Executive Chef

Discovery Senior Living

$82K — $85K *
Hospitality & Recreation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in culinary management, ideally in senior living or similar environments.
  • Strong budgeting skills with a history of managing food and beverage costs effectively.
  • Exemplary communication skills, both verbal and written, to engage with residents and staff.
  • Demonstrated ability to innovate and create appealing menus that cater to dietary needs.
  • Experience with food safety regulations and compliance standards.
  • Strong leadership and staff management abilities.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft office tools, particularly Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee culinary operations, ensuring high-quality food preparation and presentation.
  • Plan and execute menu development, catering for special events, and themed meals.
  • Maintain food and beverage budget, documenting expenses accurately.
  • Adjust menus based on seasonal availability and cost fluctuations.
  • Ensure compliance with purchasing standards, leveraging strong vendor relationships.
  • Report on food inventory and manage kitchen staff through effective supervision and training.
  • Engage with residents and families to ensure satisfaction with culinary services.

Benefits

  • Competitive wages
  • Early access to earned wages before payday
  • Flexible scheduling options
  • Paid time off and holidays for full-time employees
  • Comprehensive health benefits including dental and vision insurance
  • 401(K) plan with employer matching
  • Paid training programs
  • Opportunities for career advancement
  • Company-provided uniforms
  • Employee Assistance Program
Full Job Description
Executive Chef

As Executive Chef, you'll play an essential role in enriching the lives of seniors, creating meaningful connections, and making a difference every single day.

Your Role:

The Executive Chef oversees the culinary operations, including menu planning, food preparation, purchasing, and recipe development to ensure consistent quality and presentation. This role is responsible for estimating food needs, maintaining equipment, and ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation standards.

Position Highlights:
  • Status: Full Time
  • Schedule: 40 Hours a Week
  • Location: 8100 Connecticut Ave Chevy Chase Maryland 20815
  • Rate of Pay: $82,000 - $85,000 Annually

What You'll Do:
  • Assist in planning, preparation, and execution of special events, banquets, and theme meals.
  • Uses innovation, imagination, originality, and talent to produce menus and recipes that utilize the highest quality ingredients allowed within the overall food and labor budget of the community.
  • Understand and maintain monthly and annual budgets for Food & Beverage department, including documentation of monthly spend on food, supplies, and Back of the house labor.
  • Review and adjust menus to accommodate seasonal ingredients, recipe improvements, supply chain shortages, rebated and contracted products and cost of goods increases.
  • Responsible for ensuring that purchasing standards are maintained and that approved vendors are always used. Maintain strong and positive relationships with all vendors.
  • Accurately report and submit monthly inventory of food & beverage supplies.
  • Interview, hire and train staff for culinary and back of the house positions. May assist with interviews for front of the house positions as well.
  • Manage and supervise all culinary and back of the house staff including scheduling, assignment, direction, performance review, hiring and corrective action consistent with company policy.
  • Work with the Executive Director, Hospitality Manager and community Department Heads to obtain and maintain department customer satisfaction and department of health survey levels at or above designated scores.
  • Ensures any dietary needs and restrictions are met.
  • Confirm food policies and procedures are being practiced by kitchen staff including, personal hygiene, safe food storage and handling procedures.
  • In unison with the Hospitality Manager and Executive Director, meet regularly with residents and family members to confirm that high satisfaction levels are being delivered.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Directly supervises employees in the Kitchen. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Qualifications:
  • Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally speaking the primary language of the residents.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Ability to use Microsoft Windows, including Word and Excel. Ability to use email and the Internet.
  • Must demonstrate an interest in working with a senior population.
  • Manages people effectively by taking responsibility for subordinates' activities; makes self available to staff; provides regular performance feedback; develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; improves processes, products and services.
  • Consummate people skills. Exhibits talent at interacting effectively with all types of people.
  • Proficient organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
  • Must have the ability to work in a fast paced environment.
  • Can define own role, take on responsibilities, and manage priorities with minimal guidance.

Benefits You'll Enjoy:
  • Competitive wages
  • Early access to earned wages before payday!
  • Flexible scheduling options with full-time and part-time hours
  • Paid time off and Holidays (full-time)
  • Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances (full-time)
  • 401(K) with employer match
  • Paid training
  • Opportunities for growth and advancement
  • Company provided uniforms
  • Employee Assistance Program

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