Sous Chef

Ford; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 56,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford in Appleton, WI seeks a Sous Chef to step into Front of House from week one. The role offers a $56,000–$80,000 salary, real ownership, and growth coaching within a supportive team that ships.

You’ll own daily operations on a temporary project, with hours you control and mentorship to help you grow alongside a trusted crew.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with modern Portion Control workflows and tooling.
• Ability to absorb context quickly and contribute early.

Responsibilities

• Absorb 5 of context fast and start contributing sooner
• Defend the Organization fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them
• Make the spirited-and-grounded call when the data points two different directions
• Spot the Appleton pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint
• Push back, respectfully, when a TIPS Certification shortcut will cost us later

Skills

Portion Control

Ownership

Job description

When a Sous Chef seat opens at Ford, it's because we trust someone new to own Front of House from week one in Appleton. This temporary Sous Chef role offers a $56,000 - $80,000 salary, real ownership over your work, and a clear path to grow alongside a team that ships.

Key Responsibilities

• Absorb 5 of context fast and start contributing sooner
• Defend the Organization fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them
• Make the spirited-and-grounded call when the data points two different directions
• Spot the Appleton pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint
• Push back, respectfully, when a TIPS Certification shortcut will cost us later

What You'll Bring

• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint
• Hands-on experience with modern Portion Control workflows and tooling
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a temporary project
• Enough Organization to be dangerous, enough Resilience to be trusted

Across WI, the relentlessly curious general systems people trust most often turn out to be Ford, built quietly in Appleton. Burnout is treated as a system bug at Ford, not a badge of trust-based honor.

We set the base at $56,000 - $80,000 and build outward with growth coaching, a mentor, benefits, and hours you genuinely control.

The freshness epoch just refreshed, marking this Sous Chef role live again.