Executive Chef - Senior Living

Provincial Senior Living, proudly part of the Discovery Senior Living family of operating companies, manages lifestyle-focused senior living communities. Our company, which was built on our “Pillars of Excellence,” employs thousands of vital Team Members and is committed to providing a positive work environment and culture that recognizes their value in providing excellent experiences for our residents.

We Offer Rewarding Career Opportunities That Include

• Competitive wages
• Access to wages before payday
• Flexible scheduling options with full-time and part-time hours
• Paid time off and Holidays (full-time)
• Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances (full-time)
• 401(K) with employer matching
• Paid training
• Opportunities for advancement
• Meals and uniforms
• Employee Assistance Program

Our community is looking for an Executive Chef to join our team.

The Executive Chef, in collaboration with the Hospitality Manager, is responsible for overall management and oversight of culinary strategies, initiatives, and daily culinary activities. This role is accountable for overall meal preparation, accurate estimate of food consumption, purchase of food, selection and development of recipes, standardization of production recipes to ensure consistent quality, and establishment of presentation technique and quality standards.

The Executive Chef also plans menus to meet the needs of our residents, ensures proper equipment operation/maintenance, and ensures proper safety and sanitation in kitchen. The Executive Chef will oversee special catering events and may also offer culinary instruction and/or demonstrate culinary techniques. The Executive Chef uses innovation, imagination, originality, and talent as well as judgment and discretion in performance of the essential function of their role.

• Assist in planning, preparation, and execution of special events, banquets, and theme meals.
• Use innovation, imagination, originality, and talent to produce menus and recipes that utilize the highest quality ingredients within the overall food and labor budget of the community.
• Understand and maintain monthly and annual budgets for Food & Beverage department, including documentation of monthly spend on food, supplies, and back-of-the-house labor.
• Review and adjust menus to accommodate seasonal ingredients, recipe improvements, supply chain shortages, rebated and contracted products, and cost of goods increases.
• Responsible for ensuring that purchasing standards are maintained and that approved vendors are always used. Maintain strong and positive relationships with all vendors.
• Accurately report and submit monthly inventory of food & beverage supplies.
• Interview, hire and train staff for culinary and back-of-the-house positions. May assist with interviews for front-of-the-house positions as well.
• Responsibly manage and supervise all culinary and back-of-the-house staff including scheduling, assignment, direction, performance review, hiring and corrective action consistent with company policy.
• Work with the Executive Director, Hospitality Manager and community Department Heads to obtain and maintain department customer satisfaction and department of health survey levels at or above designated scores.
• Ensure preventive maintenance programs are conducted for kitchen equipment and that all staff use and maintain equipment properly to avoid damage and costly repair.
• Ensure any dietary needs and restrictions are met.
• Confirm food policies and procedures are being practiced by kitchen staff including personal hygiene, safe food storage and handling procedures.
• Manage control of food preparation with particular attention to potential overproduction and waste.
• Oversee maintenance and production of accurate daily records.
• Provide ongoing training at regular intervals to kitchen staff in the areas of food preparation and quality service and ensure that plating and presentation meet DSL standards for quality and appearance.
• In collaboration with the Hospitality Manager, ensure that the front of house and back of house staff work closely together to deliver a food product that exceeds the residents'…