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Chef Manager

2 months ago


Rockford, United States Leisure Living Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Chef Manager

Boulder Creek Assisted Living.

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for managing overall community dining operations and experience, as well as leading by example with regard to customer service, employee relations and quality assurance while maintaining compliance with Leisure Living Management policies and applicable regulations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

  • Plan a nutritionally balanced menu based on GFS regional and seasonal menu template
  • Ensure the menu considers resident preferences
  • Prepare tasteful meals adhering to food safety standards
  • Responsible for ensuring pleasing plate presentation for all meals
  • Oversee dining room service, including set up, service and clean up with high hospitality standards
  • Order adequate supplies weekly based on menu, budget, current inventory and storage capabilities
  • Ensure supplies are routinely inventoried and maintained in all common area kitchenettes
  • Ensure dining services department meets regulatory requirements
  • Responsible for training all staff who support meal service
  • Maintain adequate food and supplies for disaster preparedness
  • Participate in resident move-in process, care conferences, resident council and food committees as appropriate
  • Ensure resident special diets are offered and prepared, recognizing a resident’s right to choose
  • Uphold sanitation schedule for kitchen, equipment, and dining room to maintain standard of sanitation and cleanliness
  • Work with other departments to coordinate special events
  • Prepare a work schedule for dining services staff
  • Ensure adequate staffing to meet community dining needs, while adhering to labor budget
  • Interview and select dining services employees
  • Conduct performance evaluations, provide coaching and issue employee discipline as needed
  • Ability to inspire and motivate dining services staff through leadership, supervision and coaching
  • Promote positive relationships with residents, staff and visitors

Perform any other duties as requested within the scope of responsibility and requirements of the job. May be required to assist at sister communities upon request.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must work to demonstrate Leisure Living Management Values:

  • Live and work each day with purpose
  • Accept accountability and demonstrate responsibility
  • Embrace lifelong learning
  • Promote mutual respect
  • Display transparency
  • Appreciate diversity
  • Practice forgiveness
  • Be thankful


SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Education and Experience
High school diploma/GED is required. Previous courses in Culinary Arts are strongly preferred or three years of experience with cooking/baking in a commercial setting or a combination of education, work and supervisory experience.

Computer Skills

Must have demonstrable knowledge and experience using Microsoft Office in a Windows environment, with a capacity to master company specific software.

Certificates & Licenses

Current Serv-Safe Manager Certified or obtained within 90 days of hire.

Other Requirements

  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work with minimal supervision
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Professional telephone etiquette and customer service skills
  • Superior communication and interpersonal skills
  • Communicate in a respectful and professional manner with residents, families, co-workers and leadership staff at the community
  • Developed organizational skills
  • Ability to problem solve and demonstrate good judgement
  • Team oriented self-starter with demonstrated ability to accept direction and work well with supervisor
  • Promote teamwork by working with coworkers in a positive and cooperative manner
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

  • Stand – Frequently
  • Walk – Frequently
  • Sit – Occasionally
  • Reach outward – Frequently
  • Reach above shoulder – Occasionally
  • Climb – Occasionally
  • Squat or Kneel – Occasionally
  • Bend – Frequently
  • Twist – Frequently
  • Lift/Carry/Transfer
    • 10 lbs. or less – Frequently
    • 11-20 lbs. – Frequently
    • 21-50 lbs. – Occasionally
    • 51-100 lbs. – N/A
    • Over 100 lbs.– N/A
  • Push/Pull
    • 10 lbs. or less – Frequently
    • 11-20 lbs. – Frequently
    • 21-50 lbs. – Occasionally
    • 51-100 lbs. – N/A
    • Over 100 lbs. – N/A

Connecting Seniors, Families and Communities

For over 37 years, our senior living communities have served seniors and their families across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, and Tennessee, with each location offering unique services including independent, enhanced, and assisted living, as well as memory care and rehabilitation and skilled nursing. Through forming authentic connections and committing to creating the absolute best experiences each day for our residents and their families, we’ve created a special culture within our communities that allows our employees to do their best work and our residents to shine every day.

Not Just Making Every Day Great. Making Every Minute Great. There are 1,440 minutes in every single day. We aspire to make each one of them an exceptional moment. This philosophy is supported by our 6 powerful, yet simple pillars: Dream Big, Have Courage, Take Initiative, Be Accountable, Give Back & Enjoy it. We strive to fulfill the aspirational yet unattainable goal of creating the absolute best experience with every person, in every interaction, every minute of every day.

It begins with empowering our employees. Every employee, at every level of the company, is expected to perform like a leader. Everyone is encouraged and expected to put the needs of each other above everything else. No one here just “does their job” The mission is to create the absolute best experiences. This emphasis on putting people first has helped us successfully grow for the right reasons.

We have developed an environment that attracts dreamers, adventurers, creators, givers and believers to seek career opportunities with us. We find people who believe that true happiness is only found in the service of others. We want high-performers with diverse skill-sets and big hearts. We treat each other as family and find that close collaboration creates the biggest ideas.

If you love serving others, and are looking for an opportunity to thrive, CommonSail Investment Group and our businesses is your destination.

This classification description is intended to indicate the general kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that are required of positions given this title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of the employees under her/his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.

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