Job Description

Title: Sous Chef

Reports to: Executive Chef

Status: Exempt

Position Summary: Directly manages all kitchen(s) personnel. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of these units. Carries out managerial responsibilities in accordance with the Outrigger Canoe Club’s policies and applicable laws. Duties include, but not limited to: interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; performance appraisal; recognizing, coaching and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems for both members and employees. Provides guidance to cooks in preparing various food dishes. Plans and costs out menu. Ensures consistent and creative foods. Maintains a clean and organized kitchen.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage all kitchens and respective staff in the absence of Executive Chef. Must be able to take full control.
• Must lead by example and follow all (kitchen) policies and procedures. Ensures that the staff is in compliance as well.
• Critical role in developing and establishing unified kitchen crew; Provides leadership and motivates the staff.
• Executes daily/nightly service without incident.
• Plans meals, supervises and coordinates the work of cooks and other kitchen employees, seeing that food preparation is economical and technically correct, requisitions food supplies and is responsible for profitable operation of the food preparation department. Must be familiar with competitive operations in pricing, quality and merchandising.
• Plans menus with Food & Beverage Director, Assistant Food & Beverage Director/Catering Manager and General Manager.
• Creates weekly specials; provides written instructions and demonstrates how to prepare the dishes with the guidance of Executive Chef.
• Conducts pre-service with kitchen and front of the house staff.
• Inspects the quality of all foods. Ensures that the prepared dish is of the highest quality.
• Communicates with Catering department to assist with coordination of menu and service.
• Oversees all cooking aspects: a) Inspects method of food preparation and cooking b) Inspects size and portions c) Inspects garnishment of foods d) Develops special dishes and creates recipes with costing e) Instructs cooks in the fine points of cooking f) Tests foods cooked.
• Assists in creating work schedules for staff. Responsible for ensuring the kitchens are staffed properly.
• Maintains a clean, neat, sanitized and organized kitchen.
• Supervises dishwashers (utility) to ensure the proper cleaning, storage and handling of china, glassware and silverware.
• Inspects sanitary conditions to ensure maintenance of company standards and conformance with the health code.
• Assists with monthly inventory.
• Strives to balance and control food and labor costs as budgeted. Stays within budget.
• Conducts training sessions.
• Ensures all food safety compliance, including temp logs, reheat logs, cooling logs.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Certifications:

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must have the following certifications: ServSafe Managers Food Safety Certification, Honolulu County Managers Liquor Commission Card (blue card), and TB Medical Clearance.

Education and/or Experience:

Two-year certification from college or technical school; or three to five-years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of both education and experience. Culinary institute graduate preferred.

Language Skills:

Ability to read a limited number of two-and-three syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to calculate basic figures and amounts such as cooking measurements, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple on or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40lbs and frequently lift and/or move up to 75lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Work setting:

• Casual dining restaurant
• Fine dining restaurant

Experience:

• Culinary Experience: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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