SOUS CHEF (FULL TIME)

Compass Group USA; Young Harris (GA); On-site; USD 30,307 - 35,817; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Flexible schedules

Ongoing training and development

Job summary

Compass Group USA is hiring a full-time Sous Chef at Young Harris College, Young Harris, GA 30582. Schedule varies with a fixed pay rate of $24.00 per hour. Requires 3 years of sous chef and supervisory experience. The role includes cooking to recipes, supervising staff, and ensuring food safety and quality standards.

Our team emphasizes creativity, teamwork, and delivering excellent dining experiences. Benefits and development opportunities are available, with online applications accepted.

Qualifications

• 3 years of sous chef and supervisory experience required.
• Experience coordinating kitchen staff.
• Ability to follow approved recipes and production standards.

Responsibilities

• Cooks and prepares food following approved recipes and production standards.
• Supervises hourly food service associates, including scheduling, training, and performance reviews.
• Maintains sanitation and safe food handling per state and federal guidelines.
• Monitors inventory, deliveries, and waste; informs supervisor when low.
• Interacts with customers to resolve complaints in a friendly, service-oriented manner.

Skills

Sous Chef experience

Supervisory experience

Food preparation

Job description

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• We are hiring immediately for a full time SOUS CHEF position.
• Location: Young Harris College - 1 College Street, Young Harris, GA 30582. Note: online applications accepted only.
• Schedule: Full time schedule; days and hours may vary. More details upon interview.
• Requirement: 3 years of sous chef and supervisory experience are required.
• Fixed Pay Rate: $24.00 per hour

Fresh Ideas Management is a dynamic food service management company that believes good food is a powerful thing. Food brings people together and food creates memories.

Fresh Ideas encourages creativity by creating fun working environments for our teams! Our diverse teams enjoy a workplace where creativity, openness and innovation flow free and new Fresh Ideas are encouraged. Our team-members are excited about creating delicious, unique and engaging dining experiences for our guests.

• Fresh Ideas offers a full benefits package, flexible schedules that respect one of our core values, work life balance, and ongoing training and development opportunities. This, along with our rapid growth, means accelerated promotion opportunities for every motivated Fresh Ideas team member!

Job Summary

Summary: Helps Executive Chef prepare and cook foods. Coordinates activities of cooks and other food-service associates. Assumes responsibility for kitchen and food-service associates in the absence of Executive Chef. Essential Duties and 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. Includes 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 all sanitation, safety, production and merchandising requirements.
• Interacts with customers to resolve complaints in a friendly, service-oriented manner. Relays relevant information directly 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 product production, consumption and waste. Informs supervisor when supplies or product are low.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information

About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, 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 a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, 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.

Fresh Ideas maintains a drug-free workplace.