Culinary Services Supervisor - Community

Otterbein SeniorLife; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision & Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

DailyPay

Tuition Reimbursement

Tuition Discounts

Job summary

Otterbein SeniorLife is seeking a Culinary Services Supervisor to oversee production for assisted living and long‑term care areas. You will manage staff, schedules, and inventory while ensuring high‑quality meals and adherence to policies and regulations in a home‑like environment.

The role involves developing recipes, preparing regular and therapeutic diets, and assisting with menu planning and staff hiring/training. Full‑time hours are 10:30a–7p with benefits.

Qualifications

• Must be an excellent cook, preferably with formal culinary training.
• Knowledge of health care food service regulations.
• Superior supervisory and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Assists with developing recipes.
• Prepares regular and therapeutic diets.
• Processes and follows resident diet orders.
• Ensures pans are stocked daily.
• Completes daily temperature logs and documentation.
• Acts in absence of the Director of Culinary Services.
• Plans menus and oversees production for the department.
• Involved in interviewing, hiring, training and evaluating staff.
• supervises to ensure meals are served hot and attractive.

Skills

Culinary expertise

Health care food service regs

Supervisory skills

Team leadership

Flexible schedule

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Otterbein has an employment opportunity for a Culinary Services Supervisor, a full-time position which includes a generous benefits package. The Culinary Services Supervisor is responsible for supervising the overall production of Culinary Services for the Assisted Living, Long-Term Care and Post-Acute areas of the Otterbein campus. You will manage staff and create schedules, order food and supplies and conduct inventory, provide daily oversight of food production and ensure high quality. The Supervisor will also ensure compliance with community policies and procedures, as well as state and federal regulations. We offer restaurant-style dining for our residents in a comfortable, home-like atmosphere. If you have the desire to serve older persons in a faith-based environment, this is the place for you.

Shift

Full time 10:30a - 7p

Responsibilities

• Assists with developing recipes.
• Prepares regular and therapeutic diets.
• Processes and appropriately follows resident diet orders.
• Ensure partners follow therapeutic and special consistency meal orders
• Ensures all pantries are adequately stocked daily.
• Ensures proper completion of the daily temperature logs, and other daily documentation.
• Assumes all responsibility in the absence of the Director of Culinary Services.
• Assists the Director of Culinary Services with routine and special function menu planning, and the overall production of the culinary services department.
• Assists with interviewing, selecting, hiring, training and evaluating culinary services partners.
• Supervises partners to ensure that meals are served hot on time, and in an attractive manner.
• Identifies opportunities for partner development regarding hospitality training, sanitation practices, and safe food handling techniques.

Qualifications

• Must be an excellent cook, preferably with formal culinary training
• Knowledge of health care food service regulations
• Superior supervisory and customer service skills
• Enjoy working with the senior population
• Willingness to be flexible with schedule and hours

Education

High School diploma or GED

Experience

Preferable a minimum of three years' experience in dining, catering, restaurant and/or cooking field, preferably in the senior living setting.

BENEFITS*

Health & Wellness

• Medical Insurance with free virtual doctor visits
• Vision & Dental Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal and professional support

Financial Security

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) that accrues immediately from day one
• Paid Holidays for a healthy work-life balance
• Access to DailyPay, enabling you to access up to 100% of your earned wages on a daily basis
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year for ANY field of study
• Tuition Discounts through exclusive partnerships with the University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, and Hondros College
• Employee-Sponsored Crisis Fund available for those facing unforeseen challenges
• Legal & Identity Theft Protection

Growth & Development

• University Partnerships with University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, and Hondros College for exclusive tuition discounts
• Multiple Partner Discounts available for various products and services through Access Perks
• Access to 1,000s of hours of personal and professional development material through RightNow Media @ Work
• Some benefits, including PTO and tuition reimbursement, are based on hours worked.