Senior Living Kitchen & Dining Leader

Hickory Senior Living Management, LLC; Ocean Springs (MS); On-site; USD 37,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hickory Senior Living Management, LLC seeks a Kitchen Manager to oversee daily food service for an Assisted Living and Memory Care community. You’ll lead the dietary team, ensure safe, nutritious meals, and maintain high standards for sanitation and kitchen efficiency.

This hands-on leadership role requires overseeing staff, menu planning, and collaboration with nursing and dietary teams to meet special diets and resident preferences.

Qualifications

• Experience with therapeutic and modified-texture diets.
• Experience managing food and labor budgets.
• Experience ordering food and maintaining inventory.
• Experience supervising cooks, servers, and dishwashing staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily kitchen and food service operations.
• Supervise, train, and support kitchen and dining staff.
• Prepare and maintain employee schedules and ensure adequate staffing.
• Monitor portion sizes, food quality, presentation and consistency.
• Work with nursing and dietary staff to accommodate special diets, allergies, food preferences, and texture-modified diets.
• Maintain appropriate food inventory and place food and supply orders
• Monitor food costs, waste, and portion control.
• Maintain proper food storage, labeling, rotation, and temperature logs.
• Ensure the kitchen and dining areas remain clean, organized, and sanitary.
• Ensure compliance with health department, food safety, and facility regulations.
• Maintain required cleaning, sanitation, and food safety documentation.
• Respond to resident and family concerns regarding meals and dining services.
• Support a positive dining experience for Assisted Living and Memory Care residents.
• Assist with menu planning and resident food preferences.
• Train employees on proper food handling, sanitation, and safety procedures.
• Address employee performance and attendance issues appropriately
• Work closely with the Executive Director, nursing department, and other department managers
• Participate in inspections, audits quality improvement activities, and department meetings
• Perform other duties necessary for the successful operation of the dietary department

Skills

Therapeutic diets experience

Modified-texture diets experience

Budget and labor management

Food and inventory ordering

Supervising culinary staff

Job description

Hickory Senior Living Management, LLC seeks a Kitchen Manager to oversee daily food service for an Assisted Living and Memory Care community. You’ll lead the dietary team, ensure safe, nutritious meals, and maintain high standards for sanitation and kitchen efficiency.

This hands-on leadership role requires overseeing staff, menu planning, and collaboration with nursing and dietary teams to meet special diets and resident preferences.