SOUS CHEF (FULL TIME)

Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services; Houghton (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for Training and Development

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Job summary

Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services is seeking a Sous Chef at Michigan Tech University. This full-time, evening position involves assisting the Executive Chef, supervising food-service associates, and ensuring culinary excellence.

The role includes cooking, overseeing food safety, and direct interaction with customers to address their needs. Benefits include health programs, retirement plans, and opportunities for training. Culinary experience is a must!

Qualifications

• Culinary experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook foods, supervising food-service associates.
• Ensure proper food handling and sanitation.
• Interact with customers and resolve complaints.
• Monitor inventory and track production.

Skills

Culinary experience

Job description

Position: Sous Chef (Full Time)

Location: 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931. The position is at Michigan Tech University campus.

Schedule: Full-time, evening shift. Days and hours may vary.

Compensation: $25.00 per hour (fixed pay rate).

Requirement: Culinary experience is required.

Job Summary

Helps the Executive Chef prepare and cook foods, coordinates activities of cooks and other food‑service associates, and assumes responsibility for the kitchen and food‑service associates in the absence of the Executive Chef.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Cooks and prepares food following approved recipes and production standards, ensuring all deadlines are met based on production orders.
• Supervises hourly food‑service associates: interviewing, scheduling, payroll, training, counseling, participating in reviews, and recommending disciplinary action when 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 and relays relevant information to supervisors.
• 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, and informs supervisors when supplies or product are low.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Benefits are available to both full‑time and part‑time associates:

• Opportunities for Training and Development
• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services
• Choice Auto and Home Program
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to treating all applicants and associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.

Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. The Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Chartwells Higher Ed maintains a drug‑free workplace.