Overview

 The role of the Sous Chef is to constructively represent Hillsdale College in food and beverage preparation functions at the Rockwell Lake Lodge. Every person who works at The Rockwell Lake Lodge helps create the “Hillsdale Experience” for guests. We work as a team and each person holds a specific piece of the whole. Hospitality and total customer service are at the core of the experience. Specifically, the role of Sous Chef is responsible for, but not limited to:

Responsibilities

Food and Beverage Functions: Efficiently assist the Chef in preparing all food and beverage duties. Examples include everything from ingredient preparation to full meal preparation. Assist with planning, purchasing, prepping for all meals, and providing fine dining quality food and beverage offerings. Prepare chef quality breakfasts and chef quality dinners several days each week.

Menu Production: Assist Chef in developing and maintaining menu(s) for catering and restaurant needs of the Rockwell Lake Lodge. Manage Lodge garden and build relationships with local vendors.

Fine Dining Service: Willing to assist with all areas of fine dining, including, but not limited to, setting tables, waiting on tables, bartending and serving drinks, clearing tables, and cleaning dishes. Will help serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner as needed.

Training: Assist in training all Rockwell Lake Lodge wait staff to serve all food and beverages.

Compliance: Be knowledgeable of all Health Department restrictions and requirements. Follow standard operating procedures for food establishments according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture. Maintain a clean and safe environment. Learn preventative maintenance on kitchen equipment and conduct a health inspection with state inspector on kitchen. 

Communication: Communicate as needed with the Operations and Hospitality Manager and Chef regarding kitchen operations, problems, conflicts and/or difficult issues.

Hospitality: Greet and assist all guests in a pleasant and professional manner. Receive and appropriately direct all incoming calls as needed. Handle all aspects of guest reservations with standard operating procedures and in coordination with the Dow Hotel and Conference Center (check-ins, check-outs, payments, etc.) to assure protocol is followed.

Set-ups: Ensure that dining and conference areas are clean and set to customer expectations, that they are maintained to customer expectation while in use, and are cleaned and returned to normal use at the conclusion of the event.

Other Job Functions:

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Vacation approval may be limited during peak activity periods.

Personal Characteristics:

The Hillsdale College Rockwell Lake Lodge Staff interacts with guests, clients, College staff and students. A neat and clean appearance and a pleasant relationship that is supportive of the College mission are essential. This relationship needs to be supportive and professional while maintaining confidentiality. All job responsibilities are multi-tasked, interconnected, and require synergy between the two managers.

Code of Commitment:

Be a good representative of Hillsdale College to promote the liberal arts, the College’s originalArticles of Association and operating principles stated in the Staff Code of Commitment. TheMission Statement should be considered in all aspects of the position.

Education and Experience:

This position requires a high school diploma and/or post high school education. Culinary education is highly desirable.