Sous Chef

About the role

Join our team and help lead an exciting culinary program where your skills, creativity, and leadership make a difference every day. You’ll play a key role in bringing our Signature Dining Programs to life, featuring à la minute cooking and chef-inspired creations made with fresh, high-quality ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the scheduling and training of all culinary and utility staff.
• Oversees all culinary functions in the Chef’s absence, including staffing, food production, utility management, and kitchen sanitation.
• Directs the preparation and service of all menu items, including adherence to recipes, proper food handling, food safety, quality, dietary restrictions, and production forecasts.
• Oversees the organization and sanitation of dining rooms, kitchen, storage areas, and loading dock.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years full-service experience required.
• Minimum of 6 months supervisory and coaching experience required.
• Must be able to work some weekends and holidays.
• Able to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Able to work in extreme temperatures, including hot kitchen to refrigerators and freezers.

Qualifications

• Passionate about food.
• Enjoy leading a team.
• Willingness to grow your career in a rewarding environment.

Skills

• Leadership skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Benefits

• Quality of life – most of our restaurant's team members are out before 9pm.
• Medical, dental and vision packages, including an annual reimbursement for qualified wellness expenses, personal health coaching and telemedicine options.
• PTO Plans, PLUS company paid volunteer hours for eligible team members, in accordance with applicable state law.
• A culture of diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging, which builds on our mission, vision and values.
• Onsite medical centers, providing wellness visits and sick care for all team members over 18 years of age.
• Growth Opportunities – grow with the company as we open new communities and expand on our existing ones!
• Education assistance, certification reimbursement and access to over 6,000 courses through our online learning library, designed to enhance your current skills and build new ones.

Pay

$63,000 - $68,000 annually plus a generous performance bonus.

Schedule

Flexible schedule to meet personal and professional goals.

Company Information

Cedar Crest is a beautiful 130-acre continuing care retirement community in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. We’re part of a growing national network of communities managed by Erickson Senior Living, one of the country’s largest and most respected providers of senior living and health care.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Erickson Senior Living, its affiliates, and managed communities are Equal Opportunity Employers and are committed to providing a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.