Assistant Culinary Manager
Core
Shift-level leadership for a dietary department ensuring 5-star veteran dining experiences, overseeing daily kitchen operations, food safety, and dining room presentation.
Role type
Assistant Culinary Manager (Sous Chef)
Builds
Therapeutic meals and dining services for veterans
Domain
Healthcare / Long-Term Care (LTC)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Commercial kitchen supervisory experience, texture-modified diet preparation (IDDSI), HACCP compliance, inventory management, shift timing management, staff training, regulatory knowledge (OSDH/CMS/USDVA)
Preferred skills
High-volume restaurant shift management, healthcare/LTC experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Direct cooks and dietary aides during daily meal service, taste and check plates for presentation and temperature, enforce master cleaning schedules, coordinate with nursing staff on dietary changes, manage shift timing to meet 14-hour rule, supervise product receiving and FIFO rotation
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC