Sous Chef

Sous Chef Opportunity At Royce Brook Golf Club

Royce Brook Golf Club is excited to announce the exceptional career opportunity of Sous Chef. Qualified candidates will thrive in a hospitality environment and be highly focused on providing superior service to our members and guests. The Sous Chef assists in direct supervision of culinary staff, food production, scheduling, training, maintaining quality standards and food cost control so as to create quality food products.

Essential Duties

• Oversees and manages food preparation for a specific area of the kitchen (i.e. restaurant line, banquets, shifts). Supervises and ensures production of consistently high quality food.
• Adheres to established control procedures for cost and quality such as food production charts, par inventories, standardized recipes, use records, food costing sheets, etc. Ensures all recipes are followed and prepared on a consistent basis.
• Monitors and checks the maintenance of all kitchen equipment daily.
• Maintains a quality sanitation program.
• Maintains and implements daily food prep lists.
• Assists Executive Chef with the ordering of all food products.
• Assigns duties to associates for efficient operation of the kitchen.
• Maintains and evaluates existing food concepts. Assists in the development of new food concepts.
• Assists in the achievement of budgetary objectives for the Food and Beverage department.
• Process requisitions for supplies quickly and accurately.
• Promotes effective communication among the operational departments that interact with the kitchen such as Banquets, Restaurant and Snack Bar.
• Trains and supervises associates in the proper preparation of menu items and operation of equipment.
• Ensures proper receiving, storage (including temperature setting) and rotations of food products so as to comply with health department regulations.
• Assists the department manager in interviewing, training, planning and assigning work.
• Make recommendations when hiring, evaluating performance, rewarding, and disciplining associates.
• Addresses complaints and resolves problems.
• Assists in the coordination of department members that may include, but is not limited to: Cooks and Stewards.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education/Experience

Certificate from college, technical school or accredited facility; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination and experience.

Physical Demands

Frequently stands and walks; uses hands; talks or hears. Regularly reaches with hands and arms, tastes or smells. Occasionally sits and stoops, kneels crawls or crouches. Frequently lifts up to 25 pounds and occasionally lifts up to 100 pounds.

Environment/Noise

Occasionally works in wet or humid conditions (non-weather); may come into contact with toxic or caustic chemicals. Occasionally works in extreme cold or heat (non-weather); may work in outdoor weather conditions. Noise level is moderate.

Certificates/Licenses

Food Safety and Sanitation Training.

Job Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Preferences

• Ability to read and speak English may be required in order to perform the duties of the job (e.g. the associates may be required to communicate with English speaking customers or co-workers, the manuals for the equipment the associates may use are in English).
• Knowledge of accepted sanitation standards and applicable health codes.

Benefits:

• Medical Plans
• Prescription Plan
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Injury Insurance
• Hospital Care Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Wellness Support
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Identity Theft Insurance
• Employee Assistance & Wellness Support Program
• 401(k)
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Services
• Holiday Pay

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an associate in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.

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