Hands-On Culinary Services Director

Rosewood-Park; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rosewood-Park in Hillsboro, Oregon seeks a Culinary Services Director to lead both front-of-house and back-of-house operations. This hands-on leadership role requires active involvement in culinary production, staff development, and service excellence to ensure high-quality meals and resident satisfaction.

The CSD will manage staffing, budgeting, compliance, menu execution, and cross-functional collaboration with clinical teams to meet dietary needs and resident preferences while maintaining

Qualifications

• Culinary degree or formal culinary education preferred.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive culinary or food-service leadership experience.
• Senior living, healthcare, hospitality, or high-volume food-service leadership experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a consistent and visible presence in the kitchen and dining operation, with the majority of working time spent actively supporting culinary production, training, coaching, and service execution.
• Regularly work alongside the culinary team in food preparation, cooking, plating, and execution of meal periods.
• Lead by example and be prepared to work any culinary station when operationally necessary.
• Demonstrate proper culinary techniques, recipe execution, presentation standards, sanitation practices, organization, and efficient kitchen workflow.
• Oversee daily culinary operations to ensure efficient, consistent, and high-quality meal service.

Education

Culinary degree

Job description

Rosewood-Park in Hillsboro, Oregon seeks a Culinary Services Director to lead both front-of-house and back-of-house operations. This hands-on leadership role requires active involvement in culinary production, staff development, and service excellence to ensure high-quality meals and resident satisfaction.

The CSD will manage staffing, budgeting, compliance, menu execution, and cross-functional collaboration with clinical teams to meet dietary needs and resident preferences while maintaining