Allegria Village, a senior-living community located in Dearborn, is currently looking for a Director of Culinary Operations for our Independent Living Dining Rooms.

Job Responsibilities:

· Maintains compliance standards for meal service and food quality

· Oversees culinary operations of the Independent Living dining rooms and ensures quality food and service is being provided by department members

· Oversees and/or purchases food and supplies from authorized vendors to meet menu requirements

· Maintain weekly operating report to analyze performance to budget and ensures financial goals are met

· Analyzes, suggests and implements improvements for the operations of each formal dining room and kitchen.

· Holds self and team to a high standard of customer service and quality control

· Performs daily audits of safety, sanitation, food quality, meal delivery at point of service, and quality standards to optimize financial and operational performance.

· Must meet all State and county requirements

· Attends manager meetings, food committee meetings, and works in unison with all department managers

· Works with staff in maintaining a safe work environment

· Must maintain monthly required in-services including departmental in-services

· Oversees the interviewing, hiring, and training of associates, plans, assigns, and directs work, appraises performance.

· Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

· Minimum of 3 to 6 years direct food service operational management experience with inventory and purchasing knowledge and control

· Strong supervisory, leadership, management, and coaching skills

· Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Education/Certification

· Associates degree preferred

· Servsafe certified or the ability to obtain Servsafe certification within 90 days of employment