Sous Chef

UNC Health Care; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care in Raleigh, NC is seeking a sous chef to assist the executive chef across all production areas. You will ensure recipes are followed, sanitation codes are met, and lead the kitchen in the executive chef's absence.

You will monitor ticket times and patient and retail meal prep, enforcing hospital policies. The role requires at least five years in a high-volume kitchen, with experience in scratch cooking.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years experience in high-volume operations.
• Experience with scratch cooking.
• Ability to lead kitchen in absence of executive chef.
• Strong knowledge of health and sanitation codes.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a safe environment for patients, staff and self.
• Ensures recipes are followed and production records kept.
• Monitors ticket times and patient meal prep.
• Trains kitchen staff on food prep, safety, sanitation and equipment use.
• Conducts monthly culinary training incl. Black Hat program.
• Maintains recipe database and coordinates patient nutrition with RD.
• Establishes cleaning/maintenance schedules for equipment and areas.
• Performs self-audits to ensure standards.
• Assigns daily cleaning tasks to staff.

Education

AOS in culinary arts

ACF certification

Tools

Computrition

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:
Sous chef will assist executive chef in all areas of production. Sous chef will be responsible for ensuring that recipes are being followed and that all health sanitation codes are met. Sous chef will lead the kitchen in the absence of the executive chef. Sous chef will monitor ticket times, preparation of food in both retail and for patient needs. Sous chef will enforce department and hospital polices. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self, and others.
• 2. Ensure all recipes are complete for daily production. Each cook will be given recipes by Sous Chef. Production records are to be filled out and enforced All waste is to be recorded on waste logs
• 3. Conduct daily meetings with team members, documents meeting minutes, and relays information to Executive Chef.
• 4. Trains kitchen staff in food preparation, safe handling, operation of equipment, food safety and sanitation based on company and regulatory standards
• 5. Performs monthly culinary training to include the Black hat Chef program.
• 6. Maintain recipe data base in Computrition. Sous chef will work with RD""""""""""""""""""s to ensure patient Nutritional needs are met.
• 7. Establishes and maintains cleaning and maintenance schedules for equipment, storage and work areas.
• 8. Conducts self audits on Kitchen to ensure standards are being met
• 9. Assigns daily cleaning task to staff

Other information:
Education Requirements:

• * AOS in culinary arts or ACF certification preferred.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

Professional Experience Requirements:

• * Minimum five (5) years experience required. Experience in high volume operations, familiarity with scratch cooking, and ability to function in a high paced kitchen is also required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

• * Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers and other employees of Rex Healthcare. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent. Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex FNS Main

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$20.74 - $29.52 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Rotating

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully‑owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.