Executive Chef at Independent Retirement Home in West Seattle

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At Holiday, we are serious about helping seniors enjoy a well-earned retirement. If you are a talented and driven leader who shares our passion to serve customers and inspire excellence, consider joining us.
In the role of Community Executive Chef, you will lead & manage the kitchen staff and provide residents with nutritious, safe, and appealing meals (3) times daily, (7) days per week. Additionally you will drive a culture of hospitality.

Essential Responsibilities
• Participate or lead the hiring and development of new employees, in partnership with the management team. Includes but not limited to hiring, training, supervision, scheduling of hours, breaks, meal periods, performance management, discipline, and termination
• Supervise the Dining & Hospitality staff to ensure food preparation, serving, table setting, dishwashing, and kitchen clean-up are completed satisfactorily.
• Evaluate employees’ efficiency and productivity. In the event of a deficiency, take responsibility for proper and effective follow-up and consultation with the management team.
• Operate the Dining & Hospitality department within the food and labor budget through careful planning, purchase of food supplies, inventory control, maintenance of daily log and food costs computation forms.
• Plan all food preparation following Holiday’s guidelines as detailed in the menus and recipes. Exercise judgment in monitoring weekly and extended menus as well as food-production worksheets.
• Control quality of food; prepare nutritious, appetizing, and attractive meals.
• Employ skills and imagination in making mealtime enjoyable for residents; address plate presentation and garnishing at each meal; use leftovers in a time-safe and creative manner.
• Instruct and coach associates in sanitary food-handling procedures and safe work methods, and ensure that these procedures are followed. Educate staff in ServSafe Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP).
• Monitor and schedule cleaning and maintenance routines for all food services areas and kitchen equipment to maintain high sanitation/safety standards.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation and submission of reports and invoices regarding budget, and other food services responsibilities required by the Home Office Dining & Hospitality department.
• Responsible for scheduling and providing work schedules for all full-time and part-time kitchen staff, including meal and rest periods, and apportioning work flow to ensure Kitchen timelines are met. Prepare contingency plan for unexpected employee absences to ensure timely preparation, serving, clean-up, and presentation of all meals.
• Participate in the weekly management team meetings to communicate Dining & Hospitality items such as special events, food-related activities, staffing, training modules, safety, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Culinary Arts Degree and/or Chef Certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in hands-on food prep/presentation or 5 years’ high volume cooking in fine dining
• Demonstrated experience in supervising staff and working in a team setting
• Must possess strong knife skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Dynamic interpersonal communication skills
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office suites)
• Must have HACCP certification.

If you are interested please send your resume to 5641-manager@holidaytouch.com
or apply in person at 3204 SW Morgan Seattle WA 98126

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