About this role
Lead Production Chef (DAY/EVENING SHIFT)
Masonicare at Wesley Heights
Shelton, CT
Day/Evening shift/ 40 hrs/wk
Summary of Position: Produces daily menu items efficiently; assists with inventory control and sanitation. Cooks for special functions and marketing events. Supervises production chefs, waitstaff and utility staff. Responsible for overall quality assurance, scheduling, and sanitation maintenance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists in the receiving of food products and store in inventory stock. Receive food items for each meal from the inventory control room in the amount needed to complete the day’s production.
- Prepare three types of meal services for staff, residents and catered as needed.
- Participates in special catering events as assigned.
- Cleans equipment following use in the kitchen area. Maintains required sanitation levels. Participates in weekly sanitation inspections and follows through with delegating the correcting of deficiencies.
- Supervises food production and utility staff to insure services and duties are completed.
- Creates, modifies, and maintains production and utility staff schedule to ensure proper staffing levels for daily operations and catered events.
- Maintain production plans for staff.
- Assists in menu creation and other operations in the Duck Inn.
- Assists in disciplinary matters relative to production staff.
- Attends all scheduled in-services and mandatory educational programs as needed.
- Performs other duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: High School Diploma or GED. Completion of Culinary program recommended.
Experience: 1-3 years of experience as a chef with managerial skills preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Sanitation certification preferred.
Key Competencies: Knowledge of food sanitation requirements and regulations. Knowledge of culinary terms and procedures. Demonstrated managerial skills.
Provides care and services that demonstrate behaviors and the principles of person-centered care including affording people dignity, respect and compassion, offering coordinated care, support and treatment and care that is personalized.
This description of job responsibilities is intended to reflect the essential responsibilities and duties of the job, but is not intended to describe minor duties or other responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.
Day/Evening shift/ 40 hrs/wk
Other facts
About Masonicare Corp
Masonicare is Connecticut's leading provider of healthcare and retirement living communities for seniors. We are not-for-profit and have more than 120 years of experience behind us. We're recognized for the quality, compassionate care and steadfast support we provide to our residents and patients. We serve patients throughout CT, in a variety of settings.
Today, Masonicare encompasses a broad range of healthcare and senior living options through our many affiliates statewide:
Masonicare Health Center
Masonicare at Ashlar Village
Masonicare at Chester Village
Masonicare at Mystic
Masonicare at Wesley Heights
The Apartments on Masonic Avenue
Masonicare at Greenridge Place
Masonicare at Middlewoods of Farmington
Masonicare at Middlewoods of Newington
Masonicare at Crosby Commons
Masonicare at Bishop Wicke Health Center
Masonicare Home Health & Hospice
The Masonic Charity Foundation of CT
Masonicare at Home
Masonicare's affiliates are accredited and approved for excellence by their respective accrediting bodies, including the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CCAC), as well as being Medicare certified and licensed by the State of Connecticut. Accreditation assures a high standard of care and best practices for governance and financial management.
To learn more about Masonicare, and/or to review a complete listing of our current jobs, please visit www.masonicare.org
What you'll do
- The Lead Production Chef is responsible for producing daily menu items, supervising kitchen staff, and ensuring quality and sanitation standards are met. They also assist in menu creation and participate in special catering events.
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