Chef (57866)

TITAN SENQUEST MANAGEMENT INC; Sanford (NC); On-site; USD 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

TITAN SENQUEST MANAGEMENT INC seeks a skilled food service leader for Parkview Retirement Center in Sanford, NC. The role oversees daily meals for residents and maintains a fiscally sound operation with home-style, scratch cooking within budget.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years cooking/food service, ServSafe certification, and proven leadership. This full-time job involves vendor coordination, menu planning, and compliance with health standards; on-call duties may apply.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; culinary training preferred.
• Minimum 5 years cooking/food service experience.
• Serve Safe certification required.
• Ability to develop menus and recipes.
• Ability to provide positive leadership and train staff.

Responsibilities

• Interact with residents and staff in a professional, friendly, and compassionate manner.
• Oversee 3 meals daily for community residents.
• Respond to resident comments/complaints and address concerns.
• Develop menus containing well-balanced meals and alternative choices.
• Plate food in an attractive manner.
• Work with vendors to order quality, cost-effective foods.
• Place food and non-food orders and maintain inventory.
• Maintain a safe, sanitary, clean, and organized cooking area.
• Oversee all functions of kitchen and dining room services.
• Prepare and cook food; maintain kitchen in accordance with standards.
• Demonstrate a caring personality with excellent listening skills.
• Direct, supervise, and evaluate staff, including hiring and discipline.
• Demonstrate organization and time management.
• Follow OSHA, Fire, Health Department, and safety requirements.

Skills

Serve Safe

Menu development

English communication

Mathematical calculation

Computer literacy

Team leadership

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Culinary training preferred

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Parkview Retirement Center - Sanford, NC 27330, Salary Range: $50,753.00 - $58,600.00 Salary/year, Maintains a fiscally sound food service operation that produces well balanced, home-cooked/scratch cooking, while staying within an assigned budget.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Interacts with residents and staff in a professional, friendly, and compassionate manner at all times.
• Oversees 3 meals daily for community residents.
• Responds to resident comments/complaints and addresses concerns.
• Develops menus containing well-balanced meals and alternative choices.
• Plates food in an attractive manner.
• Works with vendors to order quality, cost-effective foods.
• Places food and non-food orders and maintains inventory.
• Maintains a safe, sanitary, clean, and organized cooking area.
• Oversees all functions of kitchen and dining room services.
• Prepares and cooks food; maintains kitchen in accordance with community and health department standards.
• Demonstrates a caring personality with excellent listening skills.
• Directs, supervises, and evaluates work activities of staff, including hiring, disciplining, and firing if needed.
• Competent in organization and time management.
• Demonstrates high standards of ethics and personal accountability.
• Follows all OSHA, Fire, Health Department, and safety requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.
• On-call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week if needed, or on rotation established by the community.
• Job requires walking and standing for extended periods of time.
• Push, pull, lift up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; culinary training preferred.
• Minimum 5 years cooking/food service experience.
• Previous experience as a Sous Chef; Executive Chef experience, preferred.
• Serve Safe certification required.
• Ability to develop menus and recipes.
• Ability to provide positive leadership and train and develop staff.
• Working knowledge of the rules and regulations related to health and safety in food preparation.
• Knowledgeable of food service and safe food handling practices.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate effectively with residents and co-workers in English.
• Ability to use math to calculate recipes.
• Must have skills necessary to prepare dishes for specialized diets.
• Demonstrate good judgement skills.
• Must have computer literate.
• Ability to work well under stress, complete assignments accurately, and work independently, as well as with co-workers.
• Demonstrate desire to be a team player.
• Regular attendance is required.

Working Conditions

• Requires interaction with co-workers and residents.
• Likely requires weekend, evening, and holiday shifts.
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections.
• On-call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week if needed, or on rotation established by the community.

Physical Requirements

• Walk and stand for extended periods of time.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Talk and hear.
• Ability to lift, push and/or pull: Up to 50 pounds.