Culinary Director
Culinary Director
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Job Description
Job Identification
Job Title: Culinary Director
Department: Dining Services
FLSA Status: Exempt
TB Requirements: Yes
Supervisory Relationships
Reports To: Executive Chef
Supervises: Sous Chefs Cooks Prep Cooks Dishwashers Dining Service Leads Dining Room Servers Bistro Attendants
Basic Function
The Culinary Director is responsible for managing all aspects of the food service program available at the community including staffing; inventory/budget control; food handling preparation and storage; and sanitation procedures. Adheres to customer service and hospitality philosophy by engaging in excellent customer service to residents and their families and team members.
Essential Duties and responsibilities
Provide a high level of customer service and hospitality to residents and team members by achieving the standards as outlined.
Managing People
- Maintains a regular presence in the dining room during meal times to hear input and concerns while monitoring and ensuring high quality food preparation satisfaction and presentation.
- Builds and maintains professional resident relationships in order to resolve issues or concerns in a timely and positive manner.
- Provides team members with coaching feedback and developmental opportunities and builds effective teams.
- Effectively hires staff that exhibit standard expectations and competencies while maintaining a low turnover rate for consistency in the dining experience for residents.
- Determines and communicates clear standards and expectations for the department and holds team members accountable for performance.
- Evaluates team members skills and competencies and ensures regular coaching and the completion of timely performance reviews.
- Recommends salary adjustments transfers promotions and dismissals.
- Fosters a cooperative and harmonious working climate conductive to maximize employee morale and productivity in the dining department as well as all other community departments.
- Plans staffing levels and schedules based on dining levels of residents.
- Prepares and administer daily weekly and monthly job duty lists for all food service staff.
- Assures proper training and certification of all food service staff as required by state and local guidelines.
- Enforce the community uniform and dress code.
Essential Duties and responsibilities (continued)
Administration
- Adheres to budgetary guidelines established in collaboration with the Independent Living Director.
- Maintains an accurate spend-down worksheet for dining service budgets.
- Prepares and enforces all regular cleaning schedules and monitors for compliance.
- Using company menus prepares and places orders for all food and non-food items needed for daily food preparation and kitchen sanitation with company approved vendors.
- Provides timely management reports as required.
Production
- Schedules and supervises all food preparation activities as well as hands-on cooking (working the line) on most days.
- Establishes menu items from approved recipes in accordance with department policies and procedures.
- Provides leadership and staff training for a made-from-scratch menu including making stocks baking fresh bread and making salad dressings in-house.
- Creates and markets a Signature-food item for the community.
- Initiates creative menu items within provided guidelines for regional preferences requested by residents.
- Enforces the practice of safe food handling at all times.
- Ensures that foods and flavors meet and exceed residents approval.
- Ensures that all work surfaces and utensils are cleaned and sanitized before use and throughout the workday.
- Ensures that all food is attractively presented.
Other Duties
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications
Education:
- BS or Associates Degree in Culinary Arts preferred.
Experience:
- Minimum 7 years of food service experience.
- Minimum 2 years management experience.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Knowledge of food safety sanitation proper storage and handling procedures.
- Proper certification as required by state and local statutes if required.
- Full understanding of serve safe requirements.
- Must be computer literate; proficient in Microsoft Office programs.
- Comprehend and communicate written and spoken English.
- Must understand and have knowledge of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) .
- Demonstrated prior experience with taking residents meal orders delivery and service.
- Consistent and punctual attendance for shifts.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
