Sous Chef 11:30am-7:30pm $25.50-30 (Full Time)

The Princeton Senior Living • Lee 's Summit, MO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sous Chef ensures food is prepared to culinary standards and provides residents with an exceptional dining experience while maintaining portion control and minimizing waste. The role supervises and inspects culinary service, including logs, cooking equipment, storage rotation, and food service, to keep operations current, clean, and sanitary. The Sous Chef leads day-to-day team operations through engagement, coaching, maintaining expectations, and accountability.

This is a full-time position at Princeton in Lee's Summit, Missouri. The schedule is Tuesday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The stated pay range is $25.50–$30 per hour. Work is primarily indoors, with availability to work outdoors for events. The role involves standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping throughout the day; frequently lifting or moving items up to 50 pounds; and close contact with extreme temperatures, including cooking surfaces and walk-in freezers. Candidates must be criminally cleared.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Demonstrated skills, knowledge, and competency in leadership, training, and supervision.
• Proficient written and oral communication skills with management, professional, and support staff.
• Formal culinary, food service, or restaurant training, or an equivalent amount of full-time supervisory or management-level work experience.
• Comfort creating, modifying, and printing word-processing and spreadsheet documents using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to send, receive, and forward email.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and stoop throughout the day.
• Ability to frequently lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
• Comfort working in close contact with extreme temperatures, including cooking surfaces and walk-in freezers.
• Availability to work primarily indoors and outdoors for events.
• Must be criminally cleared.

Nice To Haves

• At least three years of experience in senior housing or a related field; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food items to culinary standards, provide residents with an exceptional dining experience, maintain portion control, and minimize waste.
• Supervise and inspect culinary service, including logs, cooking equipment, storage rotation, and food service, ensuring these are up-to-date, clean, and sanitary.
• Lead day-to-day team operations through engagement, maintaining expectations, coaching, and accountability.

Benefits

• Company-match 401(k), with 100% match up to the first 3% and full vesting upon enrollment.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees, beginning on the first of the month following 60 days of employment.
• Disability insurance for full-time employees.
• Employee assistance program.
• Weekly employee recognition program.
• Life insurance for full-time employees.
• Paid time off; full-time employees accrue up to 115 hours annually.
• Tuition reimbursement after 90 days for full-time and part-time employees.
• Employee referral program.
• Complimentary meal each shift.
• Daily Pay option.
• Direct deposit.
• Promotion-from-within opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed