Executive Chef: Resident-Focused Culinary Leader

StoryPoint Group; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSail Investment Group is seeking an Executive Chef to lead the culinary and dining department across our senior living communities. Responsibilities include retail sales, event planning, food costs and inventory control, safety, sanitation, and ensuring resident, customer and employee satisfaction.

The role requires minimum four years of culinary management experience, strong leadership, menu development and pricing abilities, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Certified Executive Chef preferred.
• Minimum four years of industry and culinary management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, commitment to customer service, and strong organization and time management skills.
• Experience and proficiency with menu development and pricing.
• Experience with all Microsoft Office applications.
• Culinary labor, food and small ware financial management experience.

Responsibilities

• Achieve 100% resident satisfaction through plate presentation and taste. The Executive Chef circulates dining rooms at meal times daily for resident feedback.
• Establish presentation techniques and ensure quality standards.
• Hire, coach, train, inspire and direct culinary staff. Maintain proper scheduling, employee reviews.
• Develop Sous Chef and Lead Cook to take on additional leadership and management duties.
• Directly responsible for food control, labor costs, menu engineering, recipe creation and standardization of recipe production to ensure consistency.
• Ensure proper equipment operation/maintenance, proper safety and sanitation policies for followed in the work areas.
• Oversee special catering events and offer culinary instruction and/or demonstrate culinary techniques.
• Consistently maintains a positive attitude, which supports a team environment. Promotes positive public relations with residents, family members and guests.
• Function as Manager on Duty as scheduled with site leadership team

Skills

Certified Executive Chef

Culinary management experience

Leadership abilities

Menu development

Pricing

Microsoft Office

Financial management

Job description

CommonSail Investment Group is seeking an Executive Chef to lead the culinary and dining department across our senior living communities. Responsibilities include retail sales, event planning, food costs and inventory control, safety, sanitation, and ensuring resident, customer and employee satisfaction.

The role requires minimum four years of culinary management experience, strong leadership, menu development and pricing abilities, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.