Sous Chef

Sage Hospitality•Savannah, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Emporium Kitchen & Wine Market is located inside the Perry Lane Hotel, situated in Savannah’s historic district. The Perry Lane Hotel is a Luxury Collection Hotel with 167 elegant guest rooms and three food and beverage venues, offering guests an immersive Savannah experience with regional and contemporary aesthetics. The hotel provides warm hospitality in an energetic community space, featuring interactive wine experiences, knowledgeable staff, and refined food and beverage menus made with high-quality ingredients. The Emporium welcomes guests for wine tasting, cooking classes, or quick gourmet sandwiches. Perry Lane Hotel is seeking a Sous Chef who is passionate about creating magnetic and hospitable memories in a rewarding work environment, striving for excellence and innovation.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent.
Experience required by position is from one to two full years of employment in a related position with this company or other organization(s).
Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the food profession. This includes experiential knowledge required for management of people and/or complex problems and food and beverage management.
Lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying: All of these functions are essential primarily because of the heavy production associated with Banquets. Items include food, small equipment -75% of the time.
Bending of the knees does become necessary when using the lower oven for cooking, 5-10 times a day.
Mobility -full range of mobility and the ability to travel 30-50 feet on a regular basis throughout the day.
Continuous standing -during preparation, during service hours or during expediting, usually all day.
Must be able to hear equipment timers and communicate with other staff.
Must be able to see that product is prepared appropriately.
Must have moderate comprehension and literacy to read use records and all special requests.
Requires excellent comprehension and literacy to be able to read and write as well as analyze to fulfill budget.

Responsibilities

Manage the daily production, preparation and presentation of all food for the hotel's restaurant(s) and room service to ensure a quality, consistent product is produced which conforms to all franchise standards.
Manage human resources in the production and preparation areas of the kitchen in order to attract, retain and motivate the employees while providing a safe work environment; interview, hire, schedule, train, develop, empower, coach and counsel, recommend and conduct performance and salary reviews, provide open communication, recommend discipline and termination, as appropriate.
Schedule and manage the maintenance/sanitation of the kitchen, equipment and related areas to ensure a healthy, safe work environment which meets/exceeds federal, state, corporate and franchise standards and regulations.
Monitor, analyze and control all labor and food costs; prepare the appropriate reports, charts and schedules to ensure budgets are met/exceeded while quality is maintained/improved.
Promote the Accident Prevention Program to minimize liabilities and related expenses.