Hospital Sous Chef: Lead Patient & Cafeteria Kitchen

HCA Florida Blake Hospital; Bradenton (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton, FL is seeking a Sous Chef to join our foodservice team. You will supervise cooks, lead in meal production across patients, cafeteria, and special events, and help ensure on-time service for hot and cold menus.

You will work with Dietitians to develop quality meals within dietary restrictions, maintain HACCP standards, and help manage budgets, inventory, and safety practices in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Food Protection Manager must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Three years of experience in food service or culinary management (3 years experience required)

Responsibilities

• You will supervise cooks and oversee the preparation, portioning, garnishing, and storage of food.
• You will provide leadership support to the Executive Chef in the management of food production for patients, cafeteria and special functions.
• You will prepare hot and cold food as needed and set up steam table, serving line, station and equipment for use in meal services to include catering, cafeteria and doctor’s lounge, ensuring that meal services start and end on time.
• You will maintain and administer standards for food production and handling, cooking, sanitation, safety, cash control and employee hygiene in compliance with appropriate laws and regulations and policies and procedures.
• You will document receiving log and production logs daily. Assists with maintaining HACCP standards in hot/cold food production areas.
• You will inspect patient trays, physicians lounge, and cafeteria for attractiveness, palatability, and temperature of foods. Ensures organized and sanitized areas according to HACCP guidelines.
• You will meet budget expectations; and manage food and supply controls through purchasing, proper storage, preparation and delivery of food.
• You will assist in the education, and maintains staff responsibility in HACCP guidelines in food handling, thawing, holding and re-heating of food, covers, labels and dates items and maintains techniques to avoid food contamination and spoilage

Skills

Leadership

HACCP compliance

Job description

HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton, FL is seeking a Sous Chef to join our foodservice team. You will supervise cooks, lead in meal production across patients, cafeteria, and special events, and help ensure on-time service for hot and cold menus.

You will work with Dietitians to develop quality meals within dietary restrictions, maintain HACCP standards, and help manage budgets, inventory, and safety practices in a hospital setting.