Sous Chef

Asbury Communities • Mechanicsburg, PA

9d

About The Position

The Sous Chef leads daily culinary planning meetings and attends weekly dining managers’ meetings. This role supports the Executive Chef with training and mentoring production associates, healthcare cooking, menu planning, ordering and inventory, special events and catering, and other operational tasks. The Sous Chef prepares assigned menu items in forecasted quantities according to production sheets and follows recipes accurately. The role ensures coordinated production for meal service and checks the quality of completed production, tasting menu items and verifying their appearance, texture, taste, temperature, and overall quality. The Sous Chef proactively corrects production, plating, or presentation issues and helps production associates meet established standards.

This is a full-time position of 80 hours bi-weekly, working either 11:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. or 12:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Every other weekend and holiday work is required. Pay is $22.00 per hour. The position is based in service to seniors in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and surrounding communities.

Requirements

• At least two years of experience as a Sous Chef or in another kitchen leadership position.
• High school diploma or GED equivalency.
• ServSafe Manager’s Certificate, or willingness to obtain it within six months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily culinary planning meetings.
• Attend weekly dining managers’ meetings.
• Assist the Executive Chef in training new associates and mentoring production associates.
• Answer questions, provide advice, and resolve problems raised by production associates.
• Quality-check completed production and taste menu items to ensure standards for appearance, texture, taste, temperature, and overall quality.
• Proactively correct production, plating, and presentation issues.
• Assist with healthcare cooking and mentor healthcare cooks.
• Prepare forecasted quantities of assigned menu items as identified on production sheets.
• Follow recipes accurately.
• Help ensure production associates meet standards and production is coordinated for meal service.
• Assist the Executive Chef with menu planning, ordering and inventory, special events and catering, and other operational tasks.

Benefits

• Daily Pay access to earned wages.
• Free fitness center and pool access.
• Three on-site dining venues with a 10% associate discount.
• On-site pharmacy and garage services, and free dog park access.
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program available 24/7.
• Scholarship and education discount opportunities for all fields of study.
• Depending on position status: medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k) with match; PTO; and paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED