Sous Chef | Le Cavalier - Hotel Du Pont | Wilmington, DE

PM Hotel Group; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

PM Hotel Group is seeking a kitchen supervisor to train, supervise and work with all kitchen staff to prepare, cook and present food to hotel standard recipes. You will assign duties, assist the Executive Chef with staffing, and schedule culinary coverage to control payroll costs.

You will ensure proper food handling, adherence to health regulations and cost controls while maintaining professional guest service and teamwork in a busy hotel kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Must be able to communicate in English.
• Self-starting personality with an even disposition.
• Professional appearance and manner at all times.
• Knowledge of food products and standard recipes.
• Ability to supervise, coach, and discipline employees as needed.
• Dexterity to operate food machinery and lift up to 100 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Train, supervise and work with kitchen staff to prepare, cook and present food to hotel standards.
• Assign duties to associates for efficient operation of the kitchen.
• Assist Executive Chef with interviewing, training, and evaluations.
• Schedule culinary staff to ensure proper coverage and payroll control.
• Communicate clear direction to staff, verbally and in writing.
• Ensure proper receiving, storage and rotation of foods per health regulations.
• Adhere to cost and quality control procedures.
• Comply with attendance rules and be available to work regularly.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

English communication

Self-starting

Team player

Supervisory skills

Food prep knowledge

Dexterity

Lifting 100 lbs

Job description

Job Summary

Train, supervise and work with all kitchen staff in order to prepare, cook and present food according to hotel standard recipes to create quality food products.

Summary Of Essential Job Functions

• Assign, in detail, specific duties to all associates under supervision for efficient operation of kitchen.
• Assist the Executive Chef with personnel functions as directed, e.g. interviewing, training, performance evaluations, resolving problems, providing open communication and recommending discipline and/or termination when appropriate.
• Train and supervise kitchen staff in the proper preparation of menu items.
• Schedule culinary staff so that proper coverage is maintained while keeping payroll costs in line.
• Communicate both verbally and in writing to provide clear direction to staff.
• Ensure proper receiving, storage (including temperature-setting) and rotation of food products so as to comply with health department regulations.
• Adhere to control procedures for cost and quality.
• Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
• Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.

Abilities Required

• Must have the ability to communicate in English. Self-starting personality with an even disposition. Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times. Can communicate well with guests. Must be willing to “pitch‑in” and help co‑ workers with their job duties and be a team player. Thorough knowledge of food products, standard recipes and proper preparation. Ability to apply basic supervisory skills to plan, organize, direct, coach, train and discipline employees, as necessary. Finger/hand dexterity in order to operate food machinery. Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry, or otherwise move goods weighing a maximum of 100 lbs. on a continuous schedule.

Customer Satisfaction:

Our customers are what we are about. One of the keys to a positive guest experience is positive interaction with PM Hotel Group staff. It is essential that you remain professional at all times, and that you treat all guests and associates with courtesy and respect, under all circumstances. Every PM Hotel Group associate is a guest relations ambassador, every working minute of every day.

Work Habits:

In order to maintain a positive guest and associate experience, your work habits should always meet and strive to exceed hotel standards for work procedures, dress, grooming, punctuality and attendance. You should be adaptable to change in your work area and in hotel procedures with a willingness to learn new skills and/or improve existing ones, have the ability to solve routine problems that occur on the job, and ask for help whenever you are not sure how to do something.

Safety & Security:

The safety and security of our guests and associates is of utmost importance to PM Hotel Group. Every PM Hotel Group associate should adhere to the hotel security policies and procedures, particularly regarding key controls, lifting heavy objects, using chemicals, and effectively reporting safety hazards and safety concerns.

NOTE:

This description excludes non-essential and marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the fundamental job duties. Furthermore, the specific examples in each section are not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, they represent the typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully. Other job-related duties may be assigned by the associate’s supervisor.

Furthermore, this description is subject to change, at the sole discretion of the Company, and in no way creates an employment contract, implied or otherwise; each associate remains, at all times, an “at will” associate.