Executive Chef

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.•Tampa, FL

16d

About The Position

The Executive Chef oversees daily kitchen operations and ensures the quality of food products at Brookdale. The role directly supervises and trains kitchen personnel in culinary activities, coordinates meal preparation and service, develops menus and recipes, and maintains food safety, sanitation, cleanliness, and inventory standards. The chef also supports staffing, budgeting, purchasing, loss prevention, and special events while helping create a positive dining experience for residents.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Two to four years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
ServSafe certification.
Obtain and maintain any locally, state, or county-required food-handling or sanitation licenses and certificates.
Extensive knowledge of a distinct skill or function and a thorough understanding of the organization and work environment; working knowledge of a functional discipline.
Effective customer-service skills and ability to lead and supervise a diverse group of people.
Ability to coordinate daily menu production, recipes, and food preparation, and manage multiple tasks including preparing several foods simultaneously.
Excellent cooking skills and understanding of food-preparation principles, ingredients, and culinary terminology.
Ability to modify and develop creative, healthy, satisfying recipes and menus for residents.
Ability to understand and apply sanitation principles.

Responsibilities

Oversee breakfast, lunch, and dinner to ensure meal presentation quality and portion control.
Select recipes, prepare and coordinate meals, and coordinate preparation for the following day’s menu.
Create dishes and develop and standardize recipes to ensure consistent quality; establish presentation and quality standards; plan, modify, and develop menus.
Conduct pre-meal meetings with food servers to review the daily menu.
Ensure adequate culinary staffing for each shift and arrange coverage for absences.
Estimate food consumption, requisition food purchases, and monitor and maintain inventory.
Assist with maintaining compliance with daily food-cost budgets.
Assist in applying appropriate loss-prevention procedures.
Assist with hiring, training, scheduling, disciplining, and terminating associates; train kitchen staff.
Assist with coordinating and executing special events.
Maintain kitchen cleanliness and food preparation in accordance with state and local health department codes.
Ensure kitchen equipment is clean and in working order; oversee the inventory, storage, and use of cleaning chemicals.
Minimize waste through food-storage and food-recycling techniques.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k)
Associate assistance program
Employee discounts
Referral program
Early access to earned wages for hourly associates outside California
Optional identity-theft protection and pet insurance
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Company-provided life insurance
Adoption benefit
Short- and long-term disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account
Optional life and dependent life insurance
Optional accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal-plan benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development and ongoing health and wellness programs
Advancement of naturalization application fees, up to $725 less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates employed for at least one year