Senior Food Co-ordinator

About the role

NHG is hiring a Senior Food Co-ordinator to oversee patient meals in its hospital. The role ensures meals are prepared to the standards set by the hospital's management, supervises outsourced kitchen assistant staff and coordinates meal orders submitted to Food Services.

Key responsibilities

• Plan duty rosters for kitchen assistants and brief them on daily tasks, and train new kitchen assistants
• Work with the dietician and speech therapist on modified consistency and therapeutic diets, and help set up and coordinate EMOS-related meetings
• Ensure meals trolleys are chilled before assembly, meals are plated and assembled correctly, and dispatched on time to the wards
• Handle extra meal requests within the stated timeframe and assist in following up on patient complaints
• Manage bulk meal orders for staff and compile catering orders, and collate diet slips and meal orders into daily summaries and monthly statistics
• Assist in delivering and serving meals to inpatients and in-house events, and handle enquiries and feedback
• Lock receiving, office and kitchen doors before closing, and file records and take part in continuing education and hospital activities

Required profile

• Minimum GCE "N" / "O" Level or equivalent
• At least 1 year of experience in F&B and/or the hospital industry
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate as per NEA regulations
• Ability to work efficiently and independently, with strong responsibility and teamwork
• Written and spoken English; basic spoken Chinese, Malay or Tamil
• Shift work (10-hour shifts) and occasional overtime of 2 hours per shift

Required skills

• Competence in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Knowledge of food safety and quality assurance