Executive Chef

Goodwin Recruiting; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwin Recruiting is seeking an Executive Chef to lead culinary operations for a premier luxury senior living community. This hands-on role requires delivering restaurant-quality cuisine while creating a personalized dining experience for residents.

You will oversee fine and casual dining, catering, and events, develop seasonal menus, manage costs, and mentor a culinary team. The position emphasizes resident satisfaction and adherence to health and safety standards, with a salary range of

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive culinary leadership experience.
• Experience in luxury hospitality, fine dining, hotels, resorts, or senior living.
• Strong menu development and cost-control skills.
• Experience with special diets, allergies and nutritional requirements.
• Excellent communication, organization and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead all culinary operations including fine dining, casual dining, catering, private events, and special programs.
• Develop seasonal, innovative menus with resident preferences and dietary needs.
• Maintain highest standards of food quality, presentation, sanitation and service.
• Recruit, train, and mentor a high-performing culinary team.
• Manage food and labor costs, purchasing, inventory, recipes, production, and vendor relationships.
• Partner with leadership, wellness, and nursing teams on nutritional requirements.
• Engage with residents, collect feedback, and continuously enhance dining experience.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, sanitation, and senior living regulations.
• Maintain a visible, hands-on presence in kitchen and dining rooms.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Menu development

Financial management

Purchasing

Team management

Dietary knowledge

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking an accomplished Executive Chef to lead culinary operations for a premier luxury senior living community. This role requires a hands-on culinary leader who can deliver restaurant-quality cuisine while creating an exceptional, personalized dining experience for residents.

Executive Chef Key Responsibilities

• Lead all culinary operations, including fine dining, casual dining, catering, private events, and special programs.
• Develop seasonal, innovative menus incorporating resident preferences, dietary needs, and current culinary trends.
• Maintain the highest standards of food quality, presentation, sanitation, and service.
• Recruit, train, mentor, and lead a high-performing culinary team.
• Manage food and labor costs, purchasing, inventory, recipes, production, and vendor relationships.
• Partner with leadership, wellness, and nursing teams to address nutritional and special dietary requirements.
• Engage directly with residents, gather feedback, and continuously enhance the dining experience.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, sanitation, and senior living regulations.
• Maintain a visible, hands-on presence in the kitchen and dining rooms.

Executive Chef Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive culinary leadership experience.
• Executive Chef, Executive Sous Chef, or comparable leadership experience in luxury hospitality, fine dining, hotels, resorts, country clubs, or senior living.
• Strong culinary, menu-development, financial, purchasing, and team-management skills.
• Experience with special diets, allergies, and nutritional requirements.
• Excellent communication, organization, and leadership abilities.
• Genuine passion for hospitality, culinary excellence, and resident satisfaction.

Salary Range- 100K-120K plus benefits