Sous Chef

About the role

Work alongside our Executive Chef, who brings 25+ years of 5-star restaurant experience and help serve farm-to-table meals featuring the finest local produce, meats, seafood, and cheeses. Sharpen your skills, be part of a passionate team, and make a meaningful impact on the lives of our residents and guests.

Responsibilities

• Clarifies and organizes all evening paperwork and posts next day’s production schedule.
• Affords assistance to the kitchen staff in all aspects of daily assignments, as required.
• Informs the Executive Sous Chef of all activities and operational problems, making suggestions for improvement and corrections as needed.
• Affords assistance in daily shift change walk-throughs of kitchen staff.
• Ensures that each plate leaving the kitchen meets high presentation standards, is a quality product and is properly portioned.
• Responsible for the direction of the kitchen in the absence of the Executive Sous Chef.
• Affords assistance in creating, planning, costing and executing menus, theme buffets, specials and holiday menus.
• Affords assistance in food orders, production sheets and related material.
• Affords assistance in executing all catered and special functions.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English and communicate effectively and perform simple arithmetic.
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
• Two to three years’ experience in a hotel, restaurant, or club with fine dining preferred.
• Culinary education and supervisory background are desirable.
• Ability to plan and organize work, to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications and standards.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment operations and maintenance.
• Some knowledge of nutrition and diet.
• Health Care experience is desirable.

Benefits

• Daily Pay
• Annual Raise (Based on Review)
• Annual Bonus
• College Scholarships
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Generous PTO and Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Offx1.5 pay for Holidays worked
• 401(k) company match
• Employer Paid Life insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Long-term & Short-Term disability insurance
• HSA/FSA Account Options
• Employee Assistance + Discount Programs