Culinary Supervisor

Tharp Consulting; Upper St. Clair (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharp Consulting is seeking a Culinary Lead for a senior living community to guide daily kitchen and dining operations. You will ensure menu execution, high food quality, and attractive presentation while meeting residents’ nutritional and dietary needs.

In this role you will oversee kitchen workflows, coordinate with clinical and hospitality teams, maintain food safety standards, manage inventory and ordering, and coach culinary staff to drive continuous service improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong culinary leadership and ability to guide kitchen staff.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and sanitation practices.
• Ability to manage inventory and food ordering.
• Commitment to high-quality food presentation.
• Effective collaboration across clinical and hospitality teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily kitchen and dining workflows to deliver high-quality, resident-focused meals.
• Coordinate with clinical and hospitality teams to support dietary requirements.
• Maintain strict food safety and sanitation standards.
• Manage inventory levels and oversee food ordering.
• Coach, train, and support culinary staff to ensure performance and teamwork.
• Drive continuous service and process improvement.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Food safety

Inventory management

Quality & presentation

Cross-team collaboration

Job description

Culinary Lead to guide daily kitchen and dining operations in a senior living community. Responsible for ensuring menu execution, consistent food quality, and attractive presentation while meeting residents’ nutritional and dietary needs.

Key Duties Include

• Oversee daily kitchen and dining workflows to deliver high-quality, resident-focused meals
• Coordinate with clinical and hospitality teams to support dietary requirements
• Maintain strict food safety and sanitation standards
• Manage inventory levels and oversee food ordering
• Coach, train, and support culinary staff to ensure performance and teamwork
• Drive continuous service and process improvement

Required qualifications/skills:

strong culinary leadership, food safety knowledge, ability to manage inventory and ordering, excellent quality and presentation standards, and effective collaboration across teams.