Executive Chef Fine Dining Assisted Living

The Executive Chef leads the Enriched Living and Inspired Living culinary operation with a resident-centered, hospitality-forward, and compliance-minded approach. This role ensures meals are safe, consistent, attractive, nutritionally appropriate, and aligned with resident preferences, physician diet orders, company standards, regulatory expectations, and Holbrook's elevated dining culture.

What You Will Do

The Executive Chef will lead daily kitchen operations, ensure meal preparation and service according to approved menus and resident preferences, maintain accurate diet communication and resident preference systems, and ensure consistent food quality and sanitation standards.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires a strong cooking proficiency, production planning, and ability to train all stations at a high level. The Executive Chef must also have knowledge of resident diets, allergens, texture-modified foods, and regulatory expectations.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of related culinary or dietary leadership experience
• Strong cooking proficiency, production planning, knife skills, and ability to train all stations at a high level
• ServSafe Food Protection Manager certification required or ability to obtain within company-required timeframe
• Knowledge of resident diets, allergens, texture-modified foods, sanitation, infection control, food safety, and regulatory expectations preferred
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English
• Patience, tact, enthusiasm, hospitality, and a positive attitude toward older adults, residents with changing needs, families, and team members
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office, ordering tools, scheduling systems, and culinary documentation systems
• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and financial management skills
• Ability to work calmly under pressure while maintaining compassion, urgency, and professional standards

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits package
• Opportunities for professional growth and development