Menu Management Dietitian

Duties & Responsibilities

Menu Management

• Collaborate with Assistant Director Dietitian, Assistant Director of Culinary Services and the Senior Assistant Director in menu planning and recipe development to ensure the nutritional guidelines and standards are followed.
• Provide nutritional and technical support for the data entry and recipe maintenance within the menu management system.
• Operate and perform necessary maintenance to the databases for the menu management system. Assist the Assistant Director for Menu Management, Assistant Director for Procurement and Assistant Director Dietitian in ensuring that all databases, recipes and reports generated by the systems are accurate and reliable.
• Collaborate with the Assistant Director Dietitian in the University Housing''s nutrition awareness program with the goal of promoting health and wellness in accordance with the wellness objectives set forth by Dining Services including the food allergies program.
• Collaborate in the development of nutrition education both web-based and hard copy materials to be provided to individual students and groups of students.
• Develop forms used by operational units for quality control, standards, and reports findings.
• Participate in Dining Services meetings.
• Attend regional and national meetings to enhance professional development.

Advising

• Work with all Dining Services units on special projects related to menus and food preparation and procedures, as appropriate.
• Assist with objectives for Dining Services by interpreting the future needs for menu management needs.
• Make recommendations for upgrades, enhancements and changes, including software and hardware.
• Provide nutrition expertise to students and staff concerning health, wellness and diet.
• Prepare and administer the internal quality control program for food safety.

Other

• Interviews applicants, offering recommendations for hiring.
• Helps coordinate activities involving staff in training.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.