Sous Chef

Encore Healthcare Services; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Encore Village of Wilmington is seeking a full-time Sous Chef to lead food production, ensuring quality, consistency, and timely service for residents. The role requires weekend and holiday availability and oversight of kitchen safety and sanitation in coordination with the Executive Chef.

You will supervise associates, manage inventories, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards while maintaining high standards for taste and presentation. Healthcare experience is a plus for this role.

Qualifications

• Must have Safety and Sanitation Certification and Food Sanitation Manager Certificate.
• Associate Degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of supervisory experience in resident services or hospitality.
• Healthcare experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals and food to guests' specifications in a timely manner.
• Measure kitchen ingredients and portions accurately.
• Ensure staff follow standards, procedures, and sanitation rules.
• Use knives and equipment like grills, ovens, steamers and warmers correctly.
• Manage kitchen inventory and ensure fresh supplies.
• Maintain proper food temperatures and safe storage.
• Keep workstation and equipment clean and organized.
• Oversee opening/closing duties as directed by Executive Chef.
• Monitor food quality, temperatures, portions, and logs.
• Collaborate with Dining Services Manager to meet production needs.
• Implement service plans to improve quality and satisfaction.
• Lead daily stand-up meetings to review menus and resident information.
• Conduct daily resident dining room rounds during meals.
• Participate in safety training and comply with OSHA and regulations.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and sanitation standards.
• Maintains Illinois State Food Sanitation License.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Food safety

Kitchen leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

Safety and sanitation certification

Food Sanitation Manager Certificate

Associate degree in culinary arts

Job description

Encore Village of Wilmington is currently hiring for a full-time Sous Chef position. This position would require availability on weekends and holidays. The Sous Chef supervises and coordinates activities of associates engaged in food production to ensure satisfaction, consistency, timeliness, quality and efficient service. Monitors safety and sanitation in the listed areas.

Responsibilities

• Preparing meals and food to meet the specifications of guests in a timely manner.
• Properly measuring kitchen ingredients and food portions.
• Ensuring kitchen staff adhere to set standards, procedures, department rules and sanitation requirements.
• Using kitchen knives and equipment such as grills, ovens, steamers and warmers in food preparation.
• Managing the kitchen inventory and ensuring supplies are fresh and of high quality.
• Ensuring proper food temperatures when cooking and proper storage afterward.
• Keeping the workstation and kitchen equipment clean, organized and sanitized.
• Taking charge of kitchen opening, closing and other side duties as directed by the Executive Chef.
• Monitors food quality, temperatures, portion control, meal times, substitution logs, resident confidentiality and regulatory compliance.
• Works with the Dining Services Manager, Dietician, Nutrition Services Manager and the Executive Chef to ensure proper production needs for all of the dining venues are met.
• Implements program services plan to improve services, quality and satisfaction of all service areas.
• Responsible for conducting daily associate stand up meetings to review menus and other resident information dealing with meal service.
• Conducts Daily Resident Dining Room rounds during meal service.
• Participates in training programs to provide a safe working environment. Complies with all OSHA regulations and other local, state and federal regulations.
• Maintains compliance to regulatory standards of food safety and sanitation
• Maintains Illinois State Food Sanitation License.
• Performs all other related duties.

Education

• Position requires Safety and Sanitation Certification, Food Sanitation manager Certificate. An Associate Degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent experience.

Experience

• 5 years in supervisory experience within the resident service area or hospitality industry.
• Healthcare experience is a plus.

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No question on the application is intended to secure information to be used for such discrimination.

This application will be given every consideration, however its receipt does not imply employment for the applicant.