School Dining Sous Chef: Lead Kitchen & Menu Prep

FLIK Independent School Dining; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Voluntary Benefits

Critical Illness Insurance

Accident Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Legal Services

Choice Auto and Home Program

Job summary

FLIK Independent School Dining is hiring a full-time Sous Chef to join our Saint Louis, MO location. The role involves assisting the Executive Chef, coordinating cooks, and ensuring high-quality meal preparation for school dining services.

This position requires previous cooking and kitchen experience, with a schedule that includes weekdays, some evenings and weekends depending on catering needs. Competitive hourly pay is offered, along with meals and uniforms.

Qualifications

• Previous cooking and kitchen experience required.

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 is hiring a full-time Sous Chef to join our Saint Louis, MO location. The role involves assisting the Executive Chef, coordinating cooks, and ensuring high-quality meal preparation for school dining services.

This position requires previous cooking and kitchen experience, with a schedule that includes weekdays, some evenings and weekends depending on catering needs. Competitive hourly pay is offered, along with meals and uniforms.