Food Service Manager 3

Sodexo is a global leader in providing integrated food service and facilities management solutions, committed to enhancing the quality of life for their clients and communities. Operating across various sectors including healthcare, education, and corporate environments, Sodexo focuses on creating a better everyday life for employees and customers alike. One of their key healthcare partners is M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital located in Maplewood, MN, where they deliver high-quality food, nutrition, and patient experience services. The hospital values a friendly, balanced work environment and innovative care for patients, families, and staff across its services.

The Food Service Manager position at M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital offers an exceptional career opportunity for individuals with a background in food service or culinary management who are seeking a role with meaningful impact and better work-life balance. This important leadership role involves overseeing the hospital’s café operations, ensuring an enriching daily experience for patients, families, and staff, while supporting the delivery of patient food services as needed. Ideal candidates are experienced restaurant or food service managers who want to transition to a healthcare setting that offers friendly hours and a supportive work culture.

As a Food Service Manager, you will be responsible for creating and delivering innovative food service experiences in the café, maintaining high standards of quality and safety, and fostering positive relationships with clients and customers. You will lead, mentor, and develop frontline staff, ensuring retention and a motivated team aligned with Sodexo’s mission to improve life quality. Your role also includes managing operational facets such as cash handling processes, point-of-sale system management, product merchandising, marketing standards, vendor relationships, and compliance. Maintaining integrity of national and in-house retail branded concepts and ensuring all necessary signage—including digital—is up to date also falls within your responsibilities.

Sodexo offers competitive compensation reflective of your education, experience, and skills, along with a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision care options, wellness programs, a 401(k) plan with matching contributions, paid time off, and career development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement. This position invites a candidate passionate about customer service excellence, skilled in multitasking and professional communication, and committed to fostering a positive, inclusive, and productive work environment. Working at Sodexo means contributing to a company that values diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity, ensuring everyone is respected and empowered to be their authentic selves while delivering outstanding food service in a healthcare setting.