Sous Chef

Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites seeks a Sous Chef to coordinate cooks and kitchen staff, oversee food preparation, and ensure consistency and quality during rush periods and banquets.

You will supervise, train, and guide line cooks, teach fine points of cooking, and step in for the Chef when needed to plan and organize meals. Requirements include ACF Certification or Culinary Arts degree with at least two years of kitchen supervision.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years kitchen supervisory experience
• 3 years kitchen operations experience including 1 year lead cook
• 1 year in a steward position or equivalent education/experience

Responsibilities

• Observe workers in preparation and garnishing to ensure methods and portions match standards
• Instruct cooking personnel on fine points of cooking
• Cook and carve meats and prepare sauces during rush periods and banquets
• Recognize food condition and cooking temperatures to maintain quality
• Prep food using standardized techniques

Skills

Kitchen supervision

Culinary leadership

Food safety

Education

ACF Certification

Culinary Arts degree

apprenticeship

AOS Degree

Job description

Division Hilton Indianapolis

The Sous Chef coordinates activities of cooks and other workers engaged in preparing and cooking.

Responsibilities

• Observe workers engaged in preparing, portioning, and garnishing foods to insure that methods of cooking and garnishing and sizes of portions are as prescribed.
• Give instructions to cooking personnel on fine points of cooking.
• Cook and carve meats, and prepares dishes, such as sauces, during rush periods and for banquets and other social functions.
• Assume responsibility for kitchen in absence of Chef, planning, organizing and preparing all meals.
• Must be able to “prep” food products, using standardized food preparation techniques.
• Must be able to visibly recognize “condition” of food, and cooking temperatures

Education and Experience

• ACF Certification, Culinary Arts degree, apprenticeship and/or AOS Degree.
• Minimum 2 years kitchen supervisory experience with three years kitchen operations experience including at least 1year in a lead cook position, and 1 year in a steward position; OR, an equivalent level of education and experience.

Salary $65,000.00 annually

Position Requirements

Serv safe Certified

EOE Statement

HM Alpha Hotels & Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect, the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older) disability, genetic information, family or parental status, military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. HM Alpha Hotels & Resorts will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.