Responsible for providing quality dining experience by assisting the Dining Room Manager with overseeing dining room staff and maintaining a pleasant and clean dining environment. Provides direct supervision of at least two or more full time associates.Supervises daily operations of dining room, room service, and convenience store, if applicable.Assigns wait staff to designated sections and all staff to appropriate side work. Inspects work to ensure proper completion.Ensures room service orders are delivered timely and properly.Ensures smooth and timely opening and closing of the dining room.Ensures an adequate number of service employees for each shift and ensures absences are covered.Oversees resident billing of food services charges.Assists in producing weekly schedules with budgetary guidelines for service staff.Leads the training of all new dining room associates and conducts required on-going training sessions.Provides supervision for special events.May assist service staff during mealtime as needed.May assist in greeting and seating residents and guests.In consultation with the Dining Services Director, hires, trains, disciplines and terminates departmental associates in accordance with company policies.Maintains the resident request logbook and forwards these requests to the Chef and/or Food Service Director.This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.Voted by Newsweek in 2024 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for DiversityEarly Access to Paycheck with Earned Wage Access is available for Hourly Associates (outside of CA)Make Lives Better Including Your Own.If you want to work in an environment where you can become your best possible self, join us! Youll earn more than a paycheck; you can find opportunities to grow your career through professional development, as well as ongoing programs catered to your overall health and wellness.Full suite of health insurance, life insurance and retirement plans are available and vary by employment status. Additional benefits offered include, but are not limited to:Tuition ReimbursementPet InsuranceAdoption Reimbursement BenefitsVariety of Associate DiscountsVeterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply.To support our associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen, Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.