Corporate Executive Chef: Culinary Tech Leader

Front Porch Communities & Services; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car lease program

Job summary

Front Porch Communities & Services is seeking a Corporate Executive Chef to lead culinary technology and production across our Glendale communities. This senior role requires a multi-unit mindset, strong leadership, and a track record of applying technology to improve quality, efficiency, and cost management.

You will program and train teams on Lainox ovens and blast chillers, develop standardized recipes, and drive data-driven decisions to achieve measurable results while aligning with Front

Qualifications

• Experience training modern culinary operations & monitoring large, complex systems.
• Strong knowledge of culinary technology, equipment programming and data-driven decision-making.
• Leadership, planning and training skills across regional and community teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and guidance of successful use of high performance culinary suite units and technology integration across communities ensuring optimized quality and systems from the current to innovative & productive models per Front Porch organizational culinary model.
• Implement, maintain, optimize culinary technology, cooking equipment, production systems, and digital platforms.
• Develop, standardize, and continually refine cycles & programs based on equipment/technology available recipes, and operational systems to align with brand standards and resident preferences.
• Always uphold and advance food quality, safety, and presentation standards in compliance with all applicable health, safety, and regulatory requirements and communicating with Regional supporting as variances are identified
• Mentor, train, and develop regional and community-level culinary teams to strengthen skills, leadership, and innovation capacity.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with procurement, facilities, wellness, and IT teams to integrate culinary systems and technology upgrades.
• Lead initiatives for culinary innovation, menu development, and special event programming that enhance the resident dining experience.
• Represent the culinary function in corporate planning, vendor partnerships , and cross-departmental strategy discussions.
• Foster a culture of creativity, safety, collaboration, and excellence consistent with Front Porch ’s mission, vision, and values.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Technology integration

Training & mentoring

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Culinary Arts

Tools

Lainox ovens

Job description

Front Porch Communities & Services is seeking a Corporate Executive Chef to lead culinary technology and production across our Glendale communities. This senior role requires a multi-unit mindset, strong leadership, and a track record of applying technology to improve quality, efficiency, and cost management.

You will program and train teams on Lainox ovens and blast chillers, develop standardized recipes, and drive data-driven decisions to achieve measurable results while aligning with Front