Mountain View Retirement Centre is looking to hire a qualified Kitchen Manager in Corner Brook, NL!

The Kitchen Manager will lead a motivated team devoted to providing residents with nutritious and appetizing meals that cater to their individual dietary needs. The Kitchen Manager will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the kitchen and dining staff, as well as for managing budget and client experience.

What You Will Be Doing:

• The preparation, cooking and presentation of food for residents
• Teaching, coaching, and mentoring cooking staff
• Managing dietary team
• Dietary schedule prepared bi-weekly keeping within the staffing budget
  
• Establishing and monitoring workflow, evaluating performance and production, and making changes as necessary to improve quality of service
• Prepares or monitors the preparation of service daily and special event menu plans to ensure individual resident dietary needs are met
• Ensures modified diets, textures are met, and allergies are communicated and posted
• Sourcing and ordering products from suppliers while operating within budgetary requirements
• Monitoring food costs to ensure within the PRD parameters
• Ensure all HAACP requirements are met and documented
• Ensure all food safety requirements are met and documented
• Ensure all inspection requirements are met and documented
• Consult with Exec. Chef about equipment needs and capital expense needs
• Have equipment maintained and repairs as needed
• Hold monthly resident food council meetings for input
• Prepare month end reports and submit to the Exec. Chef on time
• Other duties as required

What You Will Bring:

• Minimum two years of supervisory experience in a volume food preparation environment in the healthcare or in the hospitality industry and working knowledge of special diets and dietary restrictions
• Relevant degree or diploma
• Ability to relate to all levels of staff, the residents and their families, and
• other professionals with a high degree of patience and tolerance
• Strong communication skills; both oral and written
• Initiative, good judgment and supervisory abilities
• Demonstrated empathy and understanding of the needs of seniors and
• ability to treat residents with an abundance of respect, dignity, and care
• Ability to adhere to a budget while providing best in class meals to residents and guests

The Perks:

• Salary range: $45,000-55,000
• Health and dental
• 3 weeks vacation
• 4% RRSP matching

Don’t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification listed! We recognize that our team members skills and abilities don’t only come from work experience but lived experience outside of the workplace too! We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for all current and future team members.

If you’re excited about this role but your past work and lived experience doesn’t tick all the boxes for every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply!