Assistant Director of Culinary Experience - Executive Chef

Description

Bring your passion for food, creativity, and leadership to the table!

Are you a passionate culinary professional who loves creating memorable dining experiences, developing a talented team, and bringing fresh ideas to the kitchen? Westminster Village is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Assistant Director of Culinary Experience – Executive Chef to help lead our culinary operations!

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on culinary leader who enjoys balancing creativity with organization, developing new menu ideas, and ensuring every meal is prepared with quality, care, and attention to detail. You'll play an important role in creating enjoyable dining experiences for our residents, team members, guests, and special events while helping foster a positive and collaborative kitchen environment.

If you enjoy leading by example, thinking creatively, and making a difference through food, we'd love to meet you!

This opportunity is full-time with approximately 45 hours per week. It has flexible scheduling, with some evenings, weekends, and holidays required. Westminster Village operates 365 days a year, and this position must support the needs of our culinary operations. Westminster Village offers a competitive wage with an annual increase. The salary range for this position is $55,640 - $81,057 depending on experience and education.

Westminster Village also offers fantastic benefits including a 401k retirement program, Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Health Reimbursement Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Referral Bonus, Tuition Reimbursement, Scholarship Opportunities, Paid Time Off, and access to our Wellness Center and Personal Training!!

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily kitchen operations, ensuring meals are prepared and presented attractively, consistently, and according to standardized recipes and safe food-handling practices.
• Bring creativity to the kitchen by developing signature feature dishes that enhance the five-week menu cycle and always-available menus.
• Assist with planning future menus, special events, culinary presentations, and demonstrations.
• Oversee food production, portion control, and preparation schedules to ensure appropriate quantities while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
• Lead food procurement activities, ensuring quality ingredients are ordered in the correct quantities and within appropriate timelines.
• Maintain proper food storage, serving temperatures, inventory rotation, and kitchen organization.
• Ensure kitchen, storage, and preparation areas remain clean, sanitary, and compliant with FDA Food Code requirements.
• Supervise, schedule, and coordinate daily assignments for cooks and culinary team members.
• Participate in interviewing, onboarding, training, and ongoing development of culinary team members.
• Assist with team member evaluations, documentation, scheduling adjustments, and time-off requests.
• Collaborate with the Director of Culinary Experience on departmental procedures, annual budgets, and capital equipment needs.
• Build positive working relationships with residents, families, and team members throughout Westminster Village.
• Lead by example while promoting teamwork, accountability, and the core values of Westminster Village.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent. Must have significant culinary skills. Some knowledge of special diets is desired. The ability to obtain food handler, and ServSafe managers certification is required. Certifications or designations from the American Culinary Federation highly desired.

Why Join Westminster Village?

At Westminster Village, food is about more than what's on the plate. It's about creating enjoyable experiences, bringing people together, and making each day a little more special for those we serve.

If you're ready to bring your culinary expertise, leadership, and creativity to a team that makes a difference every day, we encourage you to apply!

Come share your passion for culinary excellence with Westminster Village!