Supervisor, Management, Healthcare Management

Your Opportunity

Make a significant impact on patient-focused health care as a Supervisor in Patient Food Service (PFS). PFS is a provincial program committed to providing nutritious, healthy, high quality meal service to patients, staff, visitors, and the community. This position works within a supervisory team to support patient food service at Red Deer Regional Hospital in Red Deer. The PFS Supervisor directs front‑line workers (Administrative Supports, Food Service Workers and Stores Attendants) and ensures patients receive the meals required to promote good health.

You will be integrated as part of a dynamic team that includes other PFS Supervisors, Managers, Dietitians and other health‑care professionals.

• Ability to foster, build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve organizational goals
• Effective communicator with strong organizational skills, customer‑focused orientation and commitment to providing quality service
• Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort with decision making, coaching and teaching, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in staff
• Demonstrated ability to implement change and handle competing priorities with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills and exceptional verbal and written communication skills

The Supervisor position is an introduction to the operations management stream and could lead to other opportunities within Food Services Management.

Reporting to the Manager, Patient Food Services, the Supervisor has responsibility for maintaining operations at the site level, aligning AHS, NFS and site priorities with the delivery of patient food services:

• Provision of frontline staff direction and supervision of patient food service operations
• Completion of human resources activities (including but not limited to the recruitment process, performance appraisals, investigations, performance management, and application of the collective agreement)
• Manage food, supply, and labor expenses to achieve financial targets
• Ensure safe work practice and conditions
• Participate in the development and implementation of menus customized to meet local customer profiles, cost factors, labor productivity targets and standards set by NFS
• Promote quality improvement and staff engagement in operational problem solving
• Serve as key contact to site administration and patient care for matters relating to Patient Food Services
• Ensure site compliance to guidelines, standards, and regulatory directives

Classification:
Supervisor
Union:
Exempt
Unit and Program:
Patient Food Services
Primary

Location:

Red Deer Regional Hospital
Location Details:
As Per Location
Employee Class:
Casual/Relief
FTE: 0.00
Posting End Date: 22-JAN-2026

Date Available:

01-FEB-2026
Hours per

Shift: Varies
Length of Shift in weeks:
Varies
Shifts per cycle:
Varies
Shift Pattern:
Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
Days Off:
Other
Minimum Salary: $26.64
Maximum Salary: $45.77
Vehicle Requirement:
Not Applicable

• Post‑secondary degree, diploma or certificate in Nutrition and/or Food Service Management
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Food Services management role (a combination of relevant education and experience may be considered)
• Knowledge and operation of Microsoft Outlook, Excel & Word

To ensure your skills and qualifications are considered please attach a resume with your application.

As required.

• Leadership experience in an organization of significant size, complexity, and diversity
• Experience in a hospital or long‑term care setting
• Completion of food sanitation and hygiene certification
• Experience supervising in a unionized workforce
• Experience leading projects and organizational initiatives
• Experience with process improvement and change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci, Lean Six Sigma)
• Experience with ESP, Connect Care, CBORD, Formula Calculator, Microsoft Teams