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Executive Sous Chef

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $70,470.00 - $116,870.00
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
Day Shifts
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Benefits

competitive salary
Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Professional development opportunities
Retirement Plan
Employee meal discounts
Workplace safety programs

Job Description

This position is offered by a well-established culinary department, known for its commitment to excellence in food preparation and dining service within a professional setting. The department focuses on delivering nutritious, tasty, and visually appealing meals to patrons, including patients, cafeteria guests, and catering clients, ensuring high standards of food quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. The culinary team is composed of dedicated professionals who thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about culinary arts and food service management. The establishment values innovation, team development, and operational efficiency to continually improve the dining experience and meet various client needs. The... Show More

Job Requirements

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

Job Qualifications

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

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
  • 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
  • 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)

Job Location