Sous Chef

HCA Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off / family leave

401(k) Plan with match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is hiring a Sous Chef to lead daily food production across patient services and catering. The role requires strong leadership, HACCP knowledge, and a focus on quality, safety and presentation in a high-volume hospital setting.

The schedule varies with shifts from early morning and rotating weekends. Earn competitive benefits and opportunities for career growth within HCA's expansive healthcare family.

Qualifications

• Associates degree required; culinary leadership experience preferred.
• 3–5 years in high-volume foodservice leadership.
• Knowledge of food trends, quality, sanitation, and presentation.
• Certification: Food Service Manager’s Certification due within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily food production for patient services, dining room, cafeteria, and catering.
• Supervise staff, conduct hiring, coaching and performance docs.
• Assist with menu development for cafeteria, dining rooms, and events.
• Promote positive patient interactions and service excellence.
• Monitor attendance and overtime using Kronos per facility procedures.

Skills

Staff leadership

Menu development

Food safety knowledge

HACCP knowledge

Education

Associates Degree in Culinary Arts

Associates Degree in related field / Technical Degree

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Sous Chef? At HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

WORK SCHEDULE: Hours will vary, primarily 5am – 2 pm, rotating weekends as needed.

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 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

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs 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 support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

As a full-service, 420+ bed acute care hospital , HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/hca-houston-healthcare-kingwood) has provided the northeast Houston community with high-quality, cost-effective healthcare for over 25 years. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive, quality care, close to home. Our Women’s Center offers high-risk OB care, a Level III NICU , and pediatric services. We have an advanced Brain & Spine Center, which includes a DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center and the Sleep Center of Excellence. Our Orthopedic Center offers total joint replacement surgery using advanced technology. Other services include innovative and customized cardiovascular services, including open heart and vascular surgery and state-of-the-art imaging and endoscopy services for more accurate diagnosis and treatment plans. We are also a Certified Level I Stroke Center and an Accredited Chest Pain Center. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

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.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Sous Chef opening.

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.