Chef Manager - Lead Culinary Team & Training

Valley Health; Winchester, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 78,504,000 - 121,780,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zero-Deductible Health Plan

Dental and vision insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Retirement Savings Match

Employee Assistance Program

Healthy U wellness program

On-campus dining discounts

Job summary

Valley Health in Winchester, VA seeks a Chef Manager to lead the Nutrition Services team on the first shift. This full-time role requires strong culinary leadership, a minimum of five years of culinary experience, and Serv Safe certification within six months of employment.

Excellent communication and attention to detail are essential for staff mentoring and patient service. The position oversees kitchen operations, training, inventory, and meeting food quality, cost, and labor targets in a

Qualifications

• Associates degree from a culinary school is preferred.
• 5+ years of culinary experience is required.
• Serv Safe certification is required within 6 months of employment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Attention to details required.
• Ability to mentor and lead staff required.

Responsibilities

• Attracts and retains staff, maintains a cooperative relationship with team members, optimizes staff productivity and serves as replacement in team members' absence.
• Sets and monitors performance standards for staff to include hand hygiene and equipment cleanliness.
• Trains staff to use new recipes, cooking techniques and equipment, and oversee cooks performing food preparation.
• Manages culinary team to ensure quality in final presentation of food.
• Trains and manages culinary and kitchen employees to use best practice food production techniques.
• Coaches employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how it is to be achieved.
• Plans and execute team meetings and daily huddles.
• Complete and maintain all staff records including training records, shift opening/closing checklists and performance data.
• Performs inventory and purchase orders and provides oversight of the delivery of food supplies, prepare special dishes, supervise overall kitchen operations, and ensures promptness, freshness and quality of dishes.
• Responsible for delivering food and labor targets.
• Understands performance metrics, data, order and inventory trends, consistent focus on margin improvement.
• Obtains feedback on food and service quality, and handling customer and patient problems and complaints.
• High volume experience with bulk/batch cooking knowledge.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Culinary degree (Associate)

Job description

Valley Health in Winchester, VA seeks a Chef Manager to lead the Nutrition Services team on the first shift. This full-time role requires strong culinary leadership, a minimum of five years of culinary experience, and Serv Safe certification within six months of employment.

Excellent communication and attention to detail are essential for staff mentoring and patient service. The position oversees kitchen operations, training, inventory, and meeting food quality, cost, and labor targets in a