Executive Sous Chef 1

Eat’n Park Restaurants; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to join their dynamic culinary team. This role involves leading kitchen operations, ensuring high-quality meal preparation, and managing a dedicated team. With a focus on customer satisfaction and culinary excellence, you will have the opportunity to contribute to menu development and maintain food inventory. The company offers a supportive environment where your leadership skills can shine, and you can grow in your culinary career. If you are passionate about food and hospitality, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact.

Benefits

FREE meal during your shift

20% discount on food purchases

Paid time off

Access to continuous development

Eligibility for 401k, vision, dental, and medical plans

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional culinary experience, with leadership skills.
• Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Culinary Arts preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee meal preparation and manage kitchen operations.
• Control food costs and ensure quality service to guests.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Team Management

Organizational Skills

Customer Service

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Tools

Microsoft Software Programs

Job description

Parkhurst Dining is a family-owned and operated company that provides culinary, dining and catering services to over 80 organizations and universities. We believe that food is best when made from scratch with locally sourced ingredients, prepared with heart, & served with a smile. This culinary experience is uniquely and authentically Parkhurst. If you’ve been searching for a place where you can do what you love, love what you do and have room to grow, consider joining our team! Parkhurst Dining is part of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, a regional portfolio of foodservice concepts serving 50 million guests annually in its restaurants, on college and corporate campuses and in every state through our online store.

JOB SUMMARY

As a part of the management team, the executive sous chef 1 works under the direction of the executive chef as the second culinarian in a department where the managed volume is between $1.51-3.5M annually. This position acts as a second level leader for the kitchens and is solely accountable for a cost center. This role also leads a kitchen site independently and assumes full ownership of the kitchens when the executive chef is not on site. The executive sous chef 1 oversees the preparation of meals for guests, maintains food inventory, adjusts food production to meet fresh ingredients availability, and oversees hourly team members on a day-to-day basis. Other responsibilities include contributing to menu development, supply monitoring and ordering, staffing, and development and guest satisfaction with culinary offerings.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Client, Customer and Guest Relations:

• Prepares menus and food selections to meet needs of clients, customers, and guests.
• Visits all dining areas to assess customer satisfaction levels; evaluate customer suggestions and implement changes as needed.
• Develops and maintains cooperative and congenial relationships with staff in other departments.
• Proactively addresses customer and client needs; identifies and implements improvements.
• Models the Smile Plus hospitality imperatives.

Financial Results:

• Purchases all food according to budget and approved purchasing guidelines.
• Controls food costs through use of company production controls.
• Ensures that correct quantities of foods are made and correct portions are served. Reviews portions with service staff as needed to avoid shortages.
• Monitors food waste and overproduction; makes appropriate adjustments.
• May prepare food cost reports and review with executive chef.

Qualifications:

• Five or more years of professional experience with three or more years of culinary experience.
• Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts preferred or equivalent job-related experience.
• Ability to organize workloads and meet time deadlines.
• Strong leadership and team management skills desirable.
• Experience with Microsoft software programs.

Benefits:

• FREE meal during your shift.
• 20% discount on any food purchase at Eat’n Park, Hello Bistro, The Porch, and Parkhurst Dining.
• Paid time off.
• Access to continuous development with Smile Universe.
• Eligibility for 401k, vision, dental, and medical plans.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.