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Food Service Manager , CSNM

  • Cobourg, ON
  • On-site
  • Posted Sep 11, 2026
  • 1 position

$63,000–$66,000 / year

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Senior · 5+ years
Minimum education
Professional degree
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

The Food Service Manager is responsible for overseeing departmental goals, budgets, and operational planning while ensuring compliance with food safety and nutritional standards. They also manage staff performance, coordinate interdepartmental services, and maintain high-quality service standards within the facility.

Job details

The salary range for this position is $63,000 to $66,000. Final compensation will be determined based on relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may be entitled to other elements of total compensation, which may include group benefits, employer RRSP contributions, and discretionary bonus or incentive programs, where applicable to the role. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and comply with all applicable pay transparency legislation. Further details regarding our total rewards program will be shared by the Talent Acquisition team during the hiring process. Canadian work experience is not a requirement for this role. Please note that artificial intelligence–based tools may be used at certain stages of the recruitment and applicant screening process. Now, if you were to come on board as a Food Service Manager we’d ask you to do the following for us: * Determines departmental goals and objectives in keeping with organizational and departmental philosophy. * Develops service operating, and capital budgets. Utilizes data to manage area of responsibility. * Direct department activities and maintain highest quality service standards. * Maintain compliance with industry, company, and legislative standards. * Supervise all phases of operational planning and expenditures, inventory management, procurement budgeting, costing, and financial reporting. * Ensures that food safety is treated as a priority in all department activities. * Ensures diets in facility meet the nutritional standards as set out in the contract and adhering to any provincial or health authority standards, as applicable. * Establishes effective relationships and coordinates service with those of other departments. * Attends interdepartmental meetings. * Evaluates performance of direct subordinates, documenting concerns and progress. Think you have what it takes to be our Food Service Manager? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you will be successful: * At least five years of leadership experience in healthcare food services in a labour environment. * Current active status as Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM). * Degree or diploma in: Food and Nutrition Management, Business Administration, or Hotel and Restaurant Management. * Proficiency in dietary software and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). * Proven excellence in fiscal management of departmental budgets, contracts and project costs. * Demonstrated ability to think strategically / conceptually and evidence of achieving collaborative results across various departments and disciplines. * Current with the latest innovative trends in patient food services. * Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop direct reports and frontline staff during times of change and shifting priorities. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills. * Excellent organizational and people skills

What you’ll do

The Food Service Manager is responsible for overseeing departmental goals, budgets, and operational planning while ensuring compliance with food safety and nutritional standards. They also manage staff performance, coordinate interdepartmental services, and maintain high-quality service standards within the facility.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least five years of leadership experience in healthcare food services and hold an active Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM) status. A degree or diploma in Food and Nutrition Management, Business Administration, or Hotel and Restaurant Management is required.

Benefits

• Group benefits • Employer RRSP contributions • Discretionary bonus • Incentive programs

Listed skills

  • Budgeting · Preferred
  • Financial Reporting · Preferred
  • Leadership · Preferred
  • Food safety · Preferred
  • MS-Office · Preferred
  • Communication Skills · Preferred
  • Inventory management · Preferred
  • Procurement · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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  • Leadership
  • Food service management
  • Budgeting
  • Financial reporting
  • Inventory management
  • Procurement
  • Food safety
  • Dietary software
  • MS Office
  • Strategic planning
  • Fiscal management
  • Communication skills
  • Organizational skills
  • People management
  • Operational planning
  • Healthcare Industry Knowledge
  • Fiscal Management
  • Hotel And Restaurant Management
  • Service Standards
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Business Administration
  • Management
  • Communication
  • Food Services
  • Financial Statements
  • Food Safety And Sanitation
  • Innovation
  • Inventory Management
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Office
  • Operational Planning
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Strategic Thinking

Job areas

  • Management & Leadership
  • Food & Beverage
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitality
  • Food Service Manager
  • Restaurant / Food Service Manager
  • Restaurant Managers
  • Food Service Managers

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