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Commerce ISD; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Guaranteed hours with no nights or no-

Free daily lunch

Uniforms provided

Health and dental benefits

401K

Job summary

Taher, Inc. is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to lead culinary scratch cooking, catering, and food production in a fast-paced kitchen. You will manage purchasing, recipe compliance, and the flow of the kitchen, with a focus on delivering fresh meals to customers.

You will hire, train, and supervise staff, support the Chef-Manager in their absence, monitor costs, and ensure safety and sanitation. The role offers daytime hours with work-life balance and benefits, including health, dental, and

Qualifications

• ServSafe certification is required.
• Minimum of 2 years cooking experience.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and cost controls.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Culinary scratch cooking and catering duties.
• Oversee food production, purchasing, and kitchen flow.
• Ensure recipe compliance and culinary standards.
• Hire, train, and supervise kitchen staff; support Chef-Manager in their absence.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Fast-paced environment

Culinary leadership

Education

ServSafe certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are currently seeking an experienced, skilled Sous Chef to join our team!

You will be responsible for culinary scratch cooking, catering, food production, purchasing, flow of the kitchen, recipe compliance and culinary standards. 100% of that time, focusing on taking care of our customers and delivering fresh food. Additionally, you will be responsible for Profit and Loss management. As our Sous Chef you will hire, train and teach employees -new and existing- specific kitchen procedures and job functions. You will also manage all kitchen staff and assume duties of the Chef-Manager in their absence.

Additional Essential Functions

• Ensuring kitchen opening and closing procedures, food preparation and cleaning schedules are followed
• Ensuring that all meals are correctly prepared and are within acceptable time limits; verifying that all meals meet quality standards
• Assists in all phases of plannning, ordering, inventory, food preparation, and controlling profit margin
• Maintaining a clean, healthy, and safe kitchen environment; establishing monthly food and labor cost goals; conducting cost control analysis
• Developing standardized recipes, menu revisions, and calculating recipe and menu costs
• Leading, coaching, training, and motivating staff to accomplish objectives of the operation
• Performs other duties as assigned by leadership

We are proud to offer competitive benefits including

• Competitive compensation with bonus opportunities
• Work-Life balance - Guaranteed hours with no nights or weekends
• Free daily lunch
• Uniforms are provided
• Safety practices and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are provided
• Employee training and development
• Opportunities for advancement and to make an impact
• Culture of inclusion and belonging

Who we are:
Taher, Inc. is a family owned and operated, chef-driven, food service management company providing K-12 school lunch management, campus dining, senior dining, corporate dining and catering, , and vending and office beverage services to clients in our growing nationwide footprint. Taher, Inc. maintains a consistent presence in Food Service Management's Top 25 companies.

Location

Qualifications and Skills

• Must have ServSafe certification
• Must have a minimum of 2 years qualified cooking experience
• Knowledge of food and industry trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, safety, food cost controls, and presentation
• Computer skills and knowledge of MS Office products
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of and committment to food sanitation and kitchen safety
• Exellent verbal and written communication skills
• Catering experience, a plus
• Successfully pass a criminal background check

This position provides a great PM 12- 9pm hours with Saturday OFF! plus, one day off during the week. It offers health and dental benefits, 401K and much more!

EOE/AA

Shift

PM

Regular/ Temporary

Regular

Pay Range

$22.00 - $25.00 / hour

Pay Transparency

In order to support the Fair Compensation Strategy by the US Govt., HR Dept., clients are required to adhere to "Pay Transparency Law"; in the impacted states; that have mandated the employers to list the salary ranges in Job advertisements or postings for job opportunities and Job promotions.