Dining Services Chef

Attic Angel Community is a retirement community based out of Middleton that provides high-quality services in a caring and personalized atmosphere that respects the dignity, encourages the independence and enhances the quality of life of each resident. Attic Angel Community believes in diversity and inclusion among our volunteers, staff and residents. We value a culture of many voices and ideas. Our community is stronger when we create an environment including people of all races, sexual orientations, and ethnicities. We commit to respect, embrace and learn from differences, and educate ourselves and advocate for racial and economic justice, equality, and equity. We commit to recruit, retain, and mentor a diverse workforce and volunteer organization. We will work with community leaders and the philanthropic community to address systemic racism.

Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Life insurance
Opportunities for advancement
Paid time off
Paid training
Referral program
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
Volunteer and Birthday paid time off

Job Purpose: The Chef is responsible for the culinary offerings of the campus which includes but is not limited to meals produced for residents, catering events, staff, and guest. Oversees all kitchen operations while maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment. Contributes to a positive and satisfying dining experience, promoting a sense of community and well rounded health.

• 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM
• 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

• Responsible for direct supervision of all kitchen staff to include cooks, production cooks, dining services custodian and dishwashing personnel.
• Mentors, coaches and develops kitchen staff to foster a culture of culinary excellence. Ensures training in food preparation, safe handling, operation of equipment, food safety, and sanitation based on regulatory guidelines.
• Implements and maintains stringent food safety and sanitation standards.
• Crafts and executes creative, high quality menus with a goal to exceed culinary expectations. Prepares or directs preparation of all food by kitchen staff. Follows standardized recipes, portioning and presentation standards. Completes and utilizes daily production worksheets. Taste completed meals to ensure quality and taste.
• Manages food and labor costs to achieve financial targets and operational excellence.
• Oversees the procurement of high quality ingredients and maintains vendor relationships.
• Conducts daily/monthly team meetings with all dining services culinary team members.
• Responsible for providing leadership that fosters a team approach in meeting the mission of Attic Angel Community.
• Responsible for managing resident and guest dining concerns promptly and efficiently; will monitor all dining areas on a routine basis for feedback.
• Responsible for all safety and sanitation practices within the kitchen areas and to include systems for accurate documentation of temperatures, labeling of product, cleaning schedules and monitoring of food handling practices to ensure compliance to state and local regulations, as well as, departmental policies. Assure that main kitchen will be survey ready at all times.
• Establishes and maintains cleaning and maintenance schedules for equipment, storage and work areas. Ensures that the culinary team follows and completes schedules as assigned.
• Responsible for participating in Quality Assurance projects, as directed by the Director of Dining Services, in an effort to enhance the food service by practicing continuous quality improvement.
• Responsible for knowledge of government regulations and to be prepared for and to assist with regulatory survey of units.
• Responsible for planning of all regular, modified, special event, and catering menus with the assistance and direction from the Dining Services Director in all levels of care and dining venues.
• Makes all decisions regarding utilization of leftover food products staying within State and Local guidelines for such products.
• Maintains inventory of food and non-food supplies to stay within established guidelines and budget.
• Complies with all federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures as evidenced through all health department and internal audits completed by the Dining Services Director.
• Participates in meetings where department goals are established and implements assigned action plan to achieve expected outcomes.
• Participates as a resource to resident committees with regular attendance at the Resident Food Concerns Group.
• Responsible for other similar duties as assigned.
• Responsible for attending and scheduling of staff to attend staff development session for growth and development as an Attic Angel team member, as well as, to meet regulatory standards.