar communities.  

Job Qualifications:

• Demonstration of our Core Values: Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, Respect.
• Dietitian, ADA, Diet Technician, chef, and/or dietary manager meeting current requirements established by the state regulatory agency.
• Graduation from a course in food service supervision which meets the standards established by the American Dietetic Association or a graduate of another course in food service supervision with applicable hours in classroom instruction.
• 4+ years as a Regional Director, or similar experience with demonstrated leadership competence in all areas of dining operations.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

*Team members who are scheduled to work 24 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits, families of said team members will also be eligible.

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