Sous Chef

Lancer Hospitality; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

UNUM insurance

Discount program

Commuter benefits

EAP

401k

Sick time

Holiday pay

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Lancer Hospitality in Knoxville, Tennessee is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to join the Zoo Knoxville team. This role requires drug screening and background check, and involves developing menus, maintaining safety standards, and overseeing daily production of dishes for a range of events.

You will lead culinary staff, manage inventory and budgets, ensure high quality, consistency, and exceptional service, and contribute to special functions and catering opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of culinary management experience.
• Demonstrated institutional, hotel, or restaurant culinary skills for large quantity production.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Proven track record of cost control and budgeting.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop menus aligning tastes, nutrition, prep practicality and budget.
• Maintain production, safety and sanitation standards.
• Direct daily preparation of standard and gourmet items.
• Evaluate raw food quality and ensure finished product quality.
• Inspect units for quality, appearance and cleanliness.
• Lead culinary production for events, monotony breakers and catered functions.
• Supervise preparation and display for special functions.
• Maintain inventory controls and interview, train and evaluate staff.
• Control revenue and expenses to meet financial goals.
• Ensure the highest level of customer service.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Budget management

Cost control

Team leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in institutional management or related field

Job description

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Job Reference Number: 41273
Employment Type:Full-Time,Onsite
Segment: Dining & Events
Brand: Lancer-Hospitality
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee (US-TN) [[location_obj]]

The Role at a glance:

We are looking to add a skilled, experienced Sous Chef to our Lancer Hospitality team at Zoo Knoxville!

Drug screening & background check required for this role.

What you'll be doing:

• Develop menus in accordance with consumer tastes, nutritional needs, ease of preparation and established procedures and budgetary constraints; participate in other menu planning activities to include the determination of purchasing specifications, product and recipe testing and menu development.
• Maintain proper production, safety and sanitation standards.
• Direct and participate in the daily preparation of standard and gourmet food items.
• Evaluate the quality of raw food and ensure the quality of the finished products.
• Inspection of assigned units to observe quality of food preparation and service; food appearance; and cleanliness and sanitation of production and service areas, equipment and employee appearance.
• Implement culinary production for special events, monotony breakers, and catered functions.
• Supervise and participate in the preparation and display of menu items for special functions.
• Maintain proper inventory controls for food, supplies, and equipment. Interview, select, train and evaluate supervisory and support staff.
• Control revenue and expenses to ensure financial goals.
• Ensure the highest level of customer service.
• Other duties as assigned.

What we're looking for:

Must-haves:

• Demonstrated institutional, hotel, or restaurant culinary skills to include large quantity production.
• Must have 3- 5 years of culinary management experience.
• Strong leadership, oral and written communication skills are required.
• A proven track record of successfully controlling costs and managing annual budgets.

Nice-to-haves:

• Bachelor's degree in institutional management, nutrition, dietetics, or hotel and restaurant management, certification by a recognized culinary institution or an equivalent combination of education and experience is necessary.

Compensation Range

$50,000/year

• Medical (FT Employees)
• Vision
• Voluntary UNUM offering for Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
• Discount Program
• Commuter Benefits (Parking and Transit)
• EAP
• 401k
• Sick Time
• Holiday Pay (9 paid holidays)
• Tuition Reimbursement (FT Employees)
• Paid Time Off

About Lancer:

Lancer Hospitality has over 30 years of experience supporting a diverse clientele in a variety of settings with their foodservice needs. Our management experience has allowed us to develop strong, long-lasting, and personal relationships with clients and to build a scope of service that can make a real difference in businesses and communities.

About Elior North America:

Elior North America is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.We are committed to diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. We take pride in supporting the development of our employees and their skills at all levels and in fostering an environment of growth.

At Elior North America, we are committed to offering growth and advancement opportunities for all of our employees. The valuable skills and experience you’ve gained with Elior will propel you further in your career, whether with our corporate office or one of our brand segments.

Disclaimer: This job description can be revised by management as needed.