Manager Culinary Production-CPM

Forefront is a company dedicated to enhancing lives through exceptional culinary and support services. As a leader within this organization, you will contribute significantly to operational success amidst a healthcare environment. Forefront embraces core values including Tenacity, Integrity, Creativity, Service Excellence, Safety, and Caring, which reflect the foundation of their work culture and leadership philosophy. The company is committed to creating a clean, safe, and healing atmosphere for residents, patients, retail guests, and event attendees by delivering high-quality culinary experiences and supportive services.

This role of Manager, Culinary Production, is an essential leadership position responsible for overseeing all back-of-house culinary operations. The manager directs meal production, ensures recipe adherence, oversees food safety protocols, manages inventory, and focuses on staff development. This position works closely with the Executive Chef and Registered Dietitian to maintain operational excellence by implementing standardized systems, providing staff training, and spearheading continuous improvement initiatives. The role demands a hands-on leadership approach to guarantee quality and consistency across resident dining, cafe/retail, and catering functions.

You will lead diverse culinary teams including cooks, leads, and utility staff, fostering a culture of hospitality, professionalism, teamwork, and accountability. This is a role suited for someone passionate about team development and delivering meaningful impacts on the culinary experience within a healthcare setting. The position requires active involvement in supervising daily food production, maintaining production schedules and par levels, conducting quality checks on taste and presentation, and supporting various menu rollouts and seasonal programs.

As part of your responsibilities, you will enforce rigorous food safety standards such as HACCP, ServSafe, allergen, and infection prevention measures. Monitoring temperature logs, sanitation practices, and ensuring compliance with health regulations are a critical part of maintaining a safe environment. The role requires leadership in corrective actions and audit readiness processes to uphold high standards of compliance.

In addition to culinary and safety duties, you will oversee financial and inventory management aspects including managing food costs, labor productivity, waste reduction strategies, and ordering processes. This manager also contributes to recipe costing and menu engineering efforts, ensuring production records and purchasing operations meet compliance standards.

The position emphasizes collaboration to enhance service excellence. You will partner with Registered Dietitians on therapeutic diets and IDDSI standards, support resident engagement programs, coordinate with front-of-house teams for seamless service delivery, and engage in quality improvement initiatives. The role entails occasional travel by car or plane to support multiple locations and meetings.

This is a salaried exempt position with an annual salary range of $50,000 - $52,000. The role expects flexibility with work hours that include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Forefront prides itself on its inclusive hiring practices and prohibits discrimination based on a wide range of protected classes including race, color, sex, disability, national origin, religion, age, and others.

If you are looking to lead a culinary team in an environment that values growth, innovation, and compassionate service, this opportunity at Forefront presents a compelling career path with comprehensive benefits and development opportunities. Join Forefront and help shape the future of healthcare culinary services by elevating standards and fostering teamwork and excellence throughout all culinary operations.