Sous Chef

Your Role

As Sous Chef, you'll play an essential role in enriching the lives of seniors, creating meaningful connections, and making a difference every single day. You will oversee and assist all food production, food presentation, and all back-of-the-house activity. Expected to meet or exceed community food service standards at all times, adhering to budgetary requirements, and help manage kitchen operations in a cost effective manner.

Position Highlights

• Status: FULL TIME
• Location: 1408 69th Ave W Bradenton, FL 34207

What You'll Do

• Assists chef with planning, staffing, organizing and coordinating the preparation of all meals in all levels of care.
• Helps planning menus and menu cycles according to cultural and regional food preferences, and resident dietary guidelines.
• Adjusts recipes to appropriate yield.
• Assisted living food requirements as it pertains to state standards.
• Monitors the quality and consistency of the food to include food temperatures, portion control, palatability and attractiveness of food, and implements changes to ensure quality according to established standards.
• Assists chef with time clock management as it relates to labor actuals. These are completed on a weekly basis to ensure compliance with budget.
• Ensures compliance with Resident dietary restrictions as it pertains to community
• Observes/and works side by side with workers engaged in preparing, portioning, and garnishing foods to ensure that methods of cooking and garnishing and sizes of portions are as prescribed.
• Gives instructions to cooking staff in fine points of cooking.
• Assists chef with Inventorying food items monthly in the community
• Create custom holiday menus
• Conducts regular Quality Assurance Audits.
• Practices all safety and loss prevention procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in culinary arts program preferred.
• Minimum of three years experience as a Chef/Kitchen Manager in a food service environment.
• Successful completion of recognized food safety course.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Early access to earned wages before payday!
• Flexible scheduling options with full-time and part-time hours
• Paid time off and Holidays (full-time)
• Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances (full-time)
• 401(K) with employer match
• Paid training
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Company provided uniforms
• Employee Assistance Program