Culinary Services Director

Company: Maplewood at Newtown LLC
Location: New Haven
Posted on: November 2, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Culinary Service Director Location: Newtown Employment Type: Full Time Salary Range: Competitive Department: Dining About Us: Maplewood Senior Living, is a leading operator of premier senior living communities across 5 states and Washington, D.C., featuring two distinguished brands: Maplewood and Insp?r. Known nationally for innovation in the senior living space, Maplewood is a growing company dedicated to excellence in care, offering personalized and thoughtful services in independent living, assisted living and memory care. Our success is built on a foundation of personalized, compassionate care and communities designed to enrich the quality of life for our residents. We foster a dynamic and supportive work environment that empowers our teams to excel, inspire, and make a meaningful impact every day. If you are a passionate about driving growth and innovation in senior living, Maplewood offers the opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking organization that values your expertise. Join us and help shape the future of senior living! Summary: This position has overall responsibility for the daily operations of the culinary services department. Performs duties in compliance with established company policies and procedures and operates in a professional manner. Ensures the residents are provided a high quality dining experience. Ensures the department follows all policies and procedures, is adequately staffed and the highest quality standards are met. May be called upon to perform other duties as required. All responsibilities will be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the Maplewood Senior Living philosophy. Essential Functions: Is responsible for the overall financial and operational responsibility for dining room service and culinary operations Creates and plans weekly menus within the community Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local sanitation regulations. Maintains cleanliness of all work areas Conducts routine safety inspections of dining room, food storage areas, chemical storage areas, and food receiving area. Communicates “action items” to Environmental Services Director and Executive Director Demonstrates attention to detail with regard to food quality, presentation, and dining room environmental standards. Develops and maintains quality, objective, and standards Meets with dining staff bi-monthly and reports minutes and action items to the Executive Director Develops and maintains a good working relationship with administration and inter-department personnel, as well as other communities to assure that the services offered can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents. Prepares all monthly food service reports Maintains food and supply expenses to budget or forecast Places orders for food and supplies through authorized vendors Completes physical food inventories Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates, and directs the operations in food and beverage services Makes written and oral reports/recommendations to the Executive Director concerning the operations of the food service departments in the communities. Maintains daily log of freezer, refrigeration, hot and cold food holding temperatures Assures that the communities maintain a clean and safe manner assuring that food service safety and sanitation are maintained to perform services Supports the community and regional cluster sales efforts with marketing events, programs, etc. Provides support during sales/site visits Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate Compliance & Safety Follows emergency procedures Understands the safety practices and procedures. Communication Possess a sincere passion for working with our senior population Creative, energetic, enthusiastic, patient, flexible, encouraging, and team-oriented. Able to effectively manage dining room associates Displays patience, tact, enthusiasm and a cheerful disposition Promote Maplewood in a positive manner and effectively communicate the organizations values to residents, visitors, co-workers and the community Management Responsibilities Manages the departmental staffing and labor costs, including overtime Recruits and evaluates all culinary services staff Assures dining associates are performing job specific responsibilities • Responsible for overseeing culinary services calendar Education/Experience/Licensure/Certification Degree in Culinary Arts preferred 3 to 5 years previous experience in food production/management Must have a Serve Safe certification or become certified within 90 days of hire date Must have basic knowledge of food preparation procedures, proper dining room service etiquette as well as related Health Department regulations and guidelines pertaining to food service operations Why You'll Love working for Us: Innovative Culture: We are a group of smart, forward-thinking and compassionate pros dedicated to enhancing the lives of our residents through service excellence, creative and meaningful programs and continuous innovation. HEART: We recognize Humor, Empathy, Autonomy, Respect and Trust as core values that guide our work. Growth Opportunities: We promote and foster career development and continuous learning. Work-Life Balance: We value autonomy, flexibility and a family-friendly supportive workplace. Competitive Comp and Benefits: We offer a competitive compensation package, bonus, health insurance, 401K with match, paid time off, and more. Inspir believes in rewarding top talent and dedication, depending upon years of experience and commitment to the company. Inspir strives for transparency, reviewing pay periodically, to be the industry leader in recruiting talent like you! Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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