Cook/Dining Supervisor
Elderwood•Buffalo, NY
•$18 - $25•Onsite
About The Position
Elderwood at Cheektowaga is seeking a dependable, experienced Cook / Dining Services Supervisor to join our dietary team. This unique full-time opportunity combines hands-on food preparation with frontline leadership. You will have the opportunity to grow as a leader without stepping away from the culinary work you enjoy. Your efforts will directly influence the quality of residents’ daily dining experiences while helping the department operate safely, efficiently, and consistently.
Requirements
- Culinary experience
- Leadership skills
- Dependable
- Experienced cook
- Ready to take on greater responsibility
- Actively involved in the kitchen
- Reliability
- Professionalism
- Teamwork
- Attention to detail
- Pride in work
Responsibilities
- Prepare and cook meals according to established recipes, menus, production needs, and resident dietary requirements
- Help oversee daily kitchen and dining-service operations in the Director’s absence or as assigned
- Provide direction and support to dietary team members throughout the shift
- Coordinate meal preparation and service to promote quality, accuracy, and timely delivery
- Reinforce food-safety, sanitation, infection-control, and workplace-safety procedures
- Monitor kitchen organization, food quality, portioning, presentation, and cleanliness
- Help ensure department procedures and applicable regulatory standards are followed
- Respond to changing operational needs and help the team remain focused during busy meal periods
- Lead by example through reliability, professionalism, teamwork, and attention to detail
- Prepare appealing, nutritious meals using established recipes, rotating menus, production schedules, and resident-specific dietary requirements
- Help lead daily kitchen and dining operations, providing direction and support to dietary team members throughout the shift
- Coordinate food preparation and meal service to ensure residents receive accurate, high-quality meals on time
- Monitor food quality, portioning, presentation, sanitation, cleanliness, and overall kitchen organization
- Reinforce food-safety, infection-control, workplace-safety, and regulatory standards
- Assist with department oversight in the Director of Dining Services’ absence or as assigned
- Respond to changing priorities, resolve routine service issues, and keep the team organized during busy meal periods
- Lead by example through reliability, professionalism, teamwork, and pride in the resident dining experience
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
