Chef De Cuisine

Kisco Senior Living; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Kisco Senior Living is seeking a Chef De Cuisine to oversee meal preparations for residents and guests, ensuring exceptional quality and sanitation. The role emphasizes menu creativity, staff mentoring, and requires a culinary certification with extensive experience in kitchen management. This mid-senior level position comes with competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits including Vision & Dental

Matching 401k

Paid Time Off

Rewards and Bonus Opportunities

Continuous Training and Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years professional culinary experience in quantity food production.
• Experience in menu writing and kitchen management.

Responsibilities

• Instruct and educate culinary associates.
• Manage resident and family satisfaction.
• Create exciting seasonal menus.
• Mentor dining associates.
• Perform quality assurance testing.
• Maintain sanitation and cleanliness.

Skills

Passion for excellence

Team player

Creative thinking

Education

Culinary certification

Job description

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The Chef de Cuisine @ The Fitzgerald supervises the preparation of all meals for residents, guests, and associates. This position is an integral part of our heart of house, working side by side with the culinarians to ensure the highest quality of seasonally prepared meals is served daily through various venues while maintaining excellent sanitation and cleanliness.

What will I do every day?

• Instruct and educate culinary associates in diverse cuisines and new cooking equipment
• Manage and improve resident and family satisfaction and loyalty using a variety of listening and learning methods, process improvement, and the anticipation of and responsiveness to needs and concerns
• Create exciting seasonal menu(s) in collaboration with the Culinary Services Director
• Mentor and grow dining associates
• Perform daily quality assurance testing on raw goods, plated foods, and prepared meals
• Maintain excellent sanitation and cleanliness

What will I need to be successful in this role?

• A passion for excellence
• Be a great team player
• Be a progressive and creative thinker
• Have a culinary certification
• A minimum of five years professional culinary experience in quantity food production, menu writing, and kitchen management

Special Requirements/Certifications I may need?

• A current Food Handler’s Certificate is required

What’s in it for me? (Great Question!)

• Pay: $75,000-$80,000 per year
• Healthcare Benefits including Vision & Dental
• Matching 401k
• Paid Time Off
• Rewards and Bonus Opportunities
• Continuous Training and Growth Opportunities

What do we do?

We create a great place to live for our residents and a great place to work for our associates. Kisco Senior Living has been a dynamic, award-winning leader in the senior living industry for over 30 years.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfying our pre-employment process, which includes successfully passing a drug screen, a job-specific physical, a TB test, and a background check. If selected for employment, the company will cover the cost of these pre-hire requirements.

• Kisco Senior Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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