School Dining Sous Chef — Lead High-Volume Kitchen

FLIK Independent School Dining; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Internal Employee Referral Bonus

Free meals

Uniforms

Laundering service

Job summary

Flik Independent School Dining in Tampa, FL is hiring a full-time Sous Chef at Carrollwood Day School to support kitchen operations and assist the Executive Chef. You will cook, supervise cooks, and ensure high-volume production meets recipes, standards, and deadlines.

The role requires several years of culinary experience in high-volume settings; we emphasize fresh, locally sourced ingredients and dependable leadership.

Qualifications

• Previous 3 years of culinary experience in high volume food service setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cooks and prepares food following approved recipes and production standards. Ensures all deadlines are met based on production orders.
• Supervises hourly food service associates. Includes interviewing, scheduling, payroll, training, counseling, participating in reviews and recommending disciplinary action, as appropriate.
• Stores food in designated areas following all corporate, state and federal food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Ensures proper food handling, presentation, portion control and maintenance of appropriate serving temperatures.
• Maintains sanitation of equipment, supplies and utensils. Cleans workstation thoroughly before leaving area. Keeps display equipment clean and free of debris during meal service to comply with all sanitation, safety, production and merchandising requirements.
• Interacts with customers to resolve complaints in a friendly, service-oriented manner. Relays relevant information directly to supervisor.
• Demonstrates complete understanding of daily menu items and accurately explains them to associates and customers.
• Keeps up with peak production and service hours.
• Monitors inventory and deliveries of product and supplies. Tracks product production, consumption and waste. Informs supervisor when supplies or product are low.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Flik Independent School Dining in Tampa, FL is hiring a full-time Sous Chef at Carrollwood Day School to support kitchen operations and assist the Executive Chef. You will cook, supervise cooks, and ensure high-volume production meets recipes, standards, and deadlines.

The role requires several years of culinary experience in high-volume settings; we emphasize fresh, locally sourced ingredients and dependable leadership.