Nutrition Services Supervisor

Union: Non-Union
Number of Vacancies: 1
New or Replacement: Replacement
Site: West Park Healthcare Centre
Department: Nutrition Services
Reports to: Manager Nutrition Services
Salary Range: $33.42 to $50.14 per hour
Hours/Shifts: Weekdays & Alternating Weekends - Various Shifts Including 5:45am - 1:45pm 7:00am - 3:00pm 11:30am - 7:30pm
Status: Permanent Part-Time
Closing Date: February 5 2026

Position Summary

The Nutrition Services Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that patient meal services are prepared prethermalized and delivered in an efficient safe timely and cost effective manner.

Duties

• Ensure adequate staff resources are scheduled by reviewing staffing requirements and assigning employees according to their job training. Ensure last minute replacement staff are arranged for employee absences by following established procedures.
• Supervise staff in various activities such as food portioning for belt lines dish room food service work on unit and delivery of meals and nourishments. Provide ongoing feedback on staff performance both formally through appraisals and informally during daily supervision. Conduct employee investigations and document/initiate disciplinary action as deemed necessary. Address attendance management with staff and ensure compliance with Centre policies.
• Accountable for belt line output by checking trays are accurate to specified diet order portioning is correct checking temperatures (audits) authorizing appropriate substitutions and alerting diet office of any patient menu concerns. This includes ensuring cold production begins and ends on schedule.
• Visit patients and/or their families to ensure their understanding of and satisfaction with meal services by explaining menu process determining allergies identifying like and dislikes religious preferences and advising how to contact the service should the need arise.
• Communicate with nursing staff on patient related issues or operational requirements
• Review and analyze production and tally sheets by comparing production to actual menu selections (tally count). Distribute reports on water jug delivery nourishment delivery and supplements.
• Participate in Quality Control and Quality Assurance programs as needed according to Departmental Policies and Procedures.
• Ongoing development of staff i.e. orientation of new staff and retraining of existing staff.
• An employees disciplinary and attendance record will be reviewed as part of the assessment of qualifications

Qualifications :

• Community College Diploma (Food Service Supervisor) required
• Canadian Food Handlers Certification upon hire and recertify this credential every five years required
• Canadian Society of Nutritional Management
• Ontario Society of Nutritional Management
• 23 years related supervisory experience in an unionized environment
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to effectively manage and resolve conflict
• Basic computer skills
• Strong interpersonal organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including weekends
• Knowledge of Computrition software preferred

Additional Information :

Why join UHN

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts on-site gyms etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Part-time

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