Accounts Receivable, Coaching, Cook Dishes, Customer Relations, Dental Insurance, Dietary Management, Drug Development, Employee Assistance Plan, Food Safety, Food Services, Health Plan, Leadership, Mentoring, Nutrition, Plating Processes, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Safety Standards, Safety/Work Safety, Sanitation, Scholarship, ServSafe Certification, Team Player, Tuition Reimbursement, Vision Plan
Culinary Manager
Job Category: Food & Nutrition Services Requisition Number: CULIN097610
Posted: May 20, 2026
Full-Time
On-site
Heritage Park | EC02 2001 Hobson Road Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USA
Description
Culinary and Nutrition Manager Opportunity at Heritage Park
The Culinary Manager oversees all aspects of kitchen operations, ensuring high-quality food preparation, consistent presentation, and adherence to safety and sanitation standards. This role combines hands-on culinary expertise with strong leadership to guide and inspire a talented kitchen team.
Skills Needed:
- Leadership: The ability to lead and motivate others to follow proper safety, health, sanitation and food preparation with a focus on cooking, plating and service for our residents.
- Teamwork: The ability to work towards a common goal of excellent care and food service for our residents.
- Experience: Proven experience in leadership, hiring, training, evaluating and scheduling kitchen staff.
- Supportive Presence: Create a comforting and engaging atmosphere for our residents.
Requirements:
- Minimum one year of experience as Culinary Manager.
- Certification in a Dietary Manager Course or associate's degree in culinary/hospitality management
- Must have current and valid ServSafe Manager's Food Safety Certificate.
- Demonstrates C.A.R.E. values to our residents, family members, customers and staff. Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence
Benefits and perks include:
- Competitive Compensation: Access your earnings before payday. Take advantage of lucrative employee referral bonus programs, 401(k), FSA program, free life insurance, PTO exchange for pay programs and more.
- Health & Wellness: Medical coverage as low as $25, vision and dental insurance. Employee Assistance Program to help manage personal or work-related issues, as well as Workforce Chaplains to provide support in the workplace and Personalized Wellness Coaching.
- Life in Balance: Holiday pay and PTO with opportunities to earn additional PTO. Employee Discount Programs that allow you to save on travel, retail, entertainment, food and much more.
- Career Growth: Access to preceptors and mentorship programs, clinical and leadership development pathways, education partnerships with colleges and universities across the state like Ivy Tech and Purdue Global, financial assistance for continuing education, company sponsored scholarship programs, and tuition reimbursement.
- Team Culture: C.A.R.E. Values: Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence carrying a legacy for improving the lives of Seniors across Indiana. Celebrate the hard work you and your team put in each day through employee recognition events and monthly and annual awards.
*Full-Time and Part-Time Benefits may vary, terms and conditions apply
About American Senior Communities
Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E., but they are also our guiding principles and create the framework for all our relationships with customers, team members and community at large.
American Senior Communities has proudly served our customers since the year 2000, with a long history of excellent outcomes. Team members within each of our 100+ American Senior Communities take great pride in our Hoosier hospitality roots, and it is ingrained in everything we do. As leaders in senior care, we are not just doing a job but following a calling.
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American Senior Communities
At a time when home and health services are seen as fragmented and, consequently, frustrating, where can today’s senior adults find a housing community to call home? That was our challenge, and the reason we created American Senior Communities. We’ve created senior living communities specifically designed to serve today’s seniors by providing a multitude of lifestyle choices with integrated services and amenities.
Each American Senior Community is part of the neighborhood in which it exists. Our leaders and staff live in surrounding areas and know the community well. We value the same things in life that you do. The foundation of our senior living communities is based on the knowledge that we’ll be part of your neighborhood for many, many years.
When someone chooses to live in one of our retirement communities or health care facilities, we become an extension of their family. We take the time to get to know each of our residents and their families on a personal level. Our communities are made up of individuals, and with that in mind, we focus on serving individual needs.
5,000 to 9,999 employees
http://www.ascseniorcare.com/