Culinary Director

Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

• Ensure kitchen and dining room space is sanitized, clean and in an organized manner at all times.
• Create and maintain employees working schedules and scheduled duties when working.
• Responsible for production of menus for all meals and diets, which includes a regular all-day menu as well as specials.
• Responsible for inventory and ordering of supplies which includes food, equipment, smallware’s, and any other kitchen items. This should be approved supplies from approved vendors and be within out monthly budget.
• Manage and control culinary budget as set for the fiscal year.
• Responsible for checking in deliveries of products and proper storage of delivered items.
• Ensure items are stored appropriately following health code as well as ergonomically accessible.
• Maintain sufficient staff levels, train new team members, supervise a combination of all shifts and evaluate performance. Always coaching in the moment, as well as following our employee evaluation process.
• Keep in open communication to the Executive Director about problems or concerns when it comes to HR matters, resident satisfaction issues or inventory issues.
• Attend department head meetings
• Help with development of department policies and procedures
• Ensure resident dietary restrictions / orders and documented and appropriately communicated and trained to for all team members. This should follow state guidelines.
• Promote good communication between departments by communicating specials and resident events using verbal and written communication.
• Maintain good customer service with vendors and communicate on a regular basis, as needed
• Relate to residents in a courteous, empathetic, and cooperative manner.
• Ability to execute and educate team members of our Connections program in memory care as it relates to culinary.
• All other duties as assigned.

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