Sous Chef

Sous Chef is responsible for supporting the Executive Chef with such tasks as inventory, staff management, expo, and food preparation.

Essential Functions:

• Supervise performance of kitchen staff to ensure proper activity

• Ensure effective inventory, stock purchase, and storage

• Perform administrative tasks as will be communicated by superiors

• Ensure that required standards are adhered to in the production and preparation of food – in quality, quantity and safety

• Work towards exceeding customer’s expectation by encouraging and promoting high level of service

• Ensure all complaints, inquiries, and suggestions by customers are attended to accordingly

• Give appropriate support or guidance to members of kitchen when need arises

• Assist with staff disputes in the department and report any unresolved issues

• Promote good team spirit regularly

• Assist in recruiting, hiring, and training employee cooks

• Respond to complaints, taking any and all appropriate actions to turn dissatisfied guests into return guests

• Assist with the development and training of department staff

• Ensure that working areas are always kept clean and sanitary practices for food handling, general cleanliness, and maintenance of kitchen are upheld

• Report the need for maintenance to appropriate staff

• Ensures a safe working and guest environment to reduce the risk of injury and accidents

• Complete accident reports promptly in the event that a guest or team member is injured

• Establish and maintain a positive culture with line level staff as well as between various market departments.

• Ensure quality pre-shift meetings are daily, held.

Experience

Preferred

• 5 - 6 years: Progressive line cook and/or sous chef experience

Education

Required

• High School or better
• High School or better

Preferred

• Associates or better in Hospitality and Resort Management

Behaviors

Preferred

• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Preferred

• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

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