Sous Chef

Atria Senior Living; Eugene (OR); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Atria Senior Living in Eugene, Oregon is seeking a dedicated Sous Chef to join the Dining Services team. You will prepare nutritious, appetizing meals for residents and help ensure a smooth, safe kitchen operation in a caring community.

Responsibilities include following menus, supervising service, maintaining sanitation, logging inventories, and supporting staff in the absence of the Executive Chef. Strong English communication and prior kitchen leadership are essential.

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

• Prepare nutritious, appetizing meals following menus and recipes.
• Oversee preparation and service to serve nutritious, attractively garnished meals in a punctual manner.
• Follow food safe handling, labeling, dating, and storing procedures.
• Accurately complete logs for refrigerator, freezer and production sheets.
• Maintain sanitation standards across preparation and serving areas, cookware, surfaces, and floors.
• In absence of the Executive Chef, oversee the food service staff and overall kitchen operations.
• Focus on resident satisfaction and address any food-related concerns as needed.
• Perform administrative duties including menu planning, ordering, receiving, invoice processing, inventory, monthly reporting, staffing and payroll if needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

English communication

Customer service

Mentoring/leading others

Recipe execution

Sanitation knowledge

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

In the role of Sous Chef and member of the Dining Services team, you will be responsible to prepare nutritious, appetizing, and attractive meals for our residents and ensure a smooth, efficient and safe operation of the kitchen.

• 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.

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