Culinary Director

Castle Senior Living•New Berlin, WI

55d

About The Position

Castle Senior Living is looking to hire a full-time Culinary Director to manage our state-of-the-art kitchen at our newest facility in New Berlin! Our Mission is to provide compassionate care to seniors in a home-like environment that encourages independence and focuses on improving physical and emotional well-being. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of care as we strive to improve quality of life. Castle strives to create the most satisfying living experience for the residents we serve and to be the most respected senior living company to work for by going above and beyond in any way possible. The Culinary Director is responsible for overseeing all resident dining services in the community in accordance with CSL's policies, procedures, and standards of practice, as well as state and federal regulations.â¯Responsibilities include menu planning, food prep, supervising and training of culinary employees, sanitation of food service area, accurate record keeping, inventory and rotation of products, and ensuring that the department is within regulatory compliance.

Requirements

Formal collegiate level culinary education
At least three years in a kitchen management position or two years of experience in the production of an institutional food service program
Current ServSafe certificate or equivalent food manager certificate accepted by the state of Wisconsin
Have P&L accountability, knowledge of budgetary processes, food, and labor cost calculations
Must possess good interpersonal skills and a professional approach, including good customer service skills and the ability to lead and manage a diverse group of people
Willing to learn about therapeutic diets and a variety of nutritional programs
Demonstrated knowledge of current restaurant or relative industry trends
Must possess a thorough knowledge of culinary disciplines and demonstrate creativity
Must have complete knowledge of FIFO practices and day dot labeling procedures
Experience hiring, training, and managing the performance of others on the team
Strong organizational and time management skills
Possess good judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Have a thorough understanding of sanitation and infection control practices
Possess a strong customer service orientation
Must submit and pass all applicable pre-employment and annual tests and meet all training and other applicable state and federal regulations

Responsibilities

Prepare meals as directed by the scheduled menu and Administrator, prepare special dietary meals as needed per resident's orders.
Monitor food preparation and timeliness of serving, including compliance to all company, state and federal guidelines. Monitor and document temperatures of food throughout cooking and serving.
Provide customer service to residents during meal service.
Must maintain kitchen cleanliness (clean all floor surfaces, countertops, cabinets, windows, window treatments, fans, light fixtures, refrigerators (inside and outside), etc per company, state and federal standards.
Must make sure the kitchen is fully stocked of supplies. Conduct accurate food/supply ordering weekly. Maintain kitchen organization; put things back where they belong.
Monitor inventory of supplies, labels, dates and rotates as needed per state and federal guidelines.
Monitor kitchen equipment condition including documentation of temperatures and chemicals used for equipment, reporting problems to Administrator.
Responsible to ensure garbage is removed from kitchen and dining areas per shift and/or as needed.
Responsible to ensure grease trap cleaning and kitchen maintenance occurs on a scheduled basis and/or when needed.
Monitor culinary department schedules to ensure facility is appropriately staffed at all times. Assist employees, when necessary, in finding shift replacements using scheduling software. The Culinary Manager must work the shift if no-one else is available.