Executive Chef

6w1 month ago

Asbury Communities, Inc.

Gaithersburg, US · Full-time · $85,000 – $90,000

About this role

Asbury Methodist Village, part of Asbury Communities, is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community in Gaithersburg, MD. We are seeking an Executive Chef to lead all back-of-house culinary operations for skilled nursing and assisted living while supporting campus-wide initiatives and special events.

This leader oversees culinary production, healthcare diet compliance, food safety systems, kitchen sanitation, and regulatory readiness. The Executive Chef ensures meals are produced safely, efficiently, therapeutically correct, and served at the highest quality standards for residents in skilled nursing, assisted living, rehabilitation, memory care, and healthcare environments.

Strong healthcare culinary experience is essential, including therapeutic diets, texture-modified diets, IDDSI standards, allergy management, and sanitation compliance within a regulated setting. The role also requires elevated culinary expertise to support upscale resident experiences, café operations, action stations, and campus culinary programming.

This leader works collaboratively with Clinical Nutrition, Nursing, Operations, and Dining leadership to ensure exceptional resident satisfaction and operational excellence. Asbury has earned the Great Place to Work designation for nine consecutive years, reflecting a people-first culture where employee input drives action.

Requirements

Strong healthcare culinary experience including therapeutic diets, texture-modified diets, IDDSI standards, and allergy management.
Proven ability to lead culinary production within a regulated healthcare setting with sanitation and compliance knowledge.
Elevated culinary expertise to support upscale resident experiences, café operations, and special events.
Experience with HACCP procedures, cooling logs, reheating standards, and temperature monitoring.
Ability to work collaboratively with Clinical Nutrition, Nursing, Operations, and Dining leadership.
Commitment to ensuring meals are produced safely, efficiently, therapeutically correct, and at the highest quality standards.
Flexibility to work every other weekend and holiday as required for a full-time 40-hour weekly schedule.

Responsibilities

Direct and oversee all healthcare culinary production for Wilson and Kindley operations.
Ensure all meals are prepared according to therapeutic diet orders, physician orders, resident preferences, and IDDSI standards.
Oversee production and execution of regular, texture-modified, pureed, mechanical soft, renal, diabetic, low sodium diets, and allergy-sensitive meals with thickened liquid requirements.
Ensure accurate tray assembly, portioning, meal ticket accuracy, and timely meal delivery to maintain proper food temperatures and resident safety.
Maintain consistency in food quality, flavor, presentation, and nutritional integrity across all healthcare dining operations.
Monitor and enforce proper HACCP procedures, cooling logs, reheating standards, and temperature controls.
Support campus-wide culinary initiatives, café operations, resident engagement programming, and special events including action stations.

Benefits

Insurance premiums held at 2025 rates, reinforcing commitment to care and stability.
Great Place to Work certified for nine consecutive years – a reflection of a people-first culture.
Supportive environment where employee feedback is acted upon, contributing to a purposeful career.