Sous Chef - Hourly

Thomas Cuisine•Clovis, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sous Chef is an exciting opportunity to enhance and increase your culinary skills and experience. This role provides direction and guidance for the production of food including implementation of systematic production methods, standardized recipes, portion control, menu development, and purchasing requirements.

Requirements

Two (2) years prior restaurant experience preferred.
Two (2) years prior hospital experience a plus!
Professional kitchen environment experience.
Scratch base cooking preferred.
Culinary Arts degree a plus.
Proficient computer skills including various computer programs, Microsoft Office programs, e-mail, and the internet.
ServSafe® Certified.
Ability to successfully pass a criminal background check (State and Federal) and drug screen.

Responsibilities

Will help ensure client and customer service satisfaction with food production.
Ability to communicate on various levels including management, client, customer, and associate levels.
Follow directions from the Executive Chef or Food Service Director.
Maintain strict following of recipes for all food production & products.
Counts accurate inventory of all items in all food storage areas; Maintains FIFO of freight in assigned areas.
Produces menu items by timeline requirements.
Maintains all HACCP standard operating procedures.
Ensures a clean & sanitary workstation/area by practicing the clean-as-you-go method.
Maintain all prepared items and ensure they are labeled with the following information: item inside the container, date item is prepped, use-by date, and initials of the person who prepped the item.
Performs all cooking methods and preparation methods on proteins, vegetables, starches & other ingredients according to the recipe within the prescribed time frame to complete all service times for the café.