Executive Chef (Senior Living)

Morrison Living

Salary: $80-85K

Other Forms of Compensation: n/a

Pay Grade: 14

Driven by our passion in the pursuit of hospitality and culinary excellence, Morrison Living has built community through dining experiences for over a century. Embedded in our culture, we deliver exceptional service and aim to be the best part of someone’s day. The commitment of our team members to these core principles makes us an industry leader and an employer of choice for hospitality professionals. Everything we do means more when it’s served with care. The exceptional care and culinary artistry of our team members is nurtured by training, developing, and recognizing our greatest asset – our people. This approach makes the Morrison Living difference. Join us and discover how we build community one meal at a time.

Job Summary:

An inspirational and organized leader who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves to ensure the overall success of daily kitchen operations including recruiting, training, and food preparation. The Executive Chef will showcase culinary talents through the delivery of show quality food through personal involvement in task performance while developing and empowering the onsite staff. Works to continually improve resident, employee, and client satisfaction while maximizing the financial performance in all areas of responsibility. Will deliver on company objectives by ensuring monthly budget, food and labor costs are met and, the safe handling of food by following safety & sanitation protocols.

Leading Culinary Operation:

• Seeks out sources for fresh food; monitors all produce and meat for freshness.
• Monitors the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff.
• Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
• Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
• Provide direction on menu development based on product availability; creates distinctive specials that incorporate seasonal or special ingredients.
• Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Follows and enforces food safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Maintain product consistency by conducting inspections of seasonings, portion, and appearance of food.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local and company health, safety, sanitation standards.
• Research customer preferences and develops a menu which incorporates local foods and flavors.
• Lead daily culinary production in preparation and production of meals, food quality and presentation, compliance with all safety and sanitation standards and regulation, team member productivity and performance, cost controls and overall profitability.
• Communicates the importance of safety procedures, detailing procedure codes, ensuring employee understanding of safety codes, monitoring processes and procedures related to safety.
• Determines how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
• Maintains purchasing, receiving and food storage standards.

Business & Financial Acumen:

• Analyze financial and operational information on an ongoing basis to adjust business plans, labor requirements, and operating costs.
• Controls food cost, labor, and other expenses; monitors actual versus budgeted expenses.
• Develop, implement, and manage the department's budget; continually analyze, forecast, monitor, and control the labor and food costs through various methods to meet/exceed management/budget objectives.
• Develops and implements guidelines and control procedures for purchasing and receiving areas.
• Identify major revenue and expense opportunities and possible problems.
• Oversees the food inventory, purchasing, control, and disbursement of all food supplies.
• Schedules staff based upon forecasted volumes.
• Manages department controllable expenses including food cost, supplies, uniforms, and equipment.
• Participates in the development and implementation of business strategies for the community which are aligned with the client’s overall mission, vision values and strategies.

Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service:

• Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service. Establishes guidelines so employees understand expectations and parameters. Ensures employees receive on-going training to understand guest expectations.
• Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
• Provides and supports service behaviors that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
• Ensures that employees provide genuine hospitality and teamwork on an ongoing basis.
• Creates 100% resident satisfaction by providing team members with the training and resources they need to maximize team member engagement and deliver best in class service.
• Reviews resident satisfaction results and other data to identify areas of improvement.
• Seeks opportunities to improve the customer experience by seeking resident feedback and developing strategies to improve department.
• Professional attitude and appearance while engaging with residents and community staff.
• Uses teamwork to support guests and employees.
• Responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.

Team Building and Management:

• Develops and implements strategies and practices which support team member engagement.
• Establishes goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
• Provides team members with coaching and counseling as needed to achieve performance objectives and reach their fullest potential.
• Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an "open door" policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
• Communicates performance expectations and provides team members with on-going feedback.
• Provides team members with the necessary tools to perform their duties and responsibilities.
• Ensures employees are treated fairly and equitably.
• Regularly lead team member meetings
• Provides team members with the training needed to understand expectations and perform job responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must be experienced with computers; to include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point), Outlook, E-mail and the Internet
• Must be willing to participate in client satisfaction programs/activities.
• Extensive catering experience a plus
• Institutional and batch cooking experiences
• High volume, complex foodservice operations experience - highly desirable
• A.S. or equivalent experience
• ServSafe certified - highly desirable.
• Hands-on chefs experience a must.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive culinary/kitchen management experience, depending upon formal degree or training.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation

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Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act. We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.

Associates at Morrison Community Living are offered many fantastic benefits.

• Discount Marketplace
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Commuter Benefits
• Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Flexible Time Off
• Pet Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Associate Shopping Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Dental
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Identity Theft Protection
• Medical
• Vision

Morrison Living maintains a drug-free workplace.

Req ID: 1214156

Morrison Living

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