Executive Sous Chef - Ford House

Continental Services; Michigan; On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic waterfront restaurant as an Executive Sous Chef, where you will play a pivotal role in culinary excellence and team leadership. This exciting opportunity involves overseeing food preparation, developing innovative recipes, and ensuring the highest quality standards are met. You'll manage a talented kitchen staff, engage in training, and maintain a vibrant culinary environment. With a focus on work-life balance, the company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, alongside generous PTO. If you're passionate about culinary arts and leadership, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

401(k) with company match

Flexible schedules

Generous PTO

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• 5+ years in banquet and off-premise catering required.
• Serve Safe/Allergen Certified or willing to obtain certification.

Responsibilities

• Oversee food preparation and cooking, ensuring quality standards.
• Engage in training and leadership of the culinary team.

Skills

Culinary Arts

Leadership

Food Preparation

Quality Control

Menu Development

Education

Bachelor Degree in Culinary Arts

Equivalent work experience

Job description

Executive Sous Chef - Ford House

Department: Ford House 800425

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Ford House

Reporting To: Abbey Boyer

Description

Executive Sous Chef at The Continental, a waterfront restaurant located at the Edsel and Elenor Ford House Estate, is the second-in-command in the kitchen, reporting directly to the Executive Chef and General Manager. This role is crucial in ensuring the smooth operation of the kitchen, maintaining high culinary standards, and managing kitchen staff. The Executive Sous Chef is responsible for overseeing the preparation and cooking of food, developing new recipes, and ensuring that all dishes meet the restaurant’s quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership: Actively engage in the training, development, and leadership of the culinary team. Assist in the ongoing creation and execution of the company vision. Incorporate individual annual reviews of team members into yearly planning.
2. Food Preparation: Facilitate and manage daily prep in the kitchen. Ensure food is properly prepared, packaged, and shipped in a way that will allow for it to be portioned and served to guests in compliance with recipe standards. Ensure the kitchen is closed properly daily.
3. Quality: Ensure quality and completeness of food production. Ensure quality standards are being met and timelines followed. Ensure timely and complete communication with interested parties to ensure quality standards are being met.
4. Development: Maintain awareness of new food trends, delivery methods for catering, new ingredients, and new trends in plate presentations.
5. Maintenance: Manage daily upkeep and organization of the kitchen prep areas, cooler, and freezers. Rotate products efficiently through the planning process.
6. Management: Understand yearly goals and budgets including food costs, labor costs, forecasting of business’ seasonality, and scheduling appropriately.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

1. Bachelor Degree in Culinary Arts OR equivalent work experience in the industry required.
2. Proven track record of 5+ consecutive years in banquet and off-premise catering, as well as in a leadership/management role and management of up to 20+ staff.
3. Large kitchen, banquet or off-premise catering strongly preferred.
4. Serve Safe/Allergen Certified or willingness to obtain certification required.
5. Must be able and willing to work seasonal event-driven schedule including nights, weekends, and summer holidays.

Benefits

We prioritize the health, wellness, and work-life balance of our team members and designed our comprehensive compensation packages to reflect that.

• Full-time team members are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, parental leave, 401(k) with company match, at-work dining perks, flexible schedules, generous PTO, and a total rewards program. Team Members can also use our inclusive employee assistance program.

• Part-time Team Members are eligible for our 401(k) with company match, at-work dining perks, and team members can also use our inclusive employee assistance program.

Location-specific perks may also include wellness programming, on-the-job training, corporate-hosted courses, certifications, and team events.