Culinary Director: Elevate Dining & Events

The Villages of Indiana; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Executive Chef position at CommonSail Investment Group directs the culinary and dining program, ensuring high-quality service for residents and guests. You will supervise staff, manage food costs, and maintain safety and sanitation standards across the dining operation.

Responsibilities include leading menu development, planning special events, and sustaining excellent resident, customer and employee satisfaction through effective execution and leadership across all dining rooms.

Qualifications

• Certified Executive Chef preferred.
• Minimum four years of industry and culinary management experience.
• Must demonstrates proven leadership abilities, commitment to customer service, and strong organization and time management skills.
• Must have previous experience and proficient with menu development and pricing.
• Must have experience in all Microsoft Office applications required.
• Culinary labor, food and small ware financial management experience required.

Responsibilities

• Achieve 100% resident satisfaction through plate presentation and taste. The Executive Chef circulates dining rooms at meal times daily for resident feedback.
• Establish presentation techniques and ensure quality standards.
• Hire, coach, train, inspire and direct culinary staff. Maintain proper scheduling, employee reviews.
• Develop Sous Chef and Lead Cook to take on additional leadership and management duties.
• Directly responsible for food control, labor costs, menu engineering, recipe creation and standardization of recipe production to ensure consistency.
• Ensure proper equipment operation/maintenance, proper safety and sanitation policies for followed in the work areas.
• Oversee special catering events and offer culinary instruction and/or demonstrate culinary techniques.
• Consistently maintains a positive attitude, which supports a team environment. Promotes positive public relations with residents, family members and guests.
• Function as Manager on Duty as scheduled with site leadership team

Skills

Certified Executive Chef

Culinary management

Leadership

Menu development

Pricing

Microsoft Office

Financial management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Executive Chef position at CommonSail Investment Group directs the culinary and dining program, ensuring high-quality service for residents and guests. You will supervise staff, manage food costs, and maintain safety and sanitation standards across the dining operation.

Responsibilities include leading menu development, planning special events, and sustaining excellent resident, customer and employee satisfaction through effective execution and leadership across all dining rooms.