Lead Sous Chef Supervisor - Food Safety & Kitchen

Seattle Children's; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

403(b) retirement

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Seattle Children's is seeking a Sous Chef Supervisor to coordinate and lead the food preparation and production for staff, families, visitors, and patients. You will ensure safe, sanitary practices and stay compliant with regulatory requirements across all production stages.

In this role you will supervise kitchen production staff, drive cost-saving improvements while raising quality and engagement, and develop staff programs to meet the hospital's dietary needs and standards for multiple diets.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of supervisory or management experience in food service.
• Experience in a large production food service environment.
• Experience with monitoring systems to ensure regulatory requirements (OSHA, DNV, DOH).
• Experience leading a team; coaching and training.
• Experience in development and implementation of staff programs.
• Experience in quality improvement or quality assurance activities.
• Experience practicing whole foods cooking; nutrition and diet terminology.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, plan, develop, participate, and oversee food preparation and production to meet the needs of staff, families, visitors, and patients of all ages and diets.
• Ensure a safe and sanitary work environment and monitor proper food handling practices at all production stages.
• Maintain survey readiness by conforming to regulatory agency requirements.
• Implement safety and improvement initiatives to reduce cost while improving quality, safety, engagement, delivery and efficiencies.
• Manage, supervise, and develop kitchen production staff and ensure compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching and training

Staff program development

Quality improvement

Regulatory compliance monitoring

Whole foods cooking

Nutrition and diet terminology

Education

Bachelor’s degree or Head Chef experience

Washington State Food & Beverage Worker’s Permit / ServSafe certification

Job description

Seattle Children's is seeking a Sous Chef Supervisor to coordinate and lead the food preparation and production for staff, families, visitors, and patients. You will ensure safe, sanitary practices and stay compliant with regulatory requirements across all production stages.

In this role you will supervise kitchen production staff, drive cost-saving improvements while raising quality and engagement, and develop staff programs to meet the hospital's dietary needs and standards for multiple diets.