Healthcare Cook Manager

Archway Management; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Archway Management is seeking a Part-time Cook Manager to lead culinary operations across healthcare and assisted living communities. You will travel between facilities to supervise kitchen staff, ensure quality meals, and maintain high safety and sanitation standards for residents.

This hands-on leadership role emphasizes staff training, menu execution, portion control, and collaborating with community leaders to deliver a welcoming, hospitality-focused dining experience.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent required.
• ServSafe Manager or equivalent food-safety credential.
• Experience with dietary services in healthcare.
• Ability to cook large quantities.

Responsibilities

• Lead multisite culinary operations across healthcare communities.
• Coach and guide Executive Chefs and dining teams.
• Maintain standards for food quality, presentation, and service.
• Train staff on cooking techniques, sanitation, and kitchen organization.
• Monitor inventory, purchasing, and waste to control costs.
• Ensure compliance with health regulations and safety standards.
• Support new community openings and staffing transitions.

Skills

Multisite leadership

Staff training

Food safety

Kitchen management

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

ServSafe Manager certification

Certified Dietary Manager

Job description

Part-time Cook Manager

As a Part-time Cook Manager, you'll lead kitchen operations, support dedicated teams, ensure quality dining experiences, and enjoy variety in a rewarding, mission-driven career. This part-time role is ideal for those looking to keep their skills fresh, while balancing work and life.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Part-time Cook Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing culinary operations across multiple healthcare and assisted living communities. This position provides hands-on culinary leadership, supports local kitchen management teams, ensures consistent food quality and service standards, and promotes a safe, nutritious, and resident-focused dining experience.

As a Cook Manager you will travel between assigned facilities to provide operational support, cook and assist with menu execution, and ensure compliance with applicable food safety, sanitation, healthcare dining, and company standards.

Essential Job Functions

• Multisite Culinary Leadership - Travel regularly between assigned assisted living and healthcare communities to assess and support culinary operations.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and operational guidance to Executive Chefs, Kitchen Managers, cooks, and dining-service teams.
• Establish consistent culinary standards, procedures, recipes, presentation, and service expectations across all locations.
• Identify operational challenges and develop practical solutions to improve efficiency, quality, and resident satisfaction.
• Support new community openings, leadership transitions, staffing shortages, and operational turnarounds as needed.
• Food Quality & Resident Experience to ensure meals are consistently appealing, flavorful, nutritious, properly portioned, and served at the appropriate temperature.
• Support menus designed to meet the nutritional and dietary needs of senior and healthcare residents.
• Ensure appropriate preparation and service of modified diets, therapeutic diets, texture-modified foods, and allergen-sensitive meals.
• Promote a hospitality-focused dining experience that respects resident preferences, dignity, and choice.
• Monitor resident feedback and partner with community leadership to address dining concerns.
• Conduct hands-on training and cooking alongside kitchen staff. Training staff on cooking techniques, food prep, sanitation, portion control, menu execution and kitchen organization.
• Reinforce company policies, performance expectations, and professional standards.
• Monitor inventory, purchasing, waste, portion control, and product utilization.
• Help standardize ordering practices and vendor/product specifications across assigned locations.
• Identify opportunities to reduce food waste and improve kitchen productivity without compromising quality.
• Maintain high standards for food safety, sanitation, personal hygiene, and kitchen cleanliness.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local health regulations and healthcare/community policies.
• Monitor proper food storage, temperature control, labeling, dating, allergen management, and sanitation procedures.

Education/Experience

• Must possess, at least a high school education or equivalent
• Two (2) years dietary experience in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility preferred (but not necessary)
• Experience working with senior adults or healthcare populations.
• Must be able to cook a variety of foods in large quantities
• ServSafe Manager certification or equivalent food-safety credential.
• Certified Dietary Manager (strongly preferred)
• Experience managing multiple culinary locations or traveling to cook.
• Experience with inventory, purchasing, and menu management is a Plus.

Our Company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, this company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training