Executive Chef - Daytime Dining Leader in Senior Living

Legend Senior Living®; Warminster Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision offerings (for

Company Paid Life Insurance coverage $

Voluntary benefits including Hospital/

401(k) program including discretionary

Competitive Paid Time Off

Holiday pay

Discretionary Scholarship program

Annual performance evaluations/raises

Job summary

Legend Senior Living is seeking an Executive Chef to lead the culinary team and oversee all kitchen operations. You will plan menus, procure supplies, ensure safety, and supervise dining room staff. No late nights, with a focus on a high standard of dining for residents.

The role blends culinary creativity with work/life balance and includes opportunities to participate in the Gold Leaf Dining program and resident-centered service.

Qualifications

• Prefer: two years experience cooking in a commercial kitchen.
• Prefer: experience supervising kitchen staff.
• Prefer: formal culinary training or associates degree in culinary arts (or 5 years of culinary experience).
• Required: Current food handling license, as required by the state.

Responsibilities

• Planning a variety of nutritious meals that meet dietary requirements, including special requests if requested
• Managing the department budget and expense management, including inventory
• Directly supervising all dietary staff to including hiring, training, scheduling, etc.
• Ensuring all cooking, serving, storage, preparation, and service areas are clean, safe and organized to meet all applicable food service standards and regulations
• Ensuring quality food service in accordance with Legend’s Gold Leaf Dining standards, including interacting with residents daily
• Fulfilling other roles as needed, such as Manager-On-Duty on a rotating basis, and filling in for culinary staff when needed

Skills

Cooking in commercial kitchen

Kitchen staff supervision

Culinary training/Associates degree

Food safety license

Education

Associates degree in culinary arts

Job description

Legend Senior Living is seeking an Executive Chef to lead the culinary team and oversee all kitchen operations. You will plan menus, procure supplies, ensure safety, and supervise dining room staff. No late nights, with a focus on a high standard of dining for residents.

The role blends culinary creativity with work/life balance and includes opportunities to participate in the Gold Leaf Dining program and resident-centered service.