General Manager Food and Environmental Services (86434001)

Company Description

Grow your career with a company that shares your passion! Our Health & Care Division has an exciting new opportunity to join the Sodexo team as our next General Manager Food and Environmental Services located in Calgary, AB  This role will require you to complete a criminal background check for vulnerable sector.  This role will oversee a large healthcare facility. 

Salary: $72,000 - $82,000

At Sodexo, we do more than support healthcare - we help shape it. From retail food service and patient nutrition to environmental services and facilities management, our teams work behind the scenes to create safe, welcoming, and healing environments.

Our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

Job Description

Reporting to the Area General Manager,  you will oversee and lead a team through our 200 bed Long Term Care facility managing all food service, laundry and housekeeping services.  This role will require you will lead your team through a strong safety culture to deliver excellence to our client, and will  leverage your strong business acumen, client/customer service skills and culinary expertise. 

• Responsible for successfully coordinating and directing food service and housekeeping  operations for the site
• You will lead your team through food safety training and lead a strong safety culture within a very high volume food service environment
• A CSNM (Canadian Society of Nutrition Management) designation is an asset
• Provide formal supervision to employees, monitors the training and development of staff
• Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Schedule and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff.
• Maintain positive client relationships and conduct meetings 
• Perform facility inspections quality assurance following physical and food safety regulations. 
• Manage environmental health and safety procedures for facilities.

Qualifications

• Post secondary education, ideally in business management, hospitality, and or Environmental Services. Equivalent experience and education may be considered.
• Minimum 3-5 years in similar or progressive roles in hospitality, healthcare and catering 
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing safety programs, return to work/modified duties programs and strong familiarity with WCB/COR Audits and other related safety programs
• Minimum 3-5 years in progressive leadership, supervisory, and managerial roles.
• High level of proficiency in MS office suite applications
• Strong financial management experience; budget creation, forecasting, interpreting financial data (profit and loss statements)
• Ability to pass both a standard background check and Vulnerable Sector Screening
• Valid drivers license

Additional Information

What Makes Sodexo Different:   

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater because we believe our everyday actions have a big impact. You belong in a company that allows you to act with purpose and thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible work environment  
• Competitive compensation & great employee benefits 
• Training and development programs  
• Countless opportunities for growth  
• Corporate responsibility & sustainability  
• An award-winning employer for Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility, and much more. View Sodexo’s latest awards here
• And so much more!     

Sodexo is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of national origin, race, religion, ethnic group, age, disability, gender, sexual preference, sexual or gender identity, status as a veteran or any other federal, provincial or local protected class.  

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request from candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.  

Sodexo is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for our team members, customers, clients, contractors, business partners, guests, and members of the public with whom we regularly interact. We require that all new hires in hospitals, long term care facilities, and senior homes to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and may require any other new hires to be fully vaccinated based on the location and scope of their employment.

Thank you for your interest in Sodexo.

Please note that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. 

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