Chef Manager

St. Paul's Senior Services; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education reimbursement

Paid sick time

Flexible vacation time

403(b) with match

Child care available

Job summary

St. Paul’s Manor - Bankers Hill in San Diego is seeking a Unit Manager for the Food Service department.

The role oversees daily food production, menu planning, purchasing, inventory, and coordination between back-of-house and front-of-house staff to ensure high-quality dining experiences for residents. Responsibilities include maintaining budgets, adhering to HACCP and health regulations, supervising staff, and ensuring timely, courteous service while supporting resident satisfaction and safety

Qualifications

• Must be able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in English.

Responsibilities

• Directs daily operations of food production, including menu planning, purchasing, ordering, inventory and food preparation.
• Oversees service standards, recipe adherence, portion control and presentation of food.
• Maintains high levels of employee morale and scheduling responsibilities.

Skills

Communication

Education

High school Diploma or equivalent

Waitstaff or food prep background

Job description

St. Paul's Manor - Bankers Hill, 2635 SECOND AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, California, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Connect with the Greatest Generation and join us at St. Paul's! You will be able to make a difference in the lives of countless seniors by providing comfort and life-changing experiences every single day. Our team is looking for compassionate, caring and considerate companions to become angels for San Diego's residents and participants in the best years of their lives!

Basic Function:

Provides supervision for all aspects of food production, preparation and handles the administrative responsibilities for the production group at an account. Ensures client satisfaction and account retention through business practices in order to uphold the company and clients Values and Mission Statements. Adheres to all regulations such as Title 22 and Department of Health as required. Provides in-service programs as needed. Maintains clean and sanitary kitchen and dining areas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• As the unit manager, works with both Back of House and front of House staff.
• Coordinates the ordering of food utilizing the online food ordering system to expedite and speed the process.
• Stays current with changing food prices, due to seasonal or shifting markets and makes food ordering changes accordingly.
• Communicates on a regular basis with vendors to stay current with changes to food, equipment, and services.
• Adherence to recipes, portion controls, nutritional values and integrity of menu items through proper preparation techniques and standards.
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local regulations as well as company policies and procedures, such as HACCP, quality assurance and safety.
• Maintains operations within budget.
• Directs daily operations of food production, including menu planning, purchasing, ordering, inventory and food preparation to ensure employees have appropriate equipment, inventory and resources to perform their jobs and meet goals.
• Directs kitchen and front of house personnel engaged in preparing, cooking and serving of food.
• Oversees service standards, recipe adherence, portion control and presentation of food in a appealing and inviting manner.
• Maintains high levels of employee morale, motivation, internal cooperation and staff contact with residents. Employs a monthly food committee meeting with the residents for feedback on menu items and operation. Ensures that all residents are served in a courteous, efficient and effective manner.
• Evaluates resident comments and suggestions jointly utilizing the comment cards or through personal contact. Ensures that residents are served quickly and accurately.
• Schedules employee job assignments. Maintains written and posted work schedules at least one month in advance. Notifies staff members of schedule changes.
• Coordinates with the Dietary Services Manager the use of on-call personnel where staff is below required level.
• Organizes and schedules staff for upcoming events. Orders appropriate items for each special event and liaisons with other departments to meet their special needs, in coordination with catering staff.
• Ensures the highest level of overall appearance and service in dining rooms.
• Ensures the highest level of overall appearance and sanitation in the kitchen areas.
• Assures all food preparation and serving equipment is checked and evaluated for proper mechanical condition.
• Assures all coolers temperatures are checked and recorded daily.
• Assures that dishwasher litmus tests are recorded daily, and assures that food and supply items are stored in areas maintained at approved temperatures.
• Calls and schedules preventative maintenance and services for grease traps refrigeration and equipment.
• Verifies that all food temperatures off the line are taken and recorded.
• Monitors Resident attendance in Dining Rooms and reports absences to the Front Desk Receptionist.
• Organizes the scheduling of in-service programs for wait-staff skills, food preparation skills, sanitation, and infection control for the director to facilitate. Facilitates employee attendance and involvement in Dietary Supervisor's periodic department meetings.
• Assures that all dietary employees are current with time sheet recording, paid time off recording, and any other annual or monthly issues. This includes periodic employee physical examinations and TB testing.
• Maintains high levels of understanding and compliance with all safety and health requirements.
• Oversees identification and resolution of unsafe or unhealthy work practices or work areas.
• Demonstrates good working knowledge of departmental and organizational policies and procedures.
• Generates and monitors maintenance work orders for facility and/or equipment problems or maintenance.
• Be available to employees and open to problems, concerns, questions, suggestions and complaints.
• Assures feedback to employee utilizing available organizational resources.
• Completes weekly reports of all complaints for the Food & Nutritional Services Manager.
• Maintains and records employee’s daily attendance. Schedules appropriate staff to allow for planned and unplanned absences.
• Records invoice records, transmittal, and completes monthly inventory reports for Accounting.
• Completes employee evaluations on a timely basis for the manager’s final review and administration to employees.
• Capable of filling in for any dietary position if necessary, i.e., cook, wait-staff, storeroom person, dishwasher, and diet aide. Performs all others assignments as may be requested by manager, facility administrator or CEO.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be able to be tactful and courteous at all times with both residents and employees.
• Must be able to respond to resident's needs and expectations.
• Must have a desire to make the dining experience for residents a pleasurable one.
• Must be able to maintain and coordinate clean and sanitary work areas.
• Must be able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in the English language.

Education and/or Experience:

• Must have a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Must have waitstaff or a food preparation background.
• Should have at least five years of total food service experience and have had some lead person responsibilities.
• Flexible Vacation Time - 17 days!
• Paid Sick Time
• Education reimbursement - up to $3,000 a year!
• Qualified Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer
• 403(b) with match
• Child care available
• Upward mobility!

You Make Us Who We Are!

At St. Paul’s Senior Services, we believe a diverse workforce has driven our history of enriching the lives of senior communities in San Diego, which is why we are committed to cultivating an environment where you feel empowered, supported and respected. By valuing your unique perspective, voice, strengths, experience and background, we aim to foster a culture where you feel included and comfortable being your true self. You matter!

St. Paul's is the leading provider of caring senior services since 1960. We have locations throughout San Diego County including 5 in San Diego (Bankers Hill), 2 in Chula Vista, and 1 in El Cajon. St. Paul's strives to be the most outstanding and innovative senior home and service provider in California. We are dedicated to serving the physical, spiritual and social needs of the elderly and community, fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion within the highest quality facilities, health care and programs consistent with affordable costs.

YOU MUST BE ABLE TO CLEAR FINGERPRINTS THROUGH DOJ AND FBI IN ADDITION TO A DRUG SCREEN CLEARANCE.

St. Paul’s Senior Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer

St. Paul's Manor - Bankers Hill, 2635 SECOND AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, California, United States of America