Senior Living Culinary Director | Menu & Budget Leader

Savant Senior Living; Culver City (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Savant Senior Living in Culver City, CA, seeks a Culinary Director to lead daily food and beverage operations, menu creation, staff scheduling, hiring, and budgeting. You will drive high-quality meals that meet residents' dietary needs and maintain rigorous health and safety standards.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with dietitians, cost control, and a seamless dining experience across front and back-of-house operations for a senior living community.

Qualifications

• Proven culinary leadership with strong budget oversight and menu planning.
• Experience ensuring compliance with health codes and safety standards.
• Background in collaborating with dietitians to meet dietary needs of residents.
• Must have or obtain Serv Safe Certification within 30 days of hire.
• Hands-on experience in food preparation and progressive management in senior living.

Responsibilities

• Design and regularly update menus to cater to residents' dietary needs.
• Collaborate with registered dietitians to meet health requirements.
• Manage kitchen inventory, ordering, receiving, and storage of supplies.
• Develop and manage department budget; monitor expenditures for cost control.
• Recruit, interview, hire, and evaluate culinary staff; supervise front/back of house.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Food safety

Health codes

Communication

Education

Culinary institute diploma

Hospitality school training

High School Diploma or GED

Serv Safe Certification

First Aid/ CPR Certification

Job description

Savant Senior Living in Culver City, CA, seeks a Culinary Director to lead daily food and beverage operations, menu creation, staff scheduling, hiring, and budgeting. You will drive high-quality meals that meet residents' dietary needs and maintain rigorous health and safety standards.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with dietitians, cost control, and a seamless dining experience across front and back-of-house operations for a senior living community.