Head Chef/Kitchen Manager

Broadway Court Estates is a family-owned retirement community, happily serving over 100 tenants. We are looking for a Head Chef to join our team.

Job Description:

As Head Chef/Kitchen Manager at Broadway Court Estates, the candidate will be responsible for delivering exceptional culinary experiences while providing strong leadership, achieving cost objectives, and upholding the Company’s values and standards. The Head Chef will develop and refine recipes that reflect our core culinary standards, maintain the Company’s recipe book, uphold the highest food safety and sanitation standards, and ensure exceptional scratch cooking and presentation across all dining areas and events. The candidate will have the opportunity to continue growing their culinary skills, expanding food knowledge, and bringing their creativity and passion to the kitchen every day.

The ideal candidate is a creative problem-solver with a passion for food, has an enthusiastic and hands on approach to leadership, and a talent for introducing fresh ideas. Must be able to work independently while effectively managing, mentoring, and developing a high-performing kitchen team.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures that quality scratch food items are creatively prepared and presented in a cost-effective manner.
• Manages all phases of planning, ordering, inventory, and food preparation.
• Supports the management of cost controls and control expenditures for the account.
• Supervises staff to ensure the cleanliness, organization, and overall sanitation of the kitchen.
• Motivates, trains, develops, and directs the back-of-house employees in preparing and cooking foods to accomplish the objectives of the operation.
• Manages front-of-house staff to ensure exceptional customer service, strong teamwork, and consistent adherence to health, safety, and sanitation standards.

Job Requirements

• Ability to taste and evaluate food and beverage products.
• Able to communicate effectively with the management team, tenants, and team members.
• Mastery of a wide variety of kitchen positions and stations.
• Ability to think on their feet, as well as create, produce, and serve on the fly.
• Knowledge of food cost and how it pertains to a kitchen, product, and quality identification.
• Be a team builder and have the ability to successfully manage and develop a team.
• Must be experienced with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Access), Outlook
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and oral/written communication skills.
• A culinary degree is preferred, not required.

Must have a passion for food, cooking, and creating exceptional dining experiences.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $29.00 - $31.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Kitchen Management: 5 years (Required)
• Culinary : 5 years (Required)
• Cooking: 7 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• ServSafe Certificate (Required)

Work Location: In person