Chef Manager

Join Our Team as a Chef Manager!

✨ Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Career Growth & Development – Advance your career with tuition assistance and school scholarships up to $3,000 per semester.

• Competitive Benefits for Full-Time Team Members – Enjoy Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance starting on the 1st of the month after 30 days of hire.
• Retirement Savings Plan – Secure your future with employer contributions.
• Generous 6 weeks of Flexible time off per year—plus paid holidays on top of that
• Team Member Referral Bonus Program – Earn $500 when you bring great people to our team!

🕒 Schedule: Exempt (salaried), minimum 40 hours per week 
🏢 Department: Chelsea Retirement Communities | Dining Services Department
 

🎯 What You’ll Do in This Role:

The Chef Manager oversees the daily operations of food preparation, ensuring each meal is a feast for the senses—bursting with flavor, nutrition, and creativity. With a keen eye for quality and presentation, they guarantee that every dish is crafted to our highest standards, providing residents with an exceptional dining experience in a warm, inviting atmosphere.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily food preparation, quality, and presentation to ensure consistency and excellence. 
• Prepare daily meals and assist with catering and events, including organization, planning, set-up, breakdown, training staff, and event execution. 
• Supervise, interview, and train employees.
• Help develop and maintain dining services policies, procedures, and culinary staff job descriptions. 
• Contribute to the development, review, and implementation of menus and recipes. 
• Develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing quality assurance program for the dining department. 
• Perform administrative tasks, including completing forms, reports, evaluations, and studies to manage equipment and supplies. 
• Assist with meal and event planning and budgeting in collaboration with the Director of Dining Services. 
• Monitor food costs, waste, production, and storage to ensure adherence to budget guidelines.
• Continuously train and guide staff on departmental policies, procedures, and sanitation practices to meet state and federal regulations. 
• Ensure the proper menu is served, consistent with resident diet orders. 
• Maintain sanitation standards to meet both internal and regulatory requirements. 
• Provide discipline when necessary, conduct annual feedback sessions, and maintain job descriptions. 
• Conduct staff meetings, create agendas and training materials, and demonstrate culinary skills while mentoring staff. 

✅ What You’ll Need:

• Five (5) years of progressive culinary experience in a restaurant or long-term care dining services environment in a cook to order setting.
• Five (5) years of supervisory, management and coaching experience leading a culinary staff of 10 or more team members.
• Three (3) years of food ordering and inventory management in a restaurant or long-term care dining services setting. 
• Three (3) years of catering production experience.
• Certification or Degree in Culinary Arts preferred.
• ServSafe Certified preferred.
• Allergen Certified preferred. 

The above is a summary of the position, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties this position will be required to perform. If selected for the position you will receive a full job description.

Ready to Make an Impact?

 At Brio Living Services, we’re looking for compassionate, dedicated individuals who are ready to contribute to a supportive and dynamic team. If this sounds like you, we’d love to have you join us!

📩 Apply today and let’s build a healthier future together!

ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT

Brio Living Services is committed to offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability, please contact us at loveyourcareer@mybrio.org

BRIO LIVING SERVICES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Brio Living Services provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Req# 9684

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