What are the responsibilities and job description for the Restaurant Operations Director - The Residence at Vinnin Square position at LCB Senior Living?
Job Details
Job Location: The Residence at Vinnin Square - Swampscott, MA
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Description
Job Title: Restaurant Chef Director
Location: The Residence at Vinnin Square, Swampscott, MA
Job Type: Full-time
Overview:
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Restaurant Chef Director to lead our restaurant team at The Residence at Vinnin Square. As the Chef Director, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, nutritious, and enjoyable meals to our residents, ensuring a positive dining experience within our community. You will manage the kitchen and dining room staff, develop innovative menus, and oversee all aspects of food preparation, service, and safety standards. This position requires someone who is not only skilled in culinary arts but also has a strong understanding of dietary needs for seniors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, manage, and train kitchen and dining room staff, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations in a high-demand environment.
- Develop and update diverse menus that cater to the dietary preferences and nutritional needs of residents, including those with specific dietary restrictions.
- Maintain high food quality standards, ensuring meals are delicious, appealing, and prepared in a timely manner.
- Monitor and control food costs and inventory, ensuring that kitchen operations are cost-effective.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and sanitation standards in the kitchen.
- Work closely with residents and their families to accommodate special dietary needs and preferences.
- Collaborate with management to create special meal programs and events.
- Manage kitchen schedules to ensure consistent and efficient meal service.
- Ensure all food orders and supplies are stocked and maintain relationships with suppliers.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a Chef or Kitchen Director in a restaurant, assisted living, or healthcare setting.
- Culinary degree or equivalent experience.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
- The ability to create and execute diverse menus that meet dietary needs for seniors.
- Knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards.
- Previous experience managing kitchen staff and operations.
- A compassionate, customer-focused attitude with a passion for senior care.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Supportive and positive work environment.
- Enjoyable and fulfilling work, making a difference in the lives of seniors.
If you have a passion for cooking and a dedication to providing excellent dining experiences for our residents, we encourage you to apply! Join us in making a difference at The Residence at Vinnin Square!
Qualifications
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
- Technical Skills:
- Full knowledge of local and state health and sanitation and safety codes. Serve Safe Certified
- Demonstrates proficiency in food handling, preparation, cooking, service and operation of all kitchen equipment.
- Provides direction to staff, promotes shared responsibility in identifying developmental needs and opportunities, creates plans or training to address opportunities, obtains needed resources and follows through to achieve developmental goals.
- Performs budget analysis and control.
- Demonstrates proficiency in basic software applications.
- Writes and executes a menu for each season.
- Responsible for dining room set-up and proper table arrangement.
- Maintain high standards of display of food around the community common areas.
- Behavioral Skills:
- Leadership Able to maintain high associate satisfaction, interview and hire qualified culinary staff, training of new hires and monthly on-going training, and planning and preparation and execution of community and sales related events. Exhibits judgment in leading others to meet worthwhile objectives.
- Decision Making and Problem Solving Able to take action in solving problems while exhibiting judgment and a realistic understanding of the issues. Able to use reason, even when dealing with emotional topics.
- Goal Setting/Implementation Skills The resolve to set challenging goals and the commitment and persistence to achieve them in the face of obstacles.
- Communication and Customer Service Able to clearly present information to the Executive Director, managers, and frontline staff and maintain culinary service satisfaction levels. Ensure front of the house and back of the housework closely together to deliver a food product that exceeds the residents and our guests expectations.
- Policies and Procedures Able to relate to routine operations in a manner that is consistent with existing solutions to problems. Conforms to and communicates established policies and procedures. Logs work activities and keep accurate work records. Reviews QA standards and ensures all systems are in place and maintained. Delegate tasks to all staff so that the kitchen and restaurant areas are maintained at the highest levels of cleanliness and quality at all times.
- Relationship Management Builds and maintains productive, work-focused relationships with team, residents, and their families. Works closely with Sales and Marketing Directors and community staff to market the community. Ensures kitchen and dining room first impressions are maintained at all times.
- Team Building Able to work with people in such a manner as to build high morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.
- Work with local charities to promote LCB Senior Living and benefit the community.
- Education: A Culinary degree and/or Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) is preferred.
- Experience: A minimum of 5-7 years food service management preferred.
- Certificates/Licenses: Serve Safe Certification.
- Ability to work evenings weekends and has telephone accessibility 24 hours a day.
