Food Services Manager - Rsbl Scarborough

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will be responsible for delivering an exceptional dining experience to Retirement Suites by the Lake residents by managing all aspects of the kitchen & dining room. You will provide an efficient, effective and reliable food service, 3 meals a day for nearly 100 residents.

Specifically, your duties will include (but will not be limited to):

This position will require 2-3 Cooking shifts per week. and rotating weekend coverage.

• Providing culinary excellence and excellent dining experience for our residents.
• Planning of weekly menus
• Leadership, Supervision & Training for both kitchen and serving staff and adhering to food and safety standards at all times;
• Adhering to RHA standards.
• Leading dietary Council Meetings with residents to receive feedback
• Consulting with residents regarding dietary needs;
• Ordering and inventory control in line with budget compliance
• Providing Leadership, Supervision & Training for both kitchen and serving staff and adhering to food and safety standards at all times;
• Providing a nutritionally balanced meal service;

Our Ideal Candidate

To be successful in this position, you have at least 3 years of progressive experience as a Head Chef within a high volume environment and hold a solid understanding of dietary requirements and nutritional values of food. Red Seal and Certificate of Qualification (415A-Cook Br. 2) is an asset, but not mandatory, providing you have the relevant experience.

Ideally, you have experience within a retirement community; however candidates with a catering/banquet or restaurant background are also encouraged to apply. Your experience with human resource management, particularly leading unionized staff, is something we value.

Importantly, we are looking for a strong, concise leader who can lead by example to inspire and engage a team of people. With a proactive and positive attitude, you will be self-motivated and organized in order to ensure the efficient running of the kitchen, whilst still making yourself available to listen to any concerns from your team.

This role would be well-suited to someone who has some experience working as a Manager, and Cook in a Retirement setting, who is experienced at creating fresh menus and is looking for a change of pace.

Your commitment to cleanliness, quality and profitability, including your ability to manage budgets and menu plans effectively, will be key to your success in this role.

This is a demanding, yet rewarding role which will suit a creative, personable individual who thrives under pressure and is committed to building great experiences for our seniors. You will pride yourself on ensuring no food is wasted and your ability to create fun and flexible menus of a superior quality at all times.

For your hard work and dedication, you will be provided with a competitive salary, commensurate with position expectations, skills and experience, as well as the opportunity to earn performance based bonuses, to further increase your take home pay.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Wages are based on the responsibilities of the role and the applicants experience and will be discussed between final applicants and the hiring manager.