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    "description": "<h2>Role Overview</h2>\n<p><strong>Lead with purpose. Support healing. Transform the patient dining experience.</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Sodexo</strong> is seeking a <strong>Food Operations Manager 3</strong> to join our healthcare team at <strong>Bergen New Bridge Medical Center</strong>, an 800-bed facility recognized for its comprehensive continuum of care, including acute and ambulatory services, behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, and long-term care.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for a hands-on professional who is passionate about patient experience, employee development, and operational excellence. 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If you're an energetic healthcare leader who thrives in a mission-driven environment and is ready to make an impact on patient care and employee engagement, we'd love to hear from you. </p>\n<h2>What You'll Do</h2>\n<ul>\n <li>Lead daily patient dining and retail operations while ensuring exceptional service and operational excellence</li>\n <li>Conduct patient rounding and service recovery initiatives to enhance the patient experience</li>\n <li>Perform SMS rounding and maintain patient satisfaction documentation within Experiencia</li>\n <li>Ensure completion of employee in-services, training, and ongoing development initiatives</li>\n <li>Oversee payroll, scheduling, and labor management for a unionized frontline team</li>\n <li>Monitor tray line operations to ensure meal accuracy, quality, and timeliness</li>\n <li>Maintain compliance with HACCP guidelines, food safety standards, sanitation procedures, and regulatory requirements</li>\n <li>Partner closely with hospital leadership, nursing, behavioral health teams, and other interdisciplinary departments</li>\n <li>Support ancillary food service programs, including snack and sandwich service for adolescent behavioral health programs</li>\n <li>Foster a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>What We Offer</h2>\n<p>Compensation is fair and equitable, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. 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