Employment Opportunity
Kitchen Manager *Exciting Opportunity*
The Kitchen Manager is responsible for the daily operations of the foodservice department, ensuring all activities align with facility policies, procedures, and federal or state regulations. This leader provides the guidance necessary to ensure food quality, safety standards, and client expectations are consistently met while maintaining detailed records of personnel, expenditures, and inventory. You will assist in overseeing all culinary assistants and tray line productivity.
Key Responsibilities
- Operations Management: You will be responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, and coaching employees. You will develop work schedules to ensure adequate coverage for every shift and manage budgets to maintain a cost-effective program.
- Foodservice & Menu Planning: You will specify standards for food preparation and participate in menu planning, responding to client preferences, therapeutic diets, and industry trends. It is essential to ensure all meals meet standards for appearance, palatability, temperature, and serving times.
- Food Safety: You will implement high sanitation standards, utilizing safety guidelines to protect food during all phases of preparation, storage, and service. Maintaining cleaning schedules and ensuring the safety practices of all staff is a priority.
- Nutrition and Medical Nutrition Therapy: Working with a Registered Dietitian, you will process diet orders, update diet cards, and complete assigned nutritional documentation according to required timelines. You will also review and implement client nutrition assessments and plans of care.
- Staff Leadership: A critical part of this role is maintaining staff morale during long services and employing creative strategies to ensure the kitchen remains adequately staffed.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Leadership: Proven skill in motivating, coaching, and supervising foodservice personnel.
- Decision Making: Strong critical thinking and the ability to maintain high standards for new hires.
- Organizational Expertise: Ability to implement effective organizational systems for kitchen storage and inventory management.
- Physical Requirements: Candidates must be able to lift and carry heavy loads, withstand extreme kitchen temperatures, and work long hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Interpersonal Skills: Ability to interact positively with people of all ages, including facility staff, physicians, and vendors.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Minimum High School diploma or GED and/or 5 years previous experience as leader or supervisor in a Restaurant, country club, or senior community.
Education and Experience:
Minimum High School diploma or GED and/or 5 years previous experience as leader or supervisor in a Restaurant, country club, or senior community.
Pay Range: NE, $20.00/hr.-$27.00/hr.
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The Highlands at Pittsford is an equal opportunity employer M/F/Disability/Protected Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.