Sous Chef

THE FORD FIELD & RIVER CLUB INC • Richmond Hill, GA

14d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sous Chef is responsible for supervising kitchen staff in the daily preparation of various dishes, recommending menu items, and planning special events. This role involves hands-on food preparation, informing wait staff about menu items, managing kitchen inventory, and ensuring proper staffing for productivity and quality. The Sous Chef also handles administrative duties such as preparing reports, scheduling employees, and costing menus, as well as expediting food orders during peak hours and maintaining organization in storage areas. Additionally, the Sous Chef develops daily specials and seasonal menus, creates innovative dishes, participates in culinary brainstorming, researches new recipes and techniques, and oversees the artistic presentation of dishes to meet high club standards. Managerial duties include managing a staff of over 16 team members, ensuring high performance and adherence to club standards, training and developing kitchen staff, holding team members accountable for quality and safety, conducting performance evaluations, assisting with scheduling and labor management, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, attending BEO meetings, and managing buffet setups for events. The role also involves performing additional duties as assigned, treating members and guests with respect, and following club policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Formal culinary training.
• Minimum of 2 years food-service experience required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have a pleasant, professional demeanor.
• Must have a polished and professional appearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in upscale, fine-dining establishments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares or directly supervises kitchen staff responsible for the daily preparation of soups, sauces and “specials” to ensure that methods of cooking, garnishing and portion-sizing are as prescribed by club’s standard recipes.
• Recommends menu items to be served.
• Plans special events requiring service from the Food and Beverage Department.
• Responsible for the hands-on work associated with food preparation.
• Informs wait staff and makes recommendations regarding prepared cuisine and the wine list to convey to members and guests.
• Maintains kitchen supply inventory and notifies the Executive Chef to place orders.
• Ensures proper staffing for maximum productivity and high standards of quality, controls food and payroll costs.
• Prepares reports, arranges employee schedules and costs menus and performs other administrative duties.
• Expedites food orders during peak service hours.
• Takes monthly inventories and maintains organization in storage areas.
• Develops and designs daily specials and seasonal menus.
• Creates unique and innovative dishes that reflect the latest culinary trends and seasonal ingredients.
• Participates in brainstorming sessions with the culinary team to generate new ideas for menus and presentations.
• Conducts research and experiments with new recipes, techniques, and ingredients to enhance the dining experience.
• Oversees the artistic presentation of dishes to ensure they meet the high standards of The Ford Field and River Club.
• Manages a staff of over 16 team members, ensuring high performance and adherence to club standards.
• Responsible for training and development of kitchen staff, including onboarding new employees and ongoing training programs.
• Holds team members accountable for maintaining the highest standards of food quality, safety, and sanitation.
• Conducts regular performance evaluations and provides constructive feedback to staff.
• Assists with scheduling and labor management to ensure adequate staffing levels while controlling labor costs.
• Ensures compliance with all health and safety regulations and club policies.
• Responsible for attending BEO (Banquet Event Order) meetings and assigning responsibilities to cooks during events.
• Manages the layout and presentation of buffet food setups for events and banquets.
• Performs additional related duties as assigned and assists other departments as requested.
• Treats all members and guests in a friendly, respectful manner in accordance with the standards of excellence set forth by The Ford Field and River Club.
• Understands and follows policies and procedures of the department and The Ford Field and River Club overall.

What This Job Offers

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