Culinary Operations Leader | Menu, Service & Compliance

Forefront; Pearsall (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Forefront is seeking a Chef Manager to lead culinary operations, ensuring high-quality meal production and exceptional service across multiple locations. You will oversee menu execution, staff development, purchasing, and financial performance to deliver a positive dining experience for residents, patients, and guests.

The role is exempt salaried and requires days, evenings, weekends, and holidays with occasional travel between locations.

Qualifications

• Experience directing daily food production for resident dining, café/retail, and events.
• Knowledge of HACCP, ServSafe, allergen controls and infection prevention.
• Ability to manage purchasing, inventory, and vendor relationships.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and performance feedback skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily food production for resident dining, café/retail, and catered events.
• Oversee menu execution, portion control, and presentation standards.
• Monitor food quality, taste, temperature, and appearance.
• Support menu development and seasonal programming.
• Supervise cooks, leads, and utility staff; onboard and train new team members.
• Build schedules aligned with census and service demands.
• Enforce HACCP, ServSafe, allergen, and infection prevention standards.
• Maintain temperature logs, sanitation records, and audit readiness.
• Lead corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage food cost, labor productivity, and waste control.
• Oversee ordering, receiving, FIFO rotation, and inventory accuracy.

Skills

Culinary operations

Staff leadership

Food safety compliance

Budget & cost control

Job description

Forefront is seeking a Chef Manager to lead culinary operations, ensuring high-quality meal production and exceptional service across multiple locations. You will oversee menu execution, staff development, purchasing, and financial performance to deliver a positive dining experience for residents, patients, and guests.

The role is exempt salaried and requires days, evenings, weekends, and holidays with occasional travel between locations.