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Lead Cook

Dayton, OH, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead a dietary department in an institutional setting, ensuring nutritional adequacy, managing staff, and developing policies for food service.

Role type

Lead Cook / Dietary Department Manager

Builds

Institutional food service operations and dietary programs

Domain

Healthcare / Institutional Food Service

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

menu planning, staff supervision, policy development, cost auditing, training delivery, inventory management, regulatory compliance

Preferred skills

supervisory experience, cafeteria/institutional kitchen experience

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Create and submit nutritionally adequate menus, train dietary staff on procedures and safety, develop departmental policies, manage staff schedules and coverage, conduct pricing audits, serve on health and safety committees

Seniority

Lead / Supervisory

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