Sous Chef

Position Summary The Sous Chef will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Foods Department. Assists the Kitchen Management team by sharing responsibilities such as: opening, closing, and taking inventories. Other responsibilities include, but not limited to: RESPONSIBILITIES Assists the Executive Chef in maintaining the highest quality standards. Manages the food production ensuring that food is prepared in an organized, efficient, and timely manner. Meets all established food preparation deadlines through effective management of staff within the department. Utilizes high sanitation standards and monitors the overall cleanliness of the department ensuring the entire staff practices safe and sanitary food handling procedures. Responsible for training staff and on-the-job instructions. Maintains recipe standards to ensure that the food produced is consistently good and to specification. Ensures that food is fresh, properly seasoned and attractively displayed. Responsible for quality assurance of all foods produced by the department, must be especially attentive to the look, color, texture, and taste, generating a consistent product every time. Responsible for adequate staff scheduling to meet workload requirements. Monitors staff productivity to maximize efficiency in order to meet budgetary guidelines set by management. Maintains food costs that have been predetermined by management and assists with inventory control. Compiles, organizes, and distributes food orders and labels as necessary for Foods Departments’ daily production. Performs other duties associated with the position that are reasonably assigned to support the overall needs of the business”. QUALIFICATIONS: BS degree in culinary science or related certificate would be a plus. 2 years of experience as a Sous Chef is required. Understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures a must. Excellent record of kitchen and staff management required. Accuracy and speed in handling emergency situations and providing solutions is needed. Familiarity with industry’s best practices is desired. Working knowledge of various computer software programs (MS Office, etc.) is needed. BENEFITS: Health insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Short and Long-Term Disability Life insurance Paid time off 401K Retirement Plan