Executive Sous Chef

Troon; Bradenton (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Troon is seeking an Executive Sous Chef for Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton, FL. The role manages day-to-day kitchen operations, including staffing, menu planning, ordering, and budgeting to uphold high-quality food across restaurant outlets.

Responsibilities include developing recipes, maintaining sanitation standards, training staff, and ensuring proper storage and cost control while delivering exceptional guest experiences in a fast-paced hospitality setting.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree (AA) or equivalent in culinary field or related experience.
• Six months to one year related kitchen experience.
• Ability to read and follow recipes and kitchen standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all kitchen production operations and menu planning.
• Maintains sanitation program and implements health standards.
• Monitors food costs, budgeting, and inventory.
• Trains, hires, and supervises kitchen staff; assigns work and evaluates performance.
• Ensures proper receiving, storage, and rotation of food items.

Skills

Staff management

Menu planning

Food cost control

Inventory management

Vendor monitoring

Food safety

Education

Associate degree in Culinary Arts

Job description

Description

Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch , located in Bradenton, FL, is pleased to announce an excellent career opportunity for an Executive Sous Chef! We are seeking a driven individual who is eager to learn, contribute, and grow within a fast-paced hospitality-focused property organization. As part ofTroon, you’ll contribute to a global leader in golf and community management.

General Purpose

Manages the day-to-day operation of the kitchen toinclude:staffing, menu planning, ordering, vendor monitoring, food production, inventory,cateringand budgeting.

• Overseesall food production operations at the facility and ensures the production of consistentlyhigh qualityfood for all the restaurantoutlets.
• Implements andmaintainscontrol procedures within the department, including daily foodproduction charts, steak inventory and seafood charts, standardized recipes, use records, food costingsheets.
• Creates,maintainsand updates menu specifications, recipes and pictures, and productionforecasts.
• Maintains and evaluates existing food concepts as well as thedevelopingof new ones to ensurethe highest quality of food andprofitability.
• Inspects,selectsand uses only the freshest fruits, vegetables, meats, fish,fowland otherfood productsin order tomaintainthe highest standard in the preparation of all menuitems.
• Participates in long and short-term goals to achieve budgetaryobjectivesfor the Food andBeverage department.
• Maintains a quality sanitation program in allareas.
• Monitors to ensure proper receiving, storage (including temperature setting)and rotation offood productsso as tocomply withHealth Departmentregulations.
• Prepares requisitions for supplies and food items forproduction.
• Monitors all equipment in the kitchen to ensure cleanliness and proper workingcondition.
• Selects,trainsand supervises kitchen staff in the proper preparation of menu items,equipmentoperationand safetymeasures.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work, evaluating performance,rewarding,anddiscipliningassociates;addressingcomplaintsandresolvingproblems.
• Manages department members that mayinclude, butisnot limited to: Cooks andStewards.
• Assures that effective orientation and training are given to each new associate.Developsongoing trainingprograms.
• Monitors business volume forecast and plans accordingly in areas ofmanpower, productivity,costsand otherexpenses.
• Incorporates safe work practices in jobperformance.
• Regular and reliableattendance.
• Performs other duties asrequired.

Education/Experience

Associate's degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months toone yearrelated experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands

Frequently stands, walks, uses hands,talksor hears. Regularly reaches with hands and arms,tastesor smells. Occasionally sits, climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crawls or crouches.Frequently lifts up to 25 pounds, occasionally lifts up to 100 pounds.

Occasionally works in wet or humid conditions (non-weather) and in extreme heat or cold (non-weather).Occasionally works in outdoor weather conditions and may come into contact with toxic or caustic chemicals.Noiselevel is moderate.

Certificates/Licenses

Food Safety and Applicable Sanitation Training

Job Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Preferences

• Ability to read and speak English may berequiredin order toperform the duties of the job (e.g.the associates may be requiredto communicate with English speaking customers or co-workers, the manuals for the equipment the associates may use are inEnglish).
• Good working knowledge of accepted sanitation standards and applicable healthcodes.
• Knowledge of food and beverage products, proper preparation and presentation of foodand beverageitems.

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an associate in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.

About Troon

Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Troon is the world’s largest professional club management company, that specializes in services in golf, hospitality, and residential communities.With more than 900 locations in 45+ states and 27+ countries, Troon is a leading employer in hospitality.Guided by values that emphasize being infectiously energetic, consciously kind, and humbly prosperous,Troon offers professionals the opportunity to grow and succeed within a globally respected organization.Learn more at www.troon.com .

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