Culinary Specialist (Food Services)

 

Remote or Aberdeen, SD | Travel Required 
Full-Time | Salaried + Benefits

 

Primrose Retirement Communities is hiring a Culinary Specialist to lead dining operations and training, ensuring high culinary standards, quality, and resident satisfaction across all Primrose Communities.

 

This Culinary Specialist role may be based remotely or out of the Home Office in Aberdeen, SD, with frequent travel to Primrose Communities.  

 

More about the position responsibilities: 

• Leads food program procurement decisions for the department, with collaboration from Regional Operations Managers and Community Leadership.
• Ensures customer expectations are being met in our dining experience.
• Facilitates production and inventory control systems.
• Reviews all state-specific dietary regulations and works through all survey compliance issues and follow-up, staffing, emergency issues, building illness protocol, etc. with community leadership.
• Teaches, trains, and audits to assure proper inventory and stock control, kitchen logs, menu system, and labor tools are properly implemented.
• Reviews menus and recommends standardized recipes and food purchases based on menus.  Audits to assure culinary staff is using standardized portion sizes and approved substitutions.
• Reviews the current Primrose (food vendor) order guide. Makes recommendations to further customize and achieve improved quality and cost control of product selection.
• Audits for overall service, quality, and ambiance of dining experience for residents.
• Delivers hands-on demonstrations of cooking techniques and food presentation standards.
• Collaborates with Regional Operations Managers to achieve improved budget and cost controls in culinary departments.
• Develops a preventive maintenance program for kitchen equipment.
• Actively participates in and establishes standardized methods for planning and hosting special events/banquets.
• Communicates with Dining Director/Chefs on ordering needs and kitchen issues.

 

• Previous teaching and supervisory experience in culinary departments.
• Has in-depth knowledge and expertise of best practice food service systems in independent living, assisted living, and memory care retirement environments.
• Has experience in handling and safely operating kitchen equipment.
• Basic training in HACCP, diet modifications, and culinary arts.
• Degree in Culinary Arts, or related degree.
• Maintains a current ServSafe Certificate.
• Prefer 5 or more years of food service leadership and five or more years of teaching and supervisory experience.
• Experienced with food preparation methods and adaptation of therapeutic diet menus.

 

Primrose Retirement Communities began over 30 years ago with a simple mission - to honor our seniors by offering a variety of healthy, happy lifestyle options.

 

By getting the right people on the team at all levels of the organization and by making work fun, we will create a culture where the best people will want to work, residents will want to live, and the core values of Accountability, Relentless Improvement, Embrace Change, Respect and Passion are embraced.

We offer competitive pay, PTO, 401k with employer match, company paid Life and AD&D Insurance, comprehensive group medical benefits, access to an employee assistance program, and a great community culture. 

To learn more about this position, and more great opportunities, please visit us at: https://primroseretirement.com/primrose-careers-culture/

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