Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Salary
Exact $70,000.00
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
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Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
401k
Paid Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement
Holiday pay

Job Description

Cura Hospitality, a brand under Elior North America, specializes in providing exceptional food service solutions tailored specifically for the healthcare sector. With a commitment to delivering compassionate service and nutritious, delicious meals, Cura supports hospitals, senior living centers, and other long-term care facilities to enhance the quality of life for their residents and patients. As part of Elior North America, Cura benefits from over 50 years of industry experience and a team of 15,000 professionals passionate about food, service, and excellence. Elior North America emphasizes diversity, employee growth, and skill development, offering a supportive and inclusive workplace where career advancement is encouraged across all its brand segments. The organization also prides itself on its adherence to equal opportunity employment policies, promoting an equitable hiring process regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

The Sous Chef position at Cura Hospitality is a full-time, onsite opportunity located in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. This pivotal role involves leading culinary operations within a healthcare environment, specifically at White Horse Village. The Sous Chef will be entrusted with supervising the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of a variety of dishes including salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, and desserts. This role requires not only hands-on culinary expertise but also leadership skills to train and mentor kitchen staff. The Sous Chef will play a vital role in menu development, ensuring that offerings align with consumer preferences, nutritional needs, and budgetary constraints. Responsibilities also include maintaining rigorous safety and sanitation standards, controlling food quality from raw ingredients to finished products, and overseeing inventory management. Financial oversight is key, as the Sous Chef must ensure revenue and expenses meet organizational goals. Additionally, this role involves planning and executing culinary production for special events and catered functions, emphasizing creativity and adaptability. Communication skills are essential for managing and evaluating team members to maintain optimal operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. The position promises no late night shifts and features benefits such as weekly pay, free meals, a competitive benefits package, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and a 401K plan with company match, all designed to promote work-life balance and employee well-being.

Job Requirements

  • Must have 3-5 years of culinary management experience
  • demonstrated institutional, hotel, or restaurant culinary skills including large quantity production
  • strong leadership skills
  • effective oral and written communication
  • proven ability to control costs and manage budgets
  • bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
  • ability to work full-time onsite in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Job Qualifications

  • Demonstrated institutional, hotel, or restaurant culinary skills to include large quantity production
  • 3-5 years of culinary management experience
  • strong leadership, oral and written communication skills
  • proven track record of successfully controlling costs and managing annual budgets
  • bachelor's degree in institutional management, nutrition, dietetics, or hotel and restaurant management preferred
  • certification by a recognized culinary institution or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Job Duties

  • Develop menus in accordance with consumer tastes, nutritional needs, ease of preparation and established procedures and budgetary constraints
  • maintain proper production, safety and sanitation standards
  • direct and participate in the daily preparation of standard and gourmet food items
  • evaluate the quality of raw food and ensure the quality of the finished products
  • inspect assigned units to observe quality of food preparation and service, food appearance, and cleanliness and sanitation of production and service areas, equipment and employee appearance
  • implement culinary production for special events, monotony breakers, and catered functions
  • supervise and participate in the preparation and display of menu items for special functions
  • maintain proper inventory controls for food, supplies, and equipment
  • interview, select, train and evaluate supervisory and support staff
  • control revenue and expenses to ensure financial goals
  • ensure the highest level of customer service
  • other duties as assigned

Job Criteria

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)


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