Chef

Job Highlights

The company is an 8-year recipient of Great Place To Work certification and offers:

• Chef Medical, Dental, Vision benefits (for eligible associates)
• Company-paid life insurance up to $30,000
• Voluntary benefits including: Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, legal/Identity Theft, and Disability insurance (for eligible associates)
• 401(k) program with a discretionary company match
• Competitive Paid Time Off (for full-time associates)
• Holiday pay
• Discretionary scholarship program
• Annual performance evaluations/raises

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Planning a variety of nutritious meals that meet dietary requirements, including special requests if requested
• Managing the department budget and expense management, including inventory
• Directly supervising all dietary staff, including hiring, training, scheduling, etc.
• Ensuring all cooking, serving, storage, preparation, and service areas are clean, safe, and organized to meet all applicable food service standards and regulations
• Ensuring quality food service in accordance with Legend’s Gold Leaf Dining standards, including interacting with residents daily
• Fulfilling other roles as needed, such as Manager-On-Duty on a rotating basis, and filling in for culinary staff when needed

Benefits

• Employee referrals
• Employee of the month/year
• Resident tour (move-in)

Requirements

• Two years experience cooking in a commercial kitchen
• Experience supervising kitchen staff
• Formal culinary training or associates degree in culinary arts (or five years of culinary experience)
• Current food handling license, as required by the state