Executive Chef — Senior Living, Lead Menus & Team

Discovery Senior Living; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Early access to earned wages beforepay

Flexible scheduling options

Paid time off and Holidays

Comprehensive benefit package

401(K) with employer match

Paid training

Opportunities for growth and career

Company provided uniforms

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Discovery Senior Living in Tallahassee, FL seeks an Executive Chef to lead culinary operations for a senior living community. You will plan menus, manage food prep, purchasing, and recipe development, ensuring quality and safety standards.

You will estimate needs, oversee staff, and maintain budgets while delivering resident-centered dining experiences that meet health and satisfaction goals.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally speaking the primary language of the residents.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to use Microsoft Windows, including Word and Excel. Ability to use email and the Internet.
• Must demonstrate an interest in working with a senior population.
• Manages people effectively by taking responsibility for subordinates' activities; makes self available to staff; provides regular performance feedback; develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; improves processes, products and services.
• Consummate people skills. Exhibits talent at interacting effectively with all types of people.
• Proficient organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Must have the ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Can define own role, take on responsibilities, and manage priorities with minimal guidance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, preparation, and execution of special events, banquets, and theme meals.
• Uses innovation, imagination, originality, and talent to produce menus and recipes that utilize the highest quality ingredients allowed within the overall food and labor budget of the community.
• Understand and maintain monthly and annual budgets for Food & Beverage department, including documentation of monthly spend on food, supplies, and Back of the house labor.
• Review and adjust menus to accommodate seasonal ingredients, recipe improvements, supply chain shortages, rebated and contracted products and cost of goods increases.
• Responsible for ensuring that purchasing standards are maintained and that approved vendors are always used. Maintain strong and positive relationships with all vendors.
• Accurately report and submit monthly inventory of food & beverage supplies.
• Interview, hire and train staff for culinary and back of the house positions. May assist with interviews for front of the house positions as well.
• Manage and supervise all culinary and back of the house staff including scheduling, assignment, direction, performance review, hiring and corrective action consistent with company policy.
• Work with the Executive Director, Hospitality Manager and community Department Heads to obtain and maintain department customer satisfaction and department of health survey levels at or above designated scores.
• Ensures any dietary needs and restrictions are met.
• Confirm food policies and procedures are being practiced by kitchen staff including, personal hygiene, safe food storage and handling procedures.
• In unison with the Hospitality Manager and Executive Director, meet regularly with residents and family members to confirm that high satisfaction levels are being delivered.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Reading & Writing

Reports

Mathematics

Problem solving

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Interest in senior population

People management

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Fast-paced environment

Independent with guidance

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Word

Excel

Job description

Discovery Senior Living in Tallahassee, FL seeks an Executive Chef to lead culinary operations for a senior living community. You will plan menus, manage food prep, purchasing, and recipe development, ensuring quality and safety standards.

You will estimate needs, oversee staff, and maintain budgets while delivering resident-centered dining experiences that meet health and satisfaction goals.