Garden View Cafe Sous Chef - Full time, Year round

Mohonk Mountain House•New Paltz, NY

26d

About The Position

The Sous Chef supervises a staff of up to six cooks who prepare, produce, and serve cafe menu offerings for up to 350 guests per day, in accordance with company standards and local health regulations. The role oversees the employee cafeteria’s food preparation, setup, service, and cleanup; staff scheduling and payroll procedures; inventory and purchasing; food safety and storage; and the quality and availability of menu offerings. The Sous Chef also welcomes employees, assists with meal plans and dietary needs, coordinates with kitchen and pastry staff, and maintains the cafeteria’s service and cleanliness standards. The role requires a flexible schedule that may include days, nights, weekdays, weekends, holidays, and peak business periods. Work involves extended periods standing, walking up to seven miles per shift, lifting and carrying supplies, moving loaded carts or dollies, and using approved safety shoes and other recommended safety equipment. The employee must communicate clearly in English, respond calmly to emergencies, and safely operate vehicles in compliance with company traffic rules.

Requirements

Management experience in Food Services.
Speak, read, and write in English and communicate clearly and congenially.
Ability to hear verbal instructions, directions, and warnings.
Ability to perform basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Ability to reach, bend, kneel, stoop, twist, flex arms, use stairs and inclines, and sit or stand for up to five hours at a time.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from ground to waist and waist to shoulder, and carry it up to 100 feet without assistance.
Ability to walk up to seven miles per shift.
Ability to maneuver carts or dollies with loads up to 200 pounds up and down stairs, elevators, through passageways, or outdoors for up to 75 yards.
Close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to taste sweet, sour, bitter, and salty and demonstrate a sense of smell.
Ability to act calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule including days, nights, weekdays, weekends, holidays, and peak business periods.
Ability to operate vehicles safely and comply with Mohonk Mountain House Traffic Rules and Regulations.
Valid driver’s license and minimum age of 21, or age 20 with at least two years of licensed driving experience.
Wear Mohonk Mountain House-approved safety shoes and appropriate safety equipment when recommended.

Nice To Haves

ServSafe or another industry-recognized safe food handling certification.

Responsibilities

Supervise, train, direct, schedule, and monitor up to six cooks, including assigning opening, closing, and side-work duties and facilitating daily shift briefings.
Oversee food preparation, setup, service, and breakdown of the employee cafeteria, including cooking and action-station service to hotel standards.
Oversee or verify department payroll and follow prescribed payroll procedures.
Welcome employees and provide service consistent with the company’s standards; answer questions, explain policies, and handle complaints appropriately.
Record staff names or accept prepaid meal vouchers, and enroll employees in or adjust their meal-plan enrollment.
Inspect, set up, and distribute trays and flatware; ensure buffet offerings, service equipment, condiments, and between-meal items are adequately maintained and stocked.
Inventory and safeguard equipment and supplies, initiate purchases, and obtain supplies needed for service.
Develop and implement short- and long-term department and company goals and objectives.
Prepare daily menu requisitions and labels using a computer; receive food and supply requisitions and deliveries.
Identify and correctly label menu offerings; maintain clean, orderly refrigerators and storerooms; store and label products properly and use FIFO rotation to minimize waste and spoilage.
Recognize quality standards for fresh vegetables, fish, dairy, and meats.
Oversee cooking of made-to-order omelets, eggs, waffles, and pancakes; oversee carving and action-station preparation; and carve menu items while explaining options, sauces, and garnishes.
Coordinate with the kitchen and pastry shop to replenish cafe food and ensure food is prepared and displayed by opening time.
Assist employees with special dietary needs and coordinate their meals.
Brew coffee regularly and maintain a consistent fresh product.
Clean, organize, and maintain cafeteria work and dining areas, supplies, utensils, equipment, and walk-in coolers during and after meal periods.
Learn rotating menu items, ingredients, preparation methods, and distinctive dishes, and answer employee questions accurately.
Maintain a neat, clean, and well-groomed appearance in accordance with company dress and grooming standards.
Inspect others’ work using touch, sight, sound, and smell to assess cleanliness standards.
Work productively with or without supervision on routine tasks and communicate clearly and congenially in English.
Act calmly and effectively in emergencies; wear approved safety shoes and other recommended safety equipment.
Learn and retain historical facts and information about Mohonk Mountain House.
Perform basic mathematical functions and safely operate vehicles in compliance with Mohonk Mountain House Traffic Rules and Regulations.