Executive Chef for Senior Living — Hands-On Kitchen Leader

Ruth's Chris Steak House; Greenwich (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Metz Culinary Management is seeking an experienced Executive Chef to lead culinary operations at The Nathaniel Witherell in Greenwich, CT. You will oversee daily kitchen production, food safety, and resident satisfaction while managing budgets and staff.

The role requires hands-on leadership, expertise in therapeutic diets, and a track record of maintaining high food-quality standards in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of culinary leadership experience in an executive role.
• Healthcare, skilled nursing, senior living, hospital, or institutional food-service preferred.
• Knowledge of therapeutic diets, food allergies, texture-modified diets, and resident-centered service.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP, sanitation, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience managing food cost, purchasing, inventory, waste, labor, scheduling, and overtime.
• Ability to train employees, delegate, document performance, and hold staff accountable.
• ServSafe Manager certification required or to be obtained within a set timeframe.
• Culinary degree or equivalent training preferred; experience in union environments is helpful.
• Proficiency with ordering, inventory, scheduling, email, spreadsheets, and food-service mgmt systems.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily kitchen production for resident meals, Café service, events, and functions.
• Ensure meals are prepared safely and delivered within service times.
• Maintain food quality, temperature, presentation, and portions.
• Ensure HACCP, sanitation, labeling, dating, and CMS/regulatory compliance.
• Follow standardized recipes for regular, therapeutic, allergen-sensitive, and textured diets.
• Train cooks and staff on food safety, recipes, portion controls, and diet textures.
• Manage weekly food spending within budget while maintaining quality and satisfaction.
• Develop waste-reduction initiatives and favor scratch cooking where possible.
• Complete monthly inventories and maintain par levels, FIFO, and purchasing records.
• Prepare food orders and ensure contingency plans for vendor issues.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Food safety HACCP

Staff training

Budgeting cost control

Communication

Menu planning

Therapeutic diets knowledge

Therapeutic diets

Texture-modified diets knowledge

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent training

ServSafe Manager certification

Tools

Inventory management systems

Scheduling software

Email & spreadsheets

Job description

Metz Culinary Management is seeking an experienced Executive Chef to lead culinary operations at The Nathaniel Witherell in Greenwich, CT. You will oversee daily kitchen production, food safety, and resident satisfaction while managing budgets and staff.

The role requires hands-on leadership, expertise in therapeutic diets, and a track record of maintaining high food-quality standards in a healthcare setting.