Sous Chef – Lead Kitchen & Resident Dining Excellence

QSL Management; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

QSL Management is seeking a Sous Chef to join our Dining Services team at our senior living communities. You will prepare nutritious, appealing meals for residents and ensure a smooth, safe kitchen operation.

You will review menus, supervise prep, maintain sanitation standards, oversee staff in the absence of the Executive Chef, and support resident satisfaction through quality service and timely meal delivery.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in industry or full-service restaurant cooking.
• Effective communication in English and excellent customer service skills.
• Experience mentoring and directing others.
• Ability to prepare and follow recipes.
• General knowledge of and ability to conform to sanitation and safe food handling practices.
• Basic Computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Review menus and food-production instructions and prepare meals following Holiday menus and recipes while ensuring portion-control standards.
• Oversee preparation and set-up of service to serve nutritious food, attractively garnished in a punctual manner.
• Follow food safe handling procedures in preparation as well as proper procedures for covering, labeling, dating, and storing food.
• Accurately complete logs in a timely manner i.e., refrigerator, freezer and production sheets.
• Follow QSLM sanitation standards by effectively cleaning while working, including preparation and serving areas, pots and pans, kitchen surfaces, walls, and floors, using appropriate cleaning schedules and charts.
• In absence of the Executive Chef, oversee the food service staff and overall kitchen operations.
• Focus on resident satisfaction and resolve any food-compliant issues as needed.
• Perform administrative duties including menu planning, ordering, receiving, invoice processing, inventory, end-of-month report, staffing and payroll if needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Effective communication

Customer service

Mentoring

Recipes following

Sanitation knowledge

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

QSL Management is seeking a Sous Chef to join our Dining Services team at our senior living communities. You will prepare nutritious, appealing meals for residents and ensure a smooth, safe kitchen operation.

You will review menus, supervise prep, maintain sanitation standards, oversee staff in the absence of the Executive Chef, and support resident satisfaction through quality service and timely meal delivery.