Chef

Maintains a fiscally sound food service operation that produces well balanced, home-cooked/scratch cooking, while staying within an assigned budget.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Interacts with residents and staff in a professional, friendly, and compassionate manner at all times.
• Oversees 3 meals daily for community residents.
• Responds to resident comments/complaints and addresses concerns.
• Develops menus containing well-balanced meals and alternative choices.
• Plates food in an attractive manner.
• Works with vendors to order quality, cost-effective foods.
• Places food and non-food orders and maintains inventory.
• Maintains a safe, sanitary, clean, and organized cooking area.
• Oversees all functions of kitchen and dining room services.
• Prepares and cooks food; maintains kitchen in accordance with community and health department standards.
• Demonstrates a caring personality with excellent listening skills.
• Directs, supervises, and evaluates work activities of staff, including hiring, disciplining, and firing if needed.
• Competent in organization and time management.
• Demonstrates high standards of ethics and personal accountability.
• Follows all OSHA, Fire, Health Department, and safety requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.
• On-call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week if needed, or on rotation established by the community.
• Job requires walking and standing for extended periods of time.
• Push, pull, lift up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; culinary training preferred.
• Minimum 5 years cooking/food service experience.
• Previous experience as a Sous Chef; Executive Chef experience, preferred.
• Serve Safe certification required.
• Ability to develop menus and recipes.
• Ability to provide positive leadership and train and develop staff.
• Working knowledge of the rules and regulations related to health and safety in food preparation.
• Knowledgeable of food service and safe food handling practices.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate effectively with residents and co-workers in English.
• Ability to use math to calculate recipes.
• Must have skills necessary to prepare dishes for specialized diets.
• Demonstrate good judgement skills.
• Must be computer literate.
• Ability to work well under stress, complete assignments accurately, and work independently, as well as with co-workers.
• Demonstrate desire to be a team player.
• Regular attendance is required.

Working Conditions

• Requires interaction with co-workers and residents.
• Likely requires weekend, evening, and holiday shifts.
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections.
• On-call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week if needed, or on rotation established by the community.

Physical Requirements

• Walk and stand for extended periods of time.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Talk and hear.
• Ability to lift, push and/or pull: Up to 50 pounds.