Executive Chef: Ovation in Washington

Restaurants Lync; Washington (UT); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Health Savings Account

Paid Time Off

Six paid holidays

Job summary

Ovation in Washington, Utah is seeking an Executive Chef for Senior Living to lead culinary operations across independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities. You will design seasonal menus, supervise kitchen and dining-room staff, and ensure meals meet dietary, nutrition, safety, and regulatory standards.

The role emphasizes culinary leadership, menu planning for therapeutic diets, budgeting, and collaboration with care teams to deliver high-quality dining experiences.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of culinary management experience.
• Senior living, hospitality, or healthcare experience preferred.
• Culinary degree or equivalent experience meets education requirement.

Responsibilities

• Lead culinary operations for independent living, assisted living, and memory care.
• Create rotating seasonal menus and therapeutic-diet options.
• Direct culinary and dining-room staff and ensure high service standards.
• Oversee budgeting, purchasing, inventory, and waste management.
• Maintain food safety, sanitation, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Culinary management

Menu planning

Staff leadership

Nutrition & dietary knowledge

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent experience

ServSafe Manager certification

CPR/BLS certification

Food handler state card

Job description

# Executive Chef: Ovation in Washington**Ovation**1525 East Ovation Place, Washington, Utah 84780 Start Date14/09/2026Full-TimeOvation is hiring an Executive Chef for Senior Living in Washington, Utah. The full-time role is at 1525 East Ovation Place and leads culinary operations for independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities. The chef creates seasonal menus, directs culinary and dining-room staff, and keeps meals aligned with dietary, nutrition, food-safety, and state regulatory requirements.Three to five years of culinary management experience is required, with senior living, hospitality, or healthcare experience preferred. The position requires a culinary degree or equivalent extensive experience, ServSafe Manager certification, a food handler state card, and active CPR/BLS certification. Salary: Not provided by the employer. Benefits begin for eligible employees at 30 or more hours per week, with coverage starting the first day of the month following hire.* Role: Executive Chef for Senior Living* Employer: Ovation* Location: 1525 East Ovation Place, Washington, Utah 84780* Employment type: Full-time* Work mode: Not provided by the employer* Salary: Not provided by the employer* Application deadline: Not provided by the employer* Department: Culinary operationsApply for the Executive Chef RoleApplicants should have their culinary management history, required certifications, and employment information ready. The application process also requires the candidate's choices around senior living experience and dietary knowledge to be settled before submission.## Resident Menus And Dietary PlanningThe Executive Chef creates rotating seasonal menus for three resident settings: independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Menu planning accounts for therapeutic diets, including diabetic, low-sodium, renal, and dysphagia or pureed meals. The chef adapts both food and dining service to residents with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.Large-batch cooking and recipe standardization keep meals consistent across the communities. The role also adjusts menus and service styles in response to resident satisfaction, so nutritional requirements and the dining experience remain part of the same operating plan.## Kitchen Standards And Cost ControlFood safety, sanitation, kitchen cleanliness, and food storage follow ServSafe and local health department codes. The chef maintains equipment, checks preparation practices, and keeps food handling aligned with state requirements. An executive chef's menu and kitchen operations carry the daily quality responsibilities described in restaurant industry guidance.Budget control covers food and supply costs, purchasing, ordering, inventory, and waste management. The work also includes reviewing menu performance and keeping supplies available for multiple care settings. The budgeting scope overlaps with restaurant management work, while this role applies those controls to senior living dining.## Culinary Team Leadership In Senior LivingOvation's chef recruits, trains, schedules, and mentors culinary and dining-room staff. Culinary training covers preparation, sanitation, food safety, and the service standards required by each resident setting. A calm communication style matters when staff members adjust meals or service for changing resident needs.The chef leads food committee and resident council meetings, then uses those conversations to review menus and dining service. The position also manages relationships among kitchen staff, dining-room employees, residents, and care teams. The role is part of food-service careers that combine kitchen leadership with direct service responsibilities.## Qualifications And CertificationsThe role requires three to five years of culinary management experience. Senior living, hospitality, or healthcare experience is preferred. An accredited culinary degree, such as an American Culinary Federation credential, or equivalent extensive experience meets the education requirement.* ServSafe Manager certification is required.* A food handler state card is required.* Certified Dietary Manager or Certified Food Protection Professional status is highly preferred.* Knowledge of therapeutic diets is required for the menu scope.* Active CPR/BLS certification must remain current throughout employment.* Microsoft Office and general computer literacy are required.The American Culinary Federation's Certified Executive Chef credential has separate experience and assessment requirements. The Ovation role instead identifies its own accepted education or equivalent-experience path and separately names the food-safety, dietary, and emergency-response credentials required for employment.## Benefits For Eligible Team MembersBenefits eligibility begins at 30 or more hours per week, and coverage starts on the first day of the month following hire. The package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, paid time off, and six paid holidays with premium pay for eligible hourly employees.* 401(k) participation after 90 days with a discretionary employer match* Health Savings Account contributions of up to $600 per year for eligible HDHP participants* Medical, limited, dependent care, and commuter flexible spending accounts* Accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, life, and disability insurance* Legal insurance and discounted pet insurance* Discounts on travel, entertainment, electronics, fitness, and other servicesThe benefits package also reflects the role's full-time employment structure. The employer does not provide a numeric salary, work mode, or application deadline.## Ovation By Avamere And Senior Living DiningOvation by Avamere identifies itself as an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. The employer's senior living dining model covers residents with different levels of independence and different dietary needs, so the chef's work extends across menu design, staff development, compliance, and resident communication.The position requires confidentiality for resident care information under HIPAA guidelines. Patience, empathy, adaptable communication, organization, and a professional demeanor are part of the stated qualification profile. Culinary leadership in this setting joins food production with the privacy and care standards of a residential community.## Questions About The Executive Chef Role### Where is the position located?The job is based at 1525 East Ovation Place in Washington, Utah.### What employment type is listed?Ovation lists the position as full-time.### What salary does the employer provide?Salary is not provided by the employer.### What is the application deadline?The application deadline is not provided by the employer.Food committee and resident council meetings give the chef a direct role in reviewing dining service with the community. That responsibility adds resident communication to the menu, staffing, compliance, and budget work assigned to the position.Ovation identifies the role as an Executive Chef for Senior Living and names Washington, Utah as its location. The employer does not state a closing date, so application timing remains not provided by the employer.