Dining Director/Executive Chef

Primrose Retirement Communities, LLC; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Primrose Retirement Communities is seeking a Dining Director/Executive Chef to oversee the day-to-day food service operations for the community and create a delightful dining experience for residents and guests.

Responsibilities include menu planning, vendor management and staff development, with a focus on high-quality, nutritious meals, strong budgeting and inventory control, and leading a kitchen team through training and performance evaluations.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of experience in food service operations.
• Sanitation certification (ServSafe) or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• High volume production and catering experience is essential.
• Experience in menu development.
• Knowledge of budgets, food and labor costs and inventory control.
• Strong organizational, leadership, coaching and training skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to rapidly changing priorities and work demands.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule.

Responsibilities

• Creates and follows written recipes and prepares high-quality nutritious menu options.
• Develop menus and special meals for residents.
• Determine staffing requirements for the dietary department.
• Interview and hire new dietary employees.
• Train new kitchen staff.
• Conduct in-person performance reviews.
• Determine merit increases and promotions within budget.
• Provide termination recommendations and address work-related issues.
• Manage all aspects of the kitchen including personnel and each cooking station.
• Ensure costs are allocated to the appropriate GL codes and the kitchen budget aligns with Primrose expectations.

Skills

leadership

organizational skills

coaching and training

budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in hospitality or culinary

Job description

Primrose Retirement Communities is hiring a Dining Director/Executive Chef to be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day food service operations for the community and create a delightful dining experience for all residents and guests. The Dining Director/Executive Chef will be responsible for managing vendor relationships, menu planning, and talent development within their department.

More about the position responsibilities:

• Creates and follows written recipes and prepares high-quality delicious, quality, and nutritious menu options.

• Develop menus and special meals for residents.

• Maintains dietary staffing and staff development, including but not limited to:

• • Determines staffing requirements necessary to meet the dietary department’s needs.
• • Interview and hire new dietary employees.
• • Trains new staff in the kitchen.
• • Conducts in-person performance review evaluations.
• • Determines merit increases and promotions, in line with budget and community guidelines.
• • Provides termination recommendations and addresses work-related issues and disciplinary actions under the supervision of the Executive Director.

• Manages all aspects of the kitchen including all personnel and each cooking station.

• Ensures costs are allocated to the appropriate GL Codes, and the kitchen budget is in line with Primrose expectations.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in hospitality or culinary preferred.

• Three to five years of experience from food service operations is required.

• Sanitation Certified (ServSafe) or ability to obtain certification within 30 days of hire.

• High volume production and catering experience is essential.

• Previous experience in menu development.

• Knowledge of budgets, food and labor costs and inventory control.

• Strong organizational, leadership, coaching and training skills.

• Flexible and adaptable to rapidly changing priorities and work demands.

• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, at times.

To learn more about this position, and more great opportunities, please visit us at: https://primroseretirement.com/primrose-careers-culture/