Sous Chef

LewisGale Hospital Montgomery; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

LewisGale Hospital Montgomery is seeking a Sous Chef to oversee daily hospital food production, including patient meals, dining rooms, cafeteria and catering. You will ensure HACCP compliance, supervise staff, and help develop menus for in-house and event catering.

The role requires 3–5 years of leadership in a high-volume culinary setting and a mandatory Food Service Manager’s Certification within 90 days of hire. This on-site position offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Culinary Arts from an accredited program or related technical degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years professional culinary leadership in high-volume settings.
• Knowledge of food & catering trends with focus on quality, sanitation, production & presentation.
• Food Service Manager’s Certification required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily food production for Patient Food Service, Physicians Dining Room, Cafeteria and Catering.
• Supervise staff; assist in hiring, coaching, development; document evaluations and discipline.
• Assist with menu development and coordination of large catered functions.

Skills

Culinary Leadership

Food Safety

Staff Supervision

Quality Assurance

Education

Associates Degree in Culinary Arts

Technical Degree or related field

Job description

Sous Chef

Hourly Wage Estimate: 18.69 - 26.16 / hour
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Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary and Qualifications

• Responsible for overseeing the daily food production operations for Patient Food Service, Physicians Dining Room, Cafeteria and Catering.
• Ensures that all food items are prepared, served and stored according to HACCP and regulatory agency standards. Maintains high standards of quality, safety and sanitation.
• Effectively supervises staff, assists in the hiring, counseling, coaching and development of staff. Appropriately documents all staff records, i.e., annual evaluations, disciplinary process, etc.
• Assists with menu development for cafeteria, physicians dining, catering events and patients. Assists with coordination of large catered functions.
• Assumes accountability for promoting consistent, positive patient interactions that advance the agenda of unparalleled patient service.
• Monitor employee attendance for timeliness, accrual of incremental overtime utilizing KRONOS on a daily basis per facility procedures.

What qualifications you will need

• Associates Degree in Culinary Arts from an accredited program, Associates Degree, or Technical Degree in related field preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years Professional Culinary Leadership experience in a high volume, fine dining restaurant, country club, hotel or healthcare organization required
• Comprehensive knowledge of food & catering trends with focus on quality, sanitation, production & presentation required
• Food Service Manager’s Certification Required within 90 days of hire

Benefits

LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

LewisGale Hospital Montgomery has provided quality healthcare services since 1910. We give patients access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 140+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in Southwest Virginia and New River Valley. We specialize in heart and vascular care—with the only cardiac catheterization lab in the New River Valley. We perform percutaneous coronary intervention - (stent and angioplasty). We provide services in orthopedic and spine care, and heartburn treatment at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery’s Heartburn Treatment Center. Our maternity services through our family-focused Birthing Center facilities have award-winning lactation consultants.

At LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.