Sous Chef

Sous Chef Position

The Salvation Army Owens Campus is looking to fill a Sous Chef position. The qualified candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of Food Service experience, be able to multitask and the ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds and circumstances. This position is benefit eligible and comes with vacation, sick, health, vision, life insurance, and more.

Mission Statement

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years Food Service or related experience
• Previous culinary management experience preferred.
• Strong communication, leadership, and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent knowledge of and ability to use current Microsoft software computer programs, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Publisher, as well as Google office suite applications, Adobe Acrobat and the internet.
• Excellent interpersonal, telephone and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent detail, organization, and time management skills.
• Ability to work in a team setting with other professionals.
• Ability to maintain a self-motivated and self-directed schedule, address multiple projects in a timely manner and take projects from beginning through completion.
• Ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds and circumstances.
• Ability to handle EBT/Debit, and cash transactions.
• Current Nevada food handler card: Food manager certification preferred.
• Culinary certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

The Sous Chef will assist the Executive Chef with all day-to-day operations of the department which include but are not limited to the following:

• Comply with standards of service set by the Executive Chef and assist in assuring the same of all kitchen staff including volunteers, clients, and community service participants.
• Coordinate food production prep schedules and ensure the highest level of food quality, taste and presentation.
• Supervise and participate in food production.
• Assist the dining room manager in training kitchen staff on proper methods of food prep, handling, proper use of equipment, and all departmental procedures.
• Require strict adherence to health, safety, and food handling guidelines.
• Assist in food ordering, inventories, menu idea planning, and special events.
• Ensure temperature logs are kept up to date.
• Ensure proper storage guidelines are adhered to by following the FIFO method.
• Represent the kitchen to tour groups, volunteers, and visitors in absence of Dining Room Manager.
• Assist with creating and modifying staffing schedules.
• Delegate routine daily cleaning tasks to clients and community service workers assigned to the kitchen.
• Assist in organization details for and participate in special activities and events, as assigned.
• Oversee the completion of daily and monthly reports as needed including volunteer sign-in sheets.
• Assist in planning and execution of catering events.
• Routinely check the status of all equipment for proper operation and make reports as necessary.
• Assist with HMIS tracking for all clients, café and community meal services. Monitor data quality.
• Ensure all kitchen staff maintain the highest levels of grooming, personal hygiene, and appearance.
• Assist with the organization of and attend staff meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship will result.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and reach with hands and arms on a continuous basis. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to focus. The employee must have the ability to operate a telephone, desktop or laptop computer, as well as the ability to access and produce information from a computer, and to understand written information.