Executive Chef

Sanctuary Grande; North Canton (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short/Long Term Disability

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Danbury Senior Living is seeking an Executive Chef to lead the Dining Services operation, ensuring delicious, nutritious meals for residents and maintaining high standards of safety and cleanliness.

The role requires a culinary degree and extensive supervisory experience in healthcare dining. Strong cost-control training is essential for success in this facility.

Qualifications

• Culinary degree from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years of dietary/dining service supervisory experience in a restaurant, hospital, or senior living facility.
• Training/education in cost control, food management, or diet therapy for healthcare residents.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, develop, inspire and direct the overall operation of Dining Services to ensure high-quality nutritional services.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary department.
• Determine food presentation and create decorative displays; standardize methods of work.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Fine dining

Education

Culinary degree

Healthcare diet/food management training

Job description

At Danbury, you don’t just clock in at a job. You walk in the door to a work family who wants to make the day count. We truly believe our employees and residents are a family that comes together to enjoy the good things in life, including one another. When our employees feel special, so do our residents. That’s the Danbury Difference

We are currently seeking applicants for an Executive Chef position.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• The executive chef will plan, organize, develop, inspire and direct the overall operation of Dining Services to assure that delicious quality nutritional services are provided.
• It is the responsibility of this director to ensure that the department is maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary manner.
• Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays. Standardize methods in which work will be accomplished.
• Assist in planning regular and special diet menus as prescribed by the attending physician. Assure that food is available for preparation.
• Perform administrative requirements such as completing necessary forms, reports, evaluations, studies, etc., and submit as required.
• Coordinate dining services with other departments as necessary.
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with all community staff to assure that dining service can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Ensure that department staff, residents, visitors, etc., follow established policies and procedures at all times.
• Delegate authority, responsibility, and accountability to other responsible department staff.
• Establish dining service production lines, etc., to assure that meals are prepared on time.

Requirements:

• This department director has should extensive experience in providing fine dining in a variety of venues.
• The ideal candidate will have a culinary degree from an accredited institution and 5 years of dietary/dining service experience in a supervisory capacity in a restaurant, hospital, health care/senior living facility.
• Training/education in cost control, food management, and/or diet therapy for healthcare residents is a must.

Benefits for full time employees:

• Company paid Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life and AD&D
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Additional Voluntary Life, Additional Voluntary AD&D
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement

Danbury Senior Living provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.