Sous Chef

Salary Range: Starting Rate: $22.72/hourLooking to take your Culinary Career to the next level?Working within Campus Dining and Three Pillars Catering, you’ll find tremendous opportunities to grow, both personally and professionally. From industry/collegiate conferences to national culinary competitions, our employees are given the chance to really hone their skills/talents.Sous Chef Position Summary:Provide exceptional service for University at Buffalo’s Campus Dining Program. Set up, service, cooking specialty foods, under constant pressure to prepare meals quickly while ensuring quality is maintained and safety and sanitation guidelines are observed, and cleanup of the kitchen space. This role leads and directs the prep and production team in the kitchen. The position is highly focused on providing excellent and efficient service and quality of food for the guests.Job AssignmentsHigh volume food preparation and cooking, following established recipes and production system.Butcher, trim, season and grill special cuts of beef and other meats.Be the point person to communicate with production manager on pars, recipes, & progress of the kitchen.Maintain production and usage records as required.Maintain high sanitary, hygienic, and safety standards and conditions, adhering to HACCP & NYS Dept. of Health guidelines. Includes cleanliness & maintenance of kitchen & equipment.Direct work assignments of support staff in cooks’ area and train student workers.Job RequirementsMinimum 5 years of high-volume, professional cooking experience required. Including: thickening techniques, soup and sauce classification and production, sauté, stir fry, pan frying, deep frying, grilling, broiling, roasting, steaming, braising & stewing, cold food production, and food presentation and garnishing standards.Knowledge of equipment used in high-volume kitchens including grills, deep fat fryers, alto shams, etc.Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in professional knife-handling skills with ability to cut/trim meat or carcasses.OrJoin us at our JOB FAIR & OPEN INTEVIEWSThursday July 23rd 11am-4pmWalden Galleria Mall - on the First Floor by the Apple Store #J-18808-Ljbffr