Executive Chef Ii

Overview

Salary: $60,000 - $65,000

Morrison Living has built community through dining experiences for over a century, delivering exceptional service and aiming to be the best part of someone’s day. The commitment of our team members to these principles makes us an industry leader and an employer of choice for hospitality professionals. Our focus is on training, development, and recognizing our greatest asset – our people.

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Job Summary:

An inspirational and organized leader who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves to ensure the overall success of daily kitchen operations including recruiting, training, and food preparation. The Executive Chef will showcase culinary talents through the delivery of show quality food through personal involvement in task performance while developing and empowering the onsite staff. Works to continually improve resident, employee, and client satisfaction while maximizing the financial performance in all areas of responsibility.

Will deliver on company objectives by ensuring monthly budget, food and labor costs are met and the safe handling of food by following safety & sanitation protocols.

• Lead daily culinary production in preparation and production of meals, food quality and presentation, compliance with all safety and sanitation standards and regulation, team member productivity and performance, cost controls and overall profitability.
• Determines how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
• Provide direction on menu development based on product availability; creates distinctive specials that incorporate seasonal or special ingredients.
• Seeks out sources for fresh food; monitors all produce and meat for freshness.
• Maintain product consistency by conducting inspections of seasonings, portion, and appearance of food.
• Research customer preferences and develops a menu which incorporates local foods and flavors.
• Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff.
• Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local and company health, safety, sanitation standards.
• Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Communicates the importance of safety procedures, detailing procedure codes, ensuring employee understanding of safety codes, monitoring processes and procedures related to safety.
• Monitors the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Follows and enforces food safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Maintains purchasing, receiving and food storage standards.

• Participates in the development and implementation of business strategies for the community which are aligned with the client’s overall mission, vision values and strategies.
• Manages department controllable expenses including food cost, supplies, uniforms, and equipment.
• Develops and implements guidelines and control procedures for purchasing and receiving areas.
• Analyze financial and operational information on an ongoing basis to adjust business plans, labor requirements, and operating costs.
• Develop, implement, and manage the department's budget; continually analyze, forecast, monitor, and control the labor and food costs through various methods to meet/exceed management/budget objectives.
• Identify major revenue and expense opportunities and possible problems.
• Controls food cost, labor, and other expenses; monitors actual versus budgeted expenses.
• Oversees the food inventory, purchasing, control, and disbursement of all food supplies.
• Schedules staff based upon forecasted volumes.

• Creates 100% resident satisfaction by…