Campus Dining Sous Chef — Lead Seasonal Menus & Team

Genuine Foods; La Grande (OR); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and retirement benefits

Paid time off

Holiday Pay

Getting in on the ground of a growing

Job summary

Genuine Foods in La Grande, OR is seeking a Sous Chef to lead on-site meal prep and menu execution for students and families. You will collaborate with the chef manager and operations team, coach kitchen staff, and ensure scratch-made, high-quality meals during daily service and events.

The role focuses on seasonal ingredient sourcing, menu development, and labor and food-cost control, with leadership of a diverse culinary team.

Qualifications

• 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

• 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

Job description

Genuine Foods in La Grande, OR is seeking a Sous Chef to lead on-site meal prep and menu execution for students and families. You will collaborate with the chef manager and operations team, coach kitchen staff, and ensure scratch-made, high-quality meals during daily service and events.

The role focuses on seasonal ingredient sourcing, menu development, and labor and food-cost control, with leadership of a diverse culinary team.