Sous Chef

Life Care Services • Issaquah, WA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Timber Ridge at Talus, a senior living community in Issaquah, Washington, is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to work in its Health Center. This community offers an all-inclusive lifestyle, superior hospitality, and a beautiful location, reflecting residents' love for the Pacific Northwest. The Sous Chef will be responsible for the daily operations of the Timber Ridge kitchens, supervising kitchen team personnel, and assisting the Executive Chef with hiring, scheduling, training, development, and discipline. The role also involves planning and developing weekly menus.

Requirements

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively and perform simple arithmetic.
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
• Excellent communication and team leadership skills, focusing on problem-solving and mentoring to achieve department goals.
• Two to three years' experience in a high-volume hotel, restaurant, or club with fine dining preferred.
• Culinary education and supervisory background are desirable.
• One-year prior experience as a Sous Chef in high volume hotel, restaurant, or club with fine dining preferred.
• Ability to plan and organize work to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications, and standards.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment operations and maintenance.
• Some knowledge of nutrition and diet.
• Health care experiences desirable.

Nice To Haves

• Fine dining preferred
• Culinary education
• Supervisory background
• Health care experiences desirable

Responsibilities

• Works with Executive Chef and F&B Director to lead and develop team.
• Ensures adequate daily staffing and supervises the team.
• Utilizes leadership skills and motivation techniques to maximize team members performance.
• Meets and exceeds residents' expectations by ensuring the department follows the best practices.
• Actively participates in hiring new staff, department training and coaching.
• Supervise the transportation staff and conduct annual performance evaluations, monitors performance and corrects issues in a timely manner.
• Provides staff and team with the skill and training to execute value-added customer service.
• Monitors trends in the industry and recommends appropriate actions to maintain the competitive status and profitability of the operation.
• Inspects the daily set-up of food venues for all food production lines.
• Ensures accurate temperature control and that all food items are held in the proper “food safety zone”.
• Informs the Executive Chef of all activities and operational problems, making suggestions for improvement and corrections as needed.
• Assist in budgetary and payroll expense control as required.
• Assures proper safety, hygiene, and sanitation practices are followed.
• Assists in creating, planning, costing, and executing menus, theme buffets, specials, and holiday menus.
• Develops new recipes, including daily entree specials that exceed resident expectations while maintaining budgeted food cost goals.
• Assists the Executive Chef in executing all catered and special functions and executing new menu rollouts.
• Responsible for taking quarterly food inventory.
• Assists with food orders, production sheets, and related material.
• Understands food cost and hot to cost recipes correctly.
• Ensures that each plate leaving the kitchen meets high presentations standards, is a quality product, and is adequately portioned.
• Trains the Expo position to ensure that all plating quality and food consistency standards are met, including service timing and garnishing.
• Responsible for mentoring and training all kitchen employees.
• Must lead by example concerning attitude and performance.
• Must gain the respect of the kitchen staff and positively manage them.
• Assist the Executive Chef with appropriate disciplinary measures as necessary.
• Participates in daily pre-shift meeting and discusses any changes in the operations, including that day's specials.
• Attends the weekly Food and Beverage Leadership meetings.
• Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with the department dress code.
• Participate/cook on the line as needed.
• Will assist to unload and store delivery items as needed.
• Assists in maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction for our residents and their guests.
• Interacts with residents and their guests each meal period and solicits feedback.
• Resolves any issue before the residents depart from the dining room(s).
• Documents and reports back to Executive Chef on matters corrected.
• Maintains the facility's appearance, cleanliness, and service at or above Health Department standards through routine, daily cleaning procedures.
• Ensures that all daily cleaning checklists are completed to standard.
• Maintains all kitchens in “state survey” ready compliance.
• Completes a daily inspection of all food storage areas and corrects any deficiencies.
• Uses time, material, and equipment properly to eliminate waste and unnecessary expenses.
• Maintains good working relations with employees; models leadership in promoting unity of effort, group pride, harmony, and teamwork.
• Ensures that all food and beverage department employees swipe in and out for their 30-minute rest period within the required compliance time frame.
• Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
• Assist in establishing “Best Practices” goals for kitchen employees.
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Chef.
• Must be available to come into Timber Ridge without notice when the business demands require.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• DailyPay
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account
• Employee assistance program
• PTO and eight paid holidays
• Pet insurance and employee discounts (including wireless plan and retail discounts)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free Lyft rides if needed, to and from the Issaquah Transit Center.
• Free Underground parking
• Free meals
• Citizenship application reimbursement
• Gym access
• Shower facilities
• Pre-paid bus pass
• Continual professional training and career advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

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