Kitchen Manager - Adult Neurorehabilitation

Job Description

Job Description

Kitchen Manager – Adult Neurorehabilitation

Location: Johns Creek, GA

Company: Learning Services, A Collage Rehabilitation Partner

Employment Type: Full-Time

Ready to make a meaningful impact? Join a dynamic organization that provides exceptional neurological rehabilitation to adults with brain injuries.

For over 35 years, Collage Rehabilitation Partners has partnered with patients, families, and funders across the country to move lives forward. Known by our trusted names across the country—Learning Services, ReMed, Tree of Life, Collage Home & Community Rehabilitation Partners, and Collage Nursing & Homecare Partners—we are one unified company on a single mission: delivering specialized, expert neurorehabilitation from inpatient facilities to home-based care. Same exceptional care, same dedicated teams—fully connected.

Step into a career and join a team whose mission is to move lives forward every day!!

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Kitchen Manager to lead our culinary operations at our Johns Creek facility. In this role, you will oversee a small, dynamic kitchen team of 4–5 staff members, design weekly menus, ensure top-tier food safety, and deliver exceptional dining experiences to our clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Menu & Operational Planning: Create engaging, nutritional weekly menus and oversee daily food preparation, customer service, cleaning, raw material purchasing, and reporting.
• Team Leadership & Management: Supervise, coach, and support a kitchen team of 4–5 dietary personnel. Provide hands-on coverage for shifts during callouts or staff shortages to ensure seamless operations.
• Purchasing & Resource Management: Manage food and facility inventory (dishware, linens, trays, supplies) ensuring quality products at the best price. Control resources to minimize food waste sustainably.
• Financial & Budgetary Control: Manage fixed culinary costs, forecasting, and accounting to keep operations strictly within weekly budget allocations.
• Dining Room & Service Oversight: Oversee table setups (including adaptive equipment), order taking, beverage stations, tray cards, and service standards to ensure a warm, high-quality dining atmosphere.
• Safety, Sanitation & Compliance: Maintain strict adherence to food safety standards, infection control protocols, and CDC guidelines to prevent foodborne illness and mitigate respiratory illness risks.
• Problem Solving & Adaptability: Rapidly troubleshoot and navigate food service disruptions caused by supply chain delays, severe weather, or unexpected emergencies.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: A high school diploma is required. 

• Experience: Minimum two (2) years of relevant work experience in food service, meal preparation, dietary planning, and nutrition; along with a knowledge of best practices in food safety is required. Strong knowledge of food handling, cooking, preservation, and infection control standards.

• Certifications: Safe Food Handler certification (SERV Safe or equivalent) preferred or required where applicable. 

• Skills:   IDDSI Expertise: Demonstrated working knowledge of the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) framework and diet textures. 

• Leadership Skills: Minimum one (1) year of experience in a leadership or kitchen supervisor role. Proven track record in supervising, coaching, and building cohesive, quality-driven culinary teams. 

• Physical Demands: Willingness and availability to step in and cover kitchen/dietary shifts as needed. Ability to lift up to 50lbs. 

Benefits & Compensation

• Healthcare: Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Retirement & Security: 401(k) plan and short/long-term disability options.
• Professional Growth: Tuition Assistance programs and continuing education support.
• Incentives: Employee Referral Bonus program.

Collage Rehabilitation Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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