POSITION SUMMARY:
The Sous Chef is responsible for assisting the Executive Kitchen team in food production, organizing and recipe maintenance.
Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while assisting in leading the staff and managing all food related assignments. Also assists in supervising all kitchen areas to ensure a consistent, high quality product is produced, all storage locations are in excellent state. Assist in inventory, purchasing and part. Adhere and enforce NYC Health Department code and HACCP standards.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Excellent culinary skills and management skills. Formal culinary training preferred.
- At least 5 years kitchen experience, preferably to include both fine dining restaurants and high-end caterers.
- Must be creative, innovative and have high quality standards.
- Great knowledge of all aspect in cooking station.
- Display strong work ethics and work habits.
- Good understanding of inventory system, recipes standardization.
- Fair and firm management abilities.
- Good knowledge of food production in banquets/catering environment.
- DOH Food protection Certified and strong understanding of all sanitation standards
- Initiative and Self-motivated, Team player and flexible.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPPONSABILITIES:
- Assist in overseeing all activity at consistent level in the commissary kitchen.
- Able to attend production meetings with the culinary team as well as participate in all required meetings
- Ability to assign daily tasks to the culinary prep team based on workflow of the kitchen and skill set of the staff, and following up to make sure that tasks are completed.
- Ability to run production upholding company's high quality standards
- Expect to cook alongside the team as needed
- Assist in inventory and storage locations monitoring and organization
- Record and communicate any recipes changes to development dept so database is current.
- The ability to perform other tasks or special projects as assigned by Senior Culinary leadership.
- Oversee daily closing duties with prep team to ensure commissary is properly cleaned and orderly prior to leaving.
- The ability to stand for long periods of time, reach, bend, stoop frequently and lift up to 50 pounds.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Experience level:
Shift:
Weekly day range:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person