Summary of Position:
Working with Executive Chef and other culinary team members, a sous chef must possess the ability to quickly and authoritatively delegate job tasks to the staff. They must also be able to draw upon their experience as a culinary chef to work in many different roles to effectively coach and mentor cooks & prep cooks
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assist and support the Executive Chef
- Assist in selecting, training, supervising, disciplining and counseling staff in the kitchen
- Coordinates and participates in the tasks of cooks and other kitchen personnel to ensure efficient and quality product is consistently produced
- Assists in maintaining inventory; food and non food items necessary for kitchen operations
- Oversee production of food operations
- Assumes 100% responsibility for quality of products served.
- Oversees and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures.
- Ensures cook portioning food products prior to cooking according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications.
- Maintains a clean and sanitary production area including tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, sauté burners, convection oven, flat top range and refrigeration equipment.
- Open/closes the kitchen properly and follows the closing checklist for kitchen stations. Assists others in opening/closing the kitchen.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by the Executive Chef
Skills:
- Uses time efficiently and completes work in a timely manner
- Demonstrates attention to detail
- Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
- Demonstrates the ability to work independently
Physical Demands and Other Requirements:
- Candidate should have a at least 3 years of Sous Chef or Kitchen Manager experience
- Knowledge of purchasing, ordering, receiving, food cost and inventory procedures
- Working knowledge of MS Office including (Word, Excel)
- Regularly required to stand for 8 or more hours
- Regularly required to use hands
- Occasionally required to lift up to 30 pounds.
- Regularly required to bend down to floor level or reach above eye level
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must have reliable means of communication
- Must be able to communicate clearly with employees & managers