Resident-Centric Sous Chef - Lead Kitchen & Menu Planning

Holiday by Atria; Derry (NH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays and PTO

Anniversary rewards

Annual Scores Reward

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Holiday by Atria is seeking a Sous Chef to join our Dining Services team. You will prepare nutritious, appetizing meals for residents and ensure a smooth, safe kitchen operation aligned with Holiday menus and recipes.

Responsibilities include menu planning, ordering, inventory, and workforce coordination; in the absence of the Executive Chef, you’ll oversee staff and kitchen operations while maintaining high resident satisfaction.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in industry or full-service restaurant cooking.
• Effective communication in English and excellent customer service skills.
• Experience mentoring and directing others.
• Ability to prepare and follow recipes.
• General knowledge of and ability to conform to sanitation and safe food handling practices.
• Basic Computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Review menus and food-production instructions and prepare meals following Holiday menus and recipes while ensuring portion-control standards.
• Oversee preparation and set-up of service to serve nutritious food, attractively garnished in a punctual manner.
• Follow food safe handling procedures in preparation as well as proper procedures for covering, labeling, dating, and storing food.
• Accurately complete logs in a timely manner i.e., refrigerator, freezer and production sheets
• Follow Holiday sanitation standards by effectively cleaning while working, including preparation and serving areas, pots and pans, kitchen surfaces, walls, and floors, using appropriate cleaning schedules and charts.
• In absence of the Executive Chef, oversee the food service staff and overall kitchen operations.
• Focus on resident satisfaction and resolve any food-compliant issues as needed.
• Perform administrative duties including menu planning, ordering, receiving, invoice processing, inventory, end-of- month report, staffing and payroll if needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Mentoring

Recipes

Sanitation knowledge

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Holiday by Atria is seeking a Sous Chef to join our Dining Services team. You will prepare nutritious, appetizing meals for residents and ensure a smooth, safe kitchen operation aligned with Holiday menus and recipes.

Responsibilities include menu planning, ordering, inventory, and workforce coordination; in the absence of the Executive Chef, you’ll oversee staff and kitchen operations while maintaining high resident satisfaction.