Sous Chef

Continental Services; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 26,174 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO

On-the-job training

Job summary

Continental Services is hiring a Sous Chef for the Consumers Energy Patio Cafe in Jackson, Michigan. The Sous Chef will manage the culinary team, oversee food quality, and ensure a successful operation for events. Responsibilities include staff training, food preparation, and maintaining kitchen standards.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent experience, along with a proven track record in food service leadership. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in banquet and off-premise catering with leadership experience.
• Must obtain Serve Safe/Allergen Certification.
• Able to work seasonal schedules including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Manage culinary team for daily food production and quality.
• Train and develop the culinary staff.
• Ensure food is prepared and delivered according to standards.
• Maintain kitchen organization and safety standards.

Skills

Culinary Arts

Leadership

Food Preparation

Quality Control

Organizational Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor Degree in Culinary Arts

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Sous Chef

Department: Consumers Energy Patio Cafe 700131

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: CE - Patio Cafe

Reporting To: Brandon White

Compensation: $19.00 - $20.00 / hour

Description

The Sous Chef is responsible to manage the culinary team on a day to day basis for production of food and overall food quality. This includes constant communication with the staff, training of staff on kitchen procedures, laying out the production week to week and scheduling appropriately. Working offsite events, scheduling, and training, writing plans for large events, and visiting events to insure quality and safety standards at each event location.

Monday - Friday 6am - 2pm.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership: Actively engage in the training, development, and leadership of the culinary team. Assist in the ongoing creation and execution of the company vision. Incorporate individual annual reviews of team members into yearly planning.
2. Food Preparation: Facilitate and manage daily prep in the kitchen. Ensure food is properly prepared, packaged and shipped in a way that will allow for it to be portioned and served to guests in compliance with recipe standards. Ensure the kitchen is closed properly daily.
3. Quality: Ensure quality and completeness of food production. Ensure quality standards are being met and timelines followed. Ensure timely and complete communication with interested parties to ensure quality standards are being met.
4. Development: Maintain awareness of new food trends, delivery methods for catering, new ingredients and new trends in plate presentations.
5. Maintenance: Manage daily upkeep and organization of the kitchen prep areas, cooler and freezers. Rotate products efficiently through the planning process.
6. Management: Understand yearly goals and budgets including food costs, labor costs, forecasting of business’ seasonality and scheduling appropriately.

Demonstrates attributes of

1. Strong proficiency with electronic communication, Microsoft Office Suite, and related systems used in the industry;
2. Strong organizational skills;
3. Positive attitude and the willingness to work with all facets and levels of management.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor Degree in Culinary Arts OR equivalent work experience in the industry required.
• Proven track record of 5 + consecutive years in banquet and off premise catering, as well as, in a leadership/management role and management of up to 20+ staff.
• Large kitchen, banquet or off premise catering strongly preferred.
• Serve Safe/Allergen Certified or willingness to obtain certification required.
• Must be able and willing to work seasonal event driven schedule including nights, weekend and summer holidays.

Benefits

We prioritize the health, wellness and work-life balance of our team members and designed our comprehensive compensation packages to reflect that.

• Full-time team members are eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, parental leave, 401(k) with company match, at-work dining perks, flexible schedules, generous PTO, and a total rewards program. Team Members can also use our inclusive employee assistance program.
• Part-time Team Members are eligible for our 401(k) with company match, at work dining perks and team members can also use our inclusive employee assistance program.

Location-specific perks may also include wellness programming, on-the-job training, corporate-hosted courses, certifications and team events.