Culinary Services Director

Job Title: Culinary Service Director
Location: Brewster
Employment Type: Full Time Salary Exempt
Salary Range: Competitive 
Department: Dining Services

About Us:
Want to know what makes our employees eager about going to work every day? The people we serve. Being a part of Maplewood requires passion and a desire to help others. Each employee has the ability to touch the hearts of all our seniors and be a part of something bigger than themselves. It’s not just a job. It’s an extraordinary life.

Maplewood Senior Living is a state-of-the-art, forward-thinking senior living provider.  We offer a home-like, luxury environment for our residents, allowing them to live “the good life” in a safe environment.  As an associate of Maplewood Senior Living, you will have the ability to make a profound difference in the lives of seniors each and every day. As we continue to grow, we are seeking Staff Accountants to become part of our family.  We invite you to take your first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Summary: This position has overall responsibility for the daily operations of the culinary services department. Performs duties in compliance with established company policies and procedures and operates in a professional manner. Ensures the residents are provided a high-quality dining experience. Ensures the department follows all policies and procedures, is adequately staffed and the highest quality standards are met. May be called upon to perform other duties as required. All responsibilities will be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the Maplewood Senior Living philosophy. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall financial and operational responsibility for dining room service and culinary operations
• Creates and plans weekly menus within the community
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local sanitation regulations.
• Maintains cleanliness of all work areas
• Conducts routine safety inspections of dining room, food storage areas, chemical storage areas, and food receiving area. Communicates “action items” to Environmental Services Director and Executive Director
• Demonstrates attention to detail with regard to food quality, presentation, and dining room environmental standards.
• Develops and maintains quality, objective, and standards
• Meets with dining staff bi-monthly and reports minutes and action items to the Executive Director
• Develops and maintains a good working relationship with administration and inter-department personnel, as well as other communities to assure that the services offered can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Prepares all monthly food service reports
• Maintains food and supply expenses to budget or forecast
• Places orders for food and supplies through authorized vendors
• Completes physical food inventories
• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates, and directs the operations in food and beverage services
• Makes written and oral reports/recommendations to the Executive Director concerning the operations of the food service departments in the communities.
• Maintains daily log of freezer, refrigeration, hot and cold food holding temperatures
• Assures that the communities maintain a clean and safe manner assuring that food service safety and sanitation are maintained to perform services
• Supports the community and regional cluster sales efforts with marketing events, programs, etc. Provides support during sales/site visit
• Manages the departmental staffing and labor costs, including overtime
• Recruits and evaluates all culinary services staff
• Assures dining associates are performing job specific responsibilities • Responsible for overseeing culinary services calendar

Education/Experience/Licensure/Certification

• Degree in Culinary Arts preferred
• 3 to 5 years previous experience in food production/management
• Must have a Serve Safe certification or become certified within 90 days of hire date
• Must have basic knowledge of food preparation procedures, proper dining room service etiquette as well as related Health Department regulations and guidelines pertaining to food service operations

Why You’ll Love Working with Us:

• Innovative Culture: We are a group of smart, forward-thinking and compassionate pros dedicated to enhancing the lives of our residents through service excellence, creative and meaningful programs and continuous innovation.
• HEART: We recognize Humor, Empathy, Autonomy, Respect and Trust as core values that guide our work.
• Growth Opportunities: We promote and foster career development and continuous learning.
• Work-Life Balance: We value autonomy, flexibility and a family-friendly supportive workplace.
• Competitive Comp and Benefits: We offer a competitive compensation package including monthly commissions, bonus, health insurance, 401K with match, paid time off, and more. Maplewood believes in rewarding top talent and dedication, depending upon years of experience and commitment to the company. Maplewood strives for transparency, reviewing pay periodically, to be the industry leader in recruiting talent like you!