Temp – Management – Food Services (Days) North Adams, MA

Title: Temp – Management – Food Services (Days) North Adams, MA

Description:

Under the direct supervision of the Multi-site Director of Food Services manages day-to-day operations of the food service department to achieve high quality food delivery & customer service in food service department at all Berkshire Medical Center campuses. This role is to ensure that the patient, visitors and staff receive service at a level consistent with departmental standards.

• Coordinates all food preparation for cafeteria, patients and special function meals, working as a manger and chef.
• Supervises all food service department employees.
• Prepares menus and develops standardized recipes for all menu items. 
• Coordinates and supervises food production, room service, cafeteria and catering lines.
• Acts on behalf of the organization, holding all department staff accountable to meet department standards and goals.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and assures compliance with accrediting and regulatory standards, hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Approves vacation time and weekly payroll for all food services staff.

Other Requirements (Include but not limited to): 

• Viewed as a role model for professionalism. Ability to interpret and administer policies.
• Demonstrates leadership ability and communicates a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence in the food service profession.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, communicates effectively with patients, patient’s family members, staff and customers.
• Well-organized and able to handle a variety of complex assignments simultaneously.
• Demonstrated understanding of regulatory standards. Demonstrated dependability.
• Documented effectiveness in confronting problems, resolving conflict, and achieving goals.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with employees, manager/director and other staff.
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a high stress, fast paced environment.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner

BERKSHIRE HEALTH SYSTEM WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY TRAVELER WHO RESIDES WITHIN 50 MILES OF FACILITY.  To avoid delays in processing, please include perm address at profile upload.  

Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload.  RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD WILL NOT BE APPROVED!!   NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).

For Holiday Coverage, Travelers are REQUIRED to work
TWO of the following: 

Thanksgiving and Friday/weekend after
Christmas Eve/Christmas Day and Friday/weekend after
New Year Eve/New Year Day and Friday/weekend
after 

NOTE – Extensions that are requested to END in
November or before the holiday starts in December will NOT be considered for an
extension at the beginning of 2026

Non-Billable Orientation:  8hrs
Holiday, OT Multipliers:  1.25%