Corporate Dietitian - Berkeley Culinary Center

Corporate Dietitian – Fuel Innovation. Ensure Compliance. Inspire Wellness.

Do you believe food is more than just fuel—that it’s a powerful tool for wellness, learning, and healing? At Whitsons Culinary Group, we’re seeking a detail-oriented, big-picture-thinking Corporate Dietitian to support our Contract Management (CM) and Prepared Meals (PM) divisions. In this role, you’ll help shape menus, ensure compliance, and provide nutritional expertise that impacts communities across schools, healthcare, and beyond.

What You’Ll Do

• Ensure menus, recipes, and production records meet USDA, state, and Whitsons nutrition standards.
• Stay current on federal and state regulations (including HHFKA) and guide teams on updates.
• Support nutrition counseling and consultations for consumers with special dietary needs (in compliance with HIPAA and FERPA).
• Develop, test, and analyze recipes to guarantee quality, nutrition accuracy, and compliance.
• Maintain ingredient, recipe, and menu information across nutrition software platforms (Nutrikids, Genesis, Meal Tracker).
• Provide nutritional analysis for school and healthcare clients while supporting special dietary needs and menu requests.
• Partner with culinary teams to deliver creative, compliant solutions.
• Create engaging nutrition education tools, presentations, newsletters, and wellness resources.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and represent Whitsons’ nutrition standards during reviews and audits.
• Contribute to wellness initiatives, community outreach, and special projects that promote better nutrition.
• Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential with a Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or Food Science.
• 1–3 years of experience in healthcare, school nutrition, or food manufacturing.
• Familiarity with USDA and state-specific nutrition standards for multiple age groups.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and nutrition-related software (Nutrikids, Genesis, Meal Tracker).
• Partner with culinary teams to deliver creative, compliant solutions.
• Create engaging nutrition education tools, presentations, newsletters, and wellness resources.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and represent Whitsons’ nutrition standards during reviews and audits.
• Contribute to wellness initiatives, community outreach, and special projects that promote better nutrition.
• Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential with a Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or Food Science.
• 1–3 years of experience in healthcare, school nutrition, or food manufacturing.
• Familiarity with USDA and state-specific nutrition standards for multiple age groups.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and nutrition-related software (Nutrikids, Genesis, Meal Tracker).

What You Bring To The Table

• Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• A solutions-driven mindset with attention to detail and a passion for improving lives through food.
• Be part of a mission-driven company where food is medicine and meals make a difference.
• Opportunities to impact communities across schools, healthcare, and wellness programs.
• Competitive pay and full benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO).
• Continuing education support and professional growth opportunities.
• A collaborative, supportive environment where your expertise matters.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• A solutions-driven mindset with attention to detail and a passion for improving lives through food.
• Be part of a mission-driven company where food is medicine and meals make a difference.
• Opportunities to impact communities across schools, healthcare, and wellness programs.
• Competitive pay and full benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO).
• Continuing education support and professional growth opportunities.
• A collaborative, supportive environment where your expertise matters.

Why You’Ll Love It Here

• Awesome Benefits Include:
• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• 401K with company match
• Paid time off
• Ongoing training and development
• A positive team environment where your work matters

Who We Are

At Whitsons, our mission—Enhancing Life One Meal at a Time™—guides everything we do. As a Corporate Dietitian, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our meals are not only delicious but also nutritionally balanced, compliant, and impactful for the people we serve every day.

Ready to bring purpose to every plate—and every program?

Apply now and join us in creating healthier, stronger communities through food.

Salary 75k - 80k/yr

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics, Food Science, or Nutrition required.

Certifications

• Registered Dietitian (RD) certification required.
• Membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics preferred.

Experience

• 1–3 years’ experience in healthcare, schools, or food manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with USDA and state-specific nutrition standards for multiple age groups.
• Experience with menu analysis, compliance reviews, and recipe management.

Computer Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Proficiency in nutrition-related software (Nutrikids, Genesis, Meal Tracker).

Other Qualifications

• Excellent communication, presentation, and research skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong attention to detail and results-oriented mindset.

Core Competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Communication & Influence
• Customer Focus
• Presentation & Education

Physical Demands Of The Job

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear; use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The team member is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The team member must be able to multi-task.

Position may require extended hours including evenings and/or weekends, travel to multiple work sites and frequent out-of-town travel.  Must be able to drive his/her own vehicle to other work sites and use his/her own smart phone.

Travel Requirements

Some travel is required.  Most traveling will be confined to day trips in the region but from time to time, may also include travel to client locations outside New York (reliable transportation required).

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The work is performed primarily in an office setting. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work and duties that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position, and the Company reserves the right to add additional duties or modify existing duties.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the Company and team member and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.

Team member’s signature below constitutes team member's understanding of the requirements, essential functions and duties of the position.