Sous Chef

Sunrise Senior Living • Fairfax, VA

19d • $27 - $34

About The Position

At Sunrise Senior Living, the Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef in leading food production, presentation, and kitchen operations while maintaining high culinary, sanitation, and regulatory standards. The role helps drive food quality, kitchen efficiency, and team performance while supporting regulatory readiness.

The Sous Chef oversees daily food production and presentation, supports the supervision and coaching of dining team members, and ensures appropriate portioning, plating, and therapeutic diet compliance. The position also monitors food costs, purchasing, and inventory controls; maintains production sheets and temperature logs; enforces HACCP and food safety standards; supports special events, banquets, and catering; engages with residents to monitor satisfaction; and maintains compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily food production and presentation.
• Support supervision and coaching of dining team members.
• Ensure proper portioning, plating, and therapeutic diet compliance.
• Monitor food costs, purchasing, and inventory controls.
• Maintain accurate production sheets and temperature logs.
• Enforce HACCP and food safety standards.
• Support special events, banquets, and catering.
• Engage with residents to monitor satisfaction.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans
• Retirement savings plans
• Employee Assistance Program and discount program
• Paid time off (PTO), sick time, and holiday pay
• myFlexPay, allowing employees to get paid within hours of a shift
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discretionary and/or non-discretionary bonuses may be offered, subject to eligibility and plan requirements

What This Job Offers

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