Overview In this role you will lead the day-to-day operational and administrative functions for a high-volume healthcare food service operation at Salinas Valley Health Medical Center. You will align processes with regulatory and client standards, drive productivity, and ensure accurate payroll and financial administration. You will collaborate with leadership to monitor budgets, manage labor costs, and deliver exceptional service to patients and staff. This is an opportunity to shape operations in a mission-driven environment and contribute to high-quality patient care through efficient food service management.
Compensation / Benefits- medical, dental, vision
- 401(k) retirement savings
- paid time off
- parential leave
- disability coverage
Responsibilities- Oversee daily administrative and operational activities in food service
- Manage payroll for 100+ employees using company systems
- Lead workforce scheduling, labor tracking, and related reporting
- Handle invoice processing, cash handling, and account reconciliation
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly financial and operational reports
- Drive quality improvement initiatives and ensure regulatory and client compliance
- Support staffing, training coordination, and resource planning
- Manage document control to ensure policies and procedures comply with regulations and labor agreements
- Collaborate with leadership on budgets and labor cost control
- Maintain compliance with company, client, healthcare, and union requirements
Key requirements- 3-5 years in food service, hospitality, healthcare support services, or similar operations
- Experience managing payroll administration, scheduling, labor reporting, and financial reporting
- Strong accounting and financial administration background, including invoice processing and cash handling
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication, organizational, and customer service skills
- Ability to influence others and drive results without direct supervisory authority
- Experience in a unionized environment preferred
- Healthcare food service experience preferred
- Experience with payroll systems and business operations software
- strong communication
- organizational skills
- customer service orientation
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- payroll systems
