Executive Chef

Job Description

Description

Pay: $27.00 - $29.00 per hour

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Ensure the Community’s kitchen produces three (3) high quality, great tasting, well presented and nutritious meals every day, 365 days per year, made from scratch for the Community’s residents while remaining on budget in a clean and safe kitchen environment. Providing leadership for kitchen staff by inspiring and motivating each employee to perform successfully.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES & BEHAVIORS

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Culinary Arts Degree or a minimum of five years quality, high-volume cooking.
• Prior management experience preferred.
• Certified in Serv-Safe/ Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point.

• Embodies a patient and creative attitude with the ability to “think outside the box.”
• Demonstrates a commitment to and respect for all individuals.
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, with residents and staff.
• Builds on basic learning and carries it from one situation to another.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills in problem solving and decision making.
• Asks questions and seeks assistance.
• Takes responsibility to eliminate the source of problems.
• Ability to prioritize and organize multiple work duties.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, taking into consideration body language, filters, listening, paraphrasing and questions with co-workers and residents of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
• Demonstrates ability to work efficiently and pleasantly in an extremely busy work environment, to deal with difficult situations in a calm manner and be a team player.

Ability to work under time constraints and meet department and position timelines.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Yes. Supervises the Community kitchen staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Regular, on-site, attendance and punctuality is required as scheduled.
• Takes responsibility for maintaining current knowledge of the Hawthorn Senior Living Employee Handbook and the Culinary section of The Hawthorn Way.
• Adheres to all Company policies, procedures and standards.

• Responsible for the preparation of all Community meals which will be made from scratch and served three (3) times each day, seven (7) days each week. Also responsible for all food served for Community special events, marketing events, and some activities while meeting strict timelines for food production at all times.
• In consultation with the Community Managers, responsible for hiring, training, managing, motivating, and disciplining the Community kitchen’s staff with the goal of ensuring a strong, well-functioning Culinaras. Responsible for demonstrating, instructing, and holding staff accountable to ensure safe food handling practices are followed at all times, including ensuring all staff members are familiar with and practicing Serv Safe Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) or provincial equivalent.
  
  Executive Chefs in the U.S. must personally be Serv Safe certified and Executive Chefs in Canada must have the provincial Food Safe Certification. These certifications must be completed no later than ninety (90) days from start date in this position.
• Ensures that the Community kitchen is within food and labor budget established for the Community through careful planning, purchasing of food supplies, inventory control, maintenance of daily log and food cost computation forms.
• Directly serves coffee to the Community residents at least four (4) times during meals each work week to ensure Culinary staff is producing the quality of food expected and to hear directly from the residents any concerns that they have had with the meals served.
• Meets with the Community residents in a group setting at least on a…