SOUS CHEF (FULL TIME)

Bon Appétit Management Company; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 48,216 - 61,992; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plans

Health and wellness programs

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Bon Appétit Management Company is hiring a full-time Sous Chef located at MIT in Cambridge, MA. The role includes cooking, supervising staff, and maintaining food safety and sanitation standards.

Applicants should have experience in campus or institutional dining and leadership in a kitchen. The position offers competitive pay ranging from $35 to $45 per hour, along with a range of benefits for full-time associates, including health programs and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising food service staff or leadership experience in a kitchen.
• Knowledge of food safety and proper food handling procedures.

Responsibilities

• Cooks and prepares food following approved recipes.
• Supervises food service associates, including interviewing and training.
• Maintains sanitation of equipment, supplies, and utensils.

Skills

Supervising food service staff

Food safety knowledge

Customer service

Job description

Overview

We are hiring immediately for a full-time Sous Chef position.

Location: MIT – 259 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. Note: online applications accepted only.

Schedule: Full time; Days may vary, 10-hour shifts. More details upon interview.

Pay Range: $35.00 per hour to $45.00 per hour.

Requirement: Previous campus or institutional dining experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Cooks and prepares food following approved recipes and production standards. Ensures all deadlines are met based on production orders.
• Supervises hourly food service associates, including interviewing, scheduling, payroll, training, counseling, participating in reviews and recommending disciplinary action as appropriate.
• Stores food in designated areas following all corporate, state and federal food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Ensures proper food handling, presentation, portion control and maintenance of appropriate serving temperatures.
• Maintains sanitation of equipment, supplies and utensils; cleans workstation thoroughly before leaving area; keeps display equipment clean and free of debris during meal service to comply with sanitation, safety, production and merchandising requirements.
• Interacts with customers to resolve complaints in a friendly, service-oriented manner; relays relevant information to supervisor.
• Demonstrates complete understanding of daily menu items and accurately explains them to associates and customers.
• Keeps up with peak production and service hours.
• Monitors inventory and deliveries of product and supplies; tracks production, consumption and waste; informs supervisor when supplies or product are low.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising food service staff or equivalent leadership experience in a kitchen environment.
• Experience in campus or institutional dining preferred.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation procedures and proper food handling; ability to maintain portion control and serving temperatures.
• Ability to coordinate activities of cooks and food-service staff and communicate effectively with team and customers.

Benefits

Bon Appétit offers benefits for full-time and part-time associates, including retirement plans, health and wellness programs, and other voluntary benefits. Full-time positions offer additional medical, dental, vision, life, disability, commuter benefits, and employee assistance programs.

Equal opportunity employer: Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and associates are considered without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected status.