EXEC SOUS CHEF - PLUM LOUNGE
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About The Position
Under the direction of the Executive Chef, the incumbent is responsible for supervising the staff and daily operations of the kitchen. This role ensures a fresh, positive, and exciting environment where safety, flawless delivery, and execution of product excellence and service are paramount. The position requires a strong focus on maintaining high standards of hygiene within the kitchen and ensuring compliance with HACCP standards. The incumbent will oversee a section of the kitchen to ensure that the overall operation runs smoothly and effectively, while also being accountable for training and developing the culinary team. The responsibilities include placing and checking food requisitions in accordance with menus, handling and following up on all incidents immediately, and reporting accurately. The incumbent will apply culinary skills to prepare meals with flavor, ingredients, temperature, presentation, and quality consistent with standards and guest expectations. Maintaining food costs within parameters set by the company is crucial, as is checking food costs daily and ensuring continual awareness of monthly food costs. The role also involves ensuring that service is fast, fun, friendly, fresh, and focused, while developing department members' knowledge and skills through education, training, coaching, and corrective counseling. The incumbent will conduct personal behavior and select, train, coach, counsel, appraise, and retain direct reports who consistently perform actions and behaviors that reinforce the Company's Mission and Values of Communication, Integrity, Fun, Respect, Accountability, Passion, and Dedication. Additionally, the position requires ensuring appropriate staffing levels to best manage labor costs while maintaining outstanding guest service. Staying abreast of current trends and practices within the area of responsibility and communicating pertinent information to management, peers, direct reports, and team members is essential. The incumbent must ensure that all activities comply with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements, legal demands, and professional and ethical standards, while also complying with all internal policies and procedures. Other duties may be assigned as needed.
