About this role
Requirements:
- Oversee daily kitchen operations, meal preparation, and dining services.
- Supervise, schedule, train, and support cooks and dietary staff.
- Ensure meals are nutritious, appetizing, well presented, and meet residents' dietary needs.
- Assist with cooking and meal preparation as needed.
- Manage food ordering, purchasing, inventory, and kitchen expenses.
- Maintain food safety, sanitation, cleanliness, and health department compliance.
- Monitor food quality, portion control, and kitchen efficiency.
- Develop menus and accommodate special diets and resident preferences.
- Maintain required kitchen records and food safety documentation.
- Step in to provide kitchen coverage when necessary.
Qualifications:
- Previous experience as a Kitchen Manager, Food Service Manager, Dietary Manager, Kitchen Supervisor, Head Cook, or similar leadership role.
- Strong cooking skills and hands-on food preparation experience.
- Experience supervising kitchen staff, scheduling, and training employees.
- Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, inventory management, and food cost control.
- Current ServSafe Manager certification required.
- Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
- Ability to manage a kitchen independently and step in wherever needed.
- Experience in assisted living, senior living, nursing homes, healthcare food service, restaurants, schools, or hospitality is welcome.
Schedule:
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. or 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
The position participates in the community's Manager on Duty weekend rotation approximately once every six weeks and may occasionally need to provide kitchen coverage when another team member is unavailable.
Compensation & Benefits:
$54,000 per year