Are you a passionate hospitality leader who loves creating exceptional dining experiences? Join our senior living community as Food & Beverage Director, where you’ll bring your culinary expertise and leadership skills to enhance the lives of our residents every day.
What You’ll Do
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Oversee all aspects of the dining program, including menu planning, food preparation, and service
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Lead, coach, and schedule kitchen and dining team members to deliver outstanding hospitality
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Manage budgets, inventory, and ordering to maintain cost-effective operations
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Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and sanitation standards
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Collaborate with other department leaders to create memorable events and resident experiences
What We’re Looking For
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Proven experience managing food & beverage operations—senior living, hospitality, or restaurant management preferred
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Strong leadership and team-building skills
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Excellent understanding of food safety regulations and kitchen operations
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Creativity and passion for exceptional dining and presentation
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Ability to balance budgets and control costs without compromising quality
Why You’ll Love Working With Us
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A warm, supportive environment where your work makes a daily difference
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Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits
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Opportunities for growth and professional development
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The chance to create meaningful experiences for residents and their families
If you are a hands-on leader with a heart for hospitality, we’d love to meet you!
Addington Place at East Lake, an AgeWell Solvere Living managed community, places a high emphasis on the overall wellbeing of our residents and believes in providing excellent care and customer service! Come be a part of our team as we continue our journey of touching lives in this beautiful community and premier work atmosphere!
If that's not reason enough, as a certified Great Place to Work for 8 years in a row, we proudly offer eligible team members:
- Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
- Company-paid Life Insurance and Voluntary Disability
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
We invite you to APPLY TODAY!
Purpose:
The Food & Beverage
Director has overall responsibility for the daily operations of the culinary
services department. This position is responsible for performing all duties in a
professional manner at all times and in compliance with established Community
policies & procedures. The Food & Beverage Director ensures that
Residents are provided a high-quality culinary experience and that the kitchen
services areas are adequately staffed and that the highest quality standards
are met. The Food & Beverage Director prepares and services meals in a safe
and appetizing manner that is in compliance with dietary standards and
Community food-related policies & procedures. The Food & Beverage
Director may also be called upon to create, price, and execute menus for
Community and private Resident events.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the overall financial and operational functions related
to dining room service and culinary operations.
- Creates and plans weekly menus for the IL Communities. Follows Dietitian
approved menus for AL and MC communities.
- Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local sanitation
regulations.
- Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of all work areas.
- Conducts routine safety and sanitation inspections utilizing the self-inspection
document of dining room, food storage areas, chemical storage areas, and food
receiving area. Communicates “action items” to VP Food and Beverage, Plant
Operations Director and Executive Director.
- Demonstrates attention to detail with regard to food quality,
presentation, and dining room environmental standards.
- Develops and maintains food service quality, objectives, and standards.
- Develops and maintains a good working relationship with Community
administrative team members, as well as networking with 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 and supply inventories prior to placing orders.
- 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 department in the Community.
- Maintains daily log of freezer, refrigeration, dishwasher, 3 compartment
sink and hot and cold food holding temperatures.
- Assures that the Community kitchen is maintained in a clean and safe
manner, ensuring that high-quality food service safety and sanitation standards
are met.
- Supports the Community sales efforts with catering agendas for marketing
events and is responsible to provide catering services for Community-wide
programs and authorized private Resident affairs, etc. Utilizing the community
event form to ensure proper communication regarding all events.
- Follows
all emergency procedures.
- Understands
all safety policies and procedures.
- Ensure that
there is always a 72-hour emergency food and drinking water supply and
disposable supply per regulations.
- Exhibits
a sincere enthusiasm for working with the Community’s senior population.
- Is
creative, energetic, patient, flexible, encouraging, and team oriented.
- Displays
patience, tact, enthusiasm, and a cheerful disposition with team members
and residents.
- Promotes
the AgeWell Solvere Living Managed Community in a positive manner and
effectively communicates Community values to residents, visitors, and team
members.
- Maintain confidentiality of all pertinent
resident care information to ensure resident rights are protected.
- Manages
departmental staffing and labor costs, including overtime.
- Recruits,
orientates, trains and evaluates all culinary services staff.
- Assures
dining room services provider is performing contract-specific
responsibilities.
- Responsible
for overseeing culinary services calendar with regard to holidays and
requested special events.
- Performs other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate.
Qualifications:
- 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.
- Basic
knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook), as
well as familiarity with the Internet and its search tools.
- Strong
organizational, oral, and written communication skills.
- Self-motivated and ability to work with minimal
supervision.
- Results oriented.
- Customer service orientation.
- A proven team player.
- Physically
able to bend and reach.
- Physically
able to push and pull and lift up to 40-50 pounds as needed.
- Physically
able to stand for extended periods of time.
- Ability
to work in a hot/humid environment for extended periods of time.
- Can
determine food quality and palatability through taste and smell.