Sous Chef (6838)
About The Position
As a Sous Chef for Genuine Foods, you will ensure that students and families enjoy the scratch made and delicious meals they deserve! We are a progressive, rapidly growing food service company that serves schools and other intuitions across the country. The sous chef collaborates with the chef manager and operations management team and collaborate on the menu. Main responsibilities include helping execute exciting and engaging meals and menus, assisting in leading a team of cooks and food service workers, and contributing to the exceptional daily prep and service of each meal. This includes overseeing on-site client visits and events, account management, and ensuring that all menu items that are produced are of high quality and delight the students relying on our services for their meals. Execute and help craft seasonal and exciting menus with the culinary team for our clients while being mindful of client preferences, tastes and nutrition. Collaborate with the Chef and Food Service Director to ensure menus meet labor, food cost and efficiency standards. Ensure all items are cooked correctly based on recipe and standards Complies for food safety and sanitation requirements. Assist in managing and coaching the team overseeing all aspects of daily food preparation & serving including culinary and operational excellence, staff/skills training, daily troubleshooting, recipe adherence, and site cleanliness and organization. Continuously improve and propel forward culinary aspects of operations from sourcing and receiving, to menu/recipe development and feedback
Requirements
- Previous high-volume production, catering, hotel, restaurant, or relevant experience is highly desired.
- Comfortable with change, feedback, and the ability to be passionate when cooking from recipes that you didn’t make.
- Passion for seasonal ingredients and local sourcing.
- Experience in leading teams with varying culinary skill levels and interest.
- Commitment to continuous learning and on-going training.
- Demonstrated organizational and superior attention to detail skills.
- Superior ability to manage labor and food costs.
- Enjoys working with people and growing and developing a culinary team.
- Very comfortable working with numbers and technology.
Responsibilities
- helping execute exciting and engaging meals and menus
- assisting in leading a team of cooks and food service workers
- contributing to the exceptional daily prep and service of each meal
- overseeing on-site client visits and events
- account management
- ensuring that all menu items that are produced are of high quality
- craft seasonal and exciting menus with the culinary team
- ensure menus meet labor, food cost and efficiency standards
- Ensure all items are cooked correctly based on recipe and standards
- Complies for food safety and sanitation requirements
- managing and coaching the team overseeing all aspects of daily food preparation & serving including culinary and operational excellence, staff/skills training, daily troubleshooting, recipe adherence, and site cleanliness and organization
- Continuously improve and propel forward culinary aspects of operations from sourcing and receiving, to menu/recipe development and feedback
Benefits
- Health and retirement benefits
- Paid time off
- Holiday Pay
- Getting in on the ground of a growing company
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
