Sous Chef

Holiday by Atria - Farmington; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays and PTO

Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

401(k) employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Holiday by Atria - Farmington is seeking a dedicated Sous Chef to join the Dining Services team. You will prepare nutritious meals for residents, follow menus, and ensure smooth kitchen operations in a supportive community environment.

The role requires at least 2 years in a full-service kitchen, strong English communication, and leadership experience. You’ll contribute to sanitation, safety, and high-quality service while handling inventory and payroll tasks as needed.

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 for residents and ensure smooth, safe kitchen operation.
• Review menus and production instructions and follow Holiday menus and recipes with portion control.
• Oversee food service setup and ensuring meals are attractively garnished and served on time.
• Follow food safety procedures and proper labeling, dating and storage of foods.
• Complete logs for refrigerator, freezer and production sheets promptly.
• Maintain sanitation standards and clean preparation and serving areas, equipment and surfaces.
• In absence of Executive Chef, supervise kitchen staff and overall operations.
• Focus on resident satisfaction and resolve food-related concerns as needed.
• Perform administrative duties including menu planning, ordering, invoices, inventory, and payroll if needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Mentoring

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

None

Job description

Overview

We create communities where employees thrive in their work, helping our residents thrive in their homes.

Atria Senior Living’s family of brands has openings for individuals looking for a career with outstanding benefits, including:

• Paid holidays and PTO
• Employees may receive annual anniversary rewards dependent on classification, starting at $500 for Full Time employees
• Employees may be eligible to receive an Annual Scores Reward of $500 (Full Time) or $250 (Part Time) based on community survey results
• Benefits package also includes Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan / 401(k) employer match
• Tuition reimbursement (U.S Based Communities)

*Enrollment in benefits varies by employee classification; anniversary reward amounts vary by location

As a valued team member at Atria, you’ll work in a supportive environment that provides advancement opportunities and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

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

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.

Salary Range

The wage range for this position is $26.00/hr - $31.20/hr, dependent on prior work history and experience