Sous Chef

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 31,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Healthcare Inc. in Salt Lake City is seeking an experienced culinary supervisor to lead kitchen operations, oversee staff, and ensure production standards, portion control, and recipe compliance.

The role emphasizes hiring, coaching, and performance management, with a mix of administrative duties and hands-on culinary leadership, plus shift coverage, weekends, and holidays. Reporting to the manager or Executive Chef, you will uphold safety and quality across the service line.

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification required by first day in Utah.
• ServSafe certification within 90 days if not current.
• Must read and communicate in English.
• Five years of supervisory experience, culinary degree or certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads, guides, assigns work and ensures task completion.
• Manages human resources functions including hiring, training and coaching.
• Ensures food safety standards and regulatory guidelines are met.
• Plans staffing, schedules, and covers gaps for PTO and call-outs.
• Mentors staff and develops culinary knowledge and recipe ideas.
• Maintains portioning, presentation, and cost-conscious serving.
• Orders supplies and tracks equipment maintenance.

Skills

Food Handling

Food Safety and Sanitation

Food Production

Follows Instructions

Recipe Development

Reading

Organizing

Communication

Education

Culinary degree or certificate

ServSafe certification or Food Handler permit

Job description

Job Description

Supervises culinary staff and provides culinary expertise in food preparation service, assuring proper production techniques, portion control and plating standards are applied according to menu, recipe, and department standards. This position will oversee operations of this service line under the direction of a manager or Executive Chef, following system-level best practice standards, supporting quality initiatives, meeting regulatory compliance, supervising caregivers, and realizing consumer expectations. Responsible for hiring, coaching, and counseling of staff on performance issues. Usually spends at least 50% of the time performing administrative/supervisory duties.

Posting Specifics

Pay Rate

Based on Experience

Shift Details

Full-Time (40hrs/wk). This position will be required to work some weekends and holidays. There will not be any on-call requirements, however, this position will be responsible for covering shifts due to scheduled PTO and/or call outs on their normally scheduled days. This position cannot work remotely.

Additional Details

Culinary knowledge and leadership skills is strongly preferred.

Essential Functions

• Leads, guides, assigns work and follows up to ensure completion of assigned tasks
• Manages all human resources functions including hiring, training, mentoring, evaluating, conflict resolution, constructive discipline, and termination.
• Manages employees to ensure that food safety standards and regulatory guidelines are met.
• Assists in scheduling to ensure appropriate level of staffing and coverage for vacation and call-ins within budget. Manages overtime and premium pay with budget.
• Resolves issues such as service recovery, coaching/redirecting caregivers, and rearranging staffing.
• May lead patient areas and has competency in modified diets and patient meal standard works
• Implements established best practices to deliver exceptional care and service at the appropriate cost.
• Assists in keeping storage areas clean and organized to ensure all Joint Commission and Health Department guidelines are followed.
• Mentors and develops staff using sound culinary principles
• Uses culinary knowledge, enhances product quality by contributing ideas to menu cycles and recipe development
• Prepares new recipes, documents result, and make recommendations for improvement
• Ensures recipe compliance and portion control
• Orders goods as needed; uses culinary math and historical data to calculate amounts
• Reports equipment problems and documents history of repairs
• Maintains compliance with portioning and presentation standards

Skills

• Food Handling
• Food Safety and Sanitation
• Food Production
• Follows Instructions
• Recipes – ability to understand, execute and develop
• Reading
• Organizing
• Communication

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work (required only in the states of Utah and Idaho).
• ServSafe certification obtained within 90 days of hire date if not current.
• Demonstrated ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize safe food handling techniques, in all applications
• Understands workflow, prioritizes, uses timelines, understands deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred)
• Understands and prepares food according to modified diets using appropriate techniques where applicable (preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to utilize commercial cooking equipment (preferred)
• Five years supervisory experience, culinary degree, or certificate (Preferred)
• Inventory control, purchasing, costing, and forecasting experience (Preferred)

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Remain standing for long periods of time to perform work.
• Tolerate extremes in temperature such as performing work at a grill or in a refrigerator and tolerate exposure to cleaning chemicals.

Location

Primary Childrens at Taylorsville

Work City

Salt Lake City

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$22.24 - $32.70

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Background & Privacy

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Background Program

Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up‑front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

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