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Northwell Health

Executive Sous Chef

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $70,300.00 - $89,800.00
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Training and development programs
flexible scheduling

Job Description

Our organization is a leading provider in the healthcare and nutrition services industry, known for its commitment to excellence in food service management within medical and institutional settings. We specialize in delivering high-quality culinary services that comply with strict safety and nutritional guidelines, catering to patients, staff, and visitors across multiple departments. Our team strives to uphold the highest standards of food preparation, presentation, and customer satisfaction, ensuring that every meal is not only nutritious but also enjoyable and served with care. As a dynamic and expanding healthcare food service provider, we focus on innovation in menu planning and culinary... Show More

Job Requirements

  • Associate's degree required or equivalent combination of education and related experience
  • 4-6 years of relevant experience and 0-2 years of leadership or management experience required

Job Qualifications

  • Associate's degree or equivalent experience
  • proven leadership and supervisory skills
  • experience in culinary operations and food preparation
  • knowledge of safety and sanitation regulations
  • ability to plan menus and develop recipes
  • effective communication and team management skills
  • proficiency with kitchen equipment and cooking techniques

Job Duties

  • Promotes culinary department goals by selecting, motivating, and training capable team members
  • leads the activities of assigned culinary team members by communicating and providing guidance toward achieving department objectives
  • supervises, hires, trains, disciplines and evaluates the performance of staff
  • provides training and in-services regarding cooking techniques, safety and sanitation regulations, operating policies and procedures
  • ensures performance appraisals are completed in a timely manner
  • prioritizes, schedules, assigns and monitors work to optimize preparation of foods to meet the menu requirements
  • develops, selects and standardizes production recipes
  • establishes presentation techniques and quality standards (i.e. food taste, temperature, appearance, volume, etc.)
  • plans all menus in collaboration with professional dietary staff, department standards, costs and recipe information
  • develops recipes and plans menus for patients, cafeteria and catering functions
  • assists management in menu planning for patients, cafeteria and catering functions
  • generates and posts daily food production sheets based on estimated food consumption
  • prepares all food items appropriate for each meal period including entrees, side dishes, convenience items, desserts, etc.
  • may adjust staff work flow to ensure timely output of meals
  • removes food items from refrigerators/freezers/storage areas according to amounts required for each meal service
  • prepares food items according to established recipes and menus
  • utilizes various kitchen utensils and equipment in safe and efficient manner
  • provides guidance in appropriate use of equipment, utensils, cooking techniques and sanitary practices
  • places food items in appropriate cooking pans and cooks according to menu requests
  • portions food products according to established portion control guidelines
  • places panned food on meal tray assembly line and/or serves food according to menu requests
  • removes unused food and wraps, dates, labels and stores accordingly
  • discards food not meeting time and temperature guidelines
  • complies with all applicable sanitation, safety and fire regulations
  • cleans respective work area, equipment and utensils
  • informs executive chef of inventory overages or shortages, as needed
  • reports any malfunctioning equipment or utensils to executive chef
  • addresses and resolves customer questions and/or complaints
  • escalates issues to executive chef, as required
  • performs related duties as required

Job Qualifications

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)

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