Sous Chef - Full Time

Meyer Jabara Hotels • Newark, DE

15h • Onsite

About The Position

The Hilton Wilmington Christiana is seeking a Sous Chef to join their Food & Beverage team. This role is for a full-time position where the company invests in employee skills and professional development. The Hilton Wilmington Christiana prides itself on its community role and clientele, striving to make every event successful and memorable. The Sous Chef will be a leader in the restaurant, an ambassador of the product, and an executor of hospitality, partnering with the Executive Chef and serving as an integral member of the management team.

Requirements

• Leadership role
• Great skills and work ethic

Nice To Haves

• JQuality

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, controls, and directs the work of employees in the Kitchen Department responsible for all food preparation while ensuring superior quality and consistency.
• Assists in selection, training, evaluating, leading, motivating, coaching, and disciplining all employees in the kitchen to ensure that established cultural and core standards are met; long-range strategic planning for outlet operation.
• Assists in the planning and development of menus and recipes, ensures the correct preparation and presentation of a consistent level for all food items prepared through production and demonstration, utilize creative menu planning to minimizing waste.
• Controls labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory control.
• Ensures that sanitation standards as set forth by Hilton, Meyer Jabara Hotels, local, state, and federal regulations are in compliance as well as the cleanliness and organization of the kitchen.
• Maintains control systems which will assure quality and portion consistency, monitor food shipments to ensure they meet established purchasing specifications as well and foster an awareness of the importance of food preparation and quality.
• Communicates with employees and managers to ensure operational needs are met, coordinates menu tastings and pre-meal meetings to educate staff on food taste and preparation methods, attend regular operational meetings to ensure effective coordination and cooperation between departments; interacts directly with guests to ascertain satisfaction.

Benefits

• Excellent pay
• Hilton and Meyer Jabara Hotel discounts for you and your family
• Opportunity to grow and create a career within the best hotel company
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vacation time
• 401k
• Voluntary benefits including, but not limited to Short term Disability, Life Insurance and Vision

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees