Executive Sous Chef

Ginger Cove; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Scholarship program

Annual bonus

Referral bonus

Recognition incentives

Job summary

Ginger Cove in Annapolis, MD is seeking a Full-Time Executive Sous Chef to lead our Culinary Services team in a premier life-care retirement community. You will oversee food preparation, maintain HACCP standards, and ensure high quality, safe, and delicious meals for residents and guests.

The role requires strong leadership, training, and collaboration with the Executive Chef, with weekend availability and a focus on accuracy, taste, and presentation in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Culinary school education: two- or four-year degree preferred.
• Thorough experience in hot and cold food preparation.
• Good sanitation and safety knowledge.
• Experience in long-term care or related health care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees storage, labeling, and dating of food items to minimize waste.
• Ensures recipes and production standards maintain quality, temperature, and portions.
• Trains and directs staff; assigns work and evaluates performance.
• Prepare large quantities following standardized recipes while meeting sanitation standards.
• Review and manage inventory with the Executive Chef to ensure supplies on hand.

Skills

Culinary skills

Sanitation knowledge

Leadership

Communication

Education

High School Diploma/GED required

Culinary school degree preferred

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Annapolis, MD 21401Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 Salary/yearJob Shift: AnyJob Category: Restaurant - Food ServiceAn Exciting Opportunity at Ginger Cove!

Ginger Cove is a premier life-care retirement community dedicated to providing each member of the community exceptional quality, comfort and care. Our vibrant, CARF International accredited community nurtures every aspect of our resident’s well-being.

Ginger Cove is currently seeking a Full-Time Executive Sous Chef for our Culinary Services department.

Essential Functions:

• Oversees the proper process of storing, labeling, and dating of food items according to policy; maintains established food rotations in storage in order to minimize spoilage and waste.
• Ensures team members uses approved recipes and production standards to enhance as well as maintain food quality, consistency, proper temperatures and standard portion control.
• Assists with training employees; plans, assigns and directs work; appraises performance; rewards and disciplines associates; addresses Resident opportunities as needed.
• Ability to prepare large quantities of food, by following standardized recipes, within required production schedule and sanitation standards.
• Reviewing, adjusting, and completing inventory with the Executive Chef. Ensuring accuracy and completion of the inventory and ensuring adequate supplies and products are on hand.
• Direct food preparation in accordance with established standard of quantity, quality control, taste and presentation.
• Operational oversight with a hands-on leadership style, with competencies of all areas of the food operation.
• Following HACCP standards and ensuring HACCP logs are accurately filed, enforcing proper sanitation practices.
• Support the culinary department in ensuring compliance with Health Department regulations, and Department of Labor regulations as they pertain to the operation.
• Manages dining personnel and work in a cooperative manner with team members, guests, and client personnel.
• Must have flexibility with schedule working weekends as required.
• Provides leadership and guidance to team members in the preparation and serving of high quality and great tasting meals.
• Communicating with internal departments and attending meetings as needed.
• Assist with identifying and rectifying hazardous situations and eliminating risk to the company, taking safety precautions as necessary.
• Interpreting and ensuring compliance with Ginger Cove policies, procedures, and guidelines, as well as applicable government, regulatory and/or accrediting agency standards and codes.
• Ensure all responsibilities are completed by ensuring there is a night checkout process by then end of the shift.
• Meet with Executive Chef or Culinary Services Director to discuss measurables and action items.

QualificationsQualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Culinary school education: two- or four-year degree preferred.
• Prior experience in related food and beverage service and food preparation services.
• Thorough experience in hot and cold food preparation.
• Good working knowledge of sanitation and safety guidelines
• Experience in long-term care setting or related health care field preferred.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills.
• Must have a valid form of federally-issued ID.
• Must present self in a professional manner.
• Most possess concern, responsiveness, and tact when dealing with others.
• Must be able to work collaboratively with others to help colleagues to achieve respective goals for creating wellness opportunities and experiences for our residents.
• Must have completed or be willing to complete educational requirements imposed by State regulations within the specified time frame.

Benefit, Bonus and Incentive Programs:

The Ginger Cove community offers you the opportunity to be part of a winning team with many benefits:

• Full, comprehensive health care plan (medical, dental & vision)
• Ancillary benefit options
• Generous retirement plan with matching contributions
• Accrual-based, paid leave program
• Scholarship program
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Referral bonus program
• Employee recognition incentives

We value staff excellence, resident independence, and business integrity.

Ginger Cove is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Ginger Cove will not tolerate harassment or discrimination based on any of these protected classifications.