** Sous Chef**

**Job Category****:** Chef Manager **Requisition Number****:** SOUSC02514 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

**Thomas Cuisine is seeking a talented Sous Chef for a healthcare setting!**

Your culinary career starts in the kitchens at Thomas Cuisine Management. Youll learn from, and work alongside some of the hospitality industrys most talented Executive and Sous chefs. Every day on the job is a specialized training program that helps you excel, and become a leader. Learn and grow, and take the opportunity to refine your skills through our in-house training programs.

Joining the Thomas Cuisine team is the next best step on your personal and professional journey. Your leaders will inspire you, and your team members will cheer you on, to live a fulfilling life, with a dependable schedule and regular hours. We do the right thing and support you with career development programs, goal setting, and mentorship from the minute youre hired.

***$68,000 DOE plus bonus potential and full benefits!***

*The heart and soul of every kitchen, Thomas Cuisine kitchen team members deliver on our promise to prepare scratch-made food, fresh each day. Day or night, youll be an integral part of a team working the line, in state-of-the-art kitchens inside hospitals, at upscale senior living communities, and in corporate dining facilities.*

***Growth opportunities:***

* *Enhance your food knowledge*

* *Boost your organizational skills*

* *Execute your job with confidence*

* *Energize your team*

**Responsibilities:**

* Directly supervises 1-20 employees in lower-level positions.

* Maintain strict confidence regarding company-related matters.

* Meets attendance guidelines & adheres to regulatory company & departmental policies & procedures.

* Maintain company uniform & dress codes.

* Follow directions from Chef /or FSD regarding other related duties.

* Maintain strict following of recipes for all food production & products.

* Must have proficient knife skills.

* Able to work all classifications, stations & kitchen departments; other areas may be required.

* Able to provide own tools.

* Monitor all stations & maintain strict use of recipes for all food production & products.

* Observation on all food stations to eliminate waste & to have the best & freshest products possible.

* Train all employees to menu specifications, sanitation & food handling.

* Produces daily production sheets & records leftovers

* Counts accurate inventory of all items in all food storage areas.

* Produces menu items by timeline requirements.

* Maintains all HACCP standard operating procedures.

* Accurately plan & create all requisitions for ordering.

* Receives & examines food products & supplies to ensure quality & quantity to meet established standards, specifications & ensures proper storage & organization from all suppliers.

* Able to identify & fabricate all meats, raw or cooked for service or functions, as well as other products, but not limited to vegetables, fruits, starches, etc.

* Produces menu items by timeline requirements.

* Performs all knife skills & cooking methods on proteins, vegetables, starches & other ingredients according to recipe within the prescribed time frame to complete all service times for caf or functions contracts in an **accurate & rapid manner**.

* Maintain all prepared items are labeled with the following information; item inside the container, date item is prepped, use by date & initials of the person who prepped the item.

* Supervises/trains lower-level staff engaged in preparing, cooking, serving meats, carving, sauces, vegetables, soups, mise en place, technical skills, & other food products.

* Other duties as directed

**Qualifications:**

* Minimum of three (3) years of progressive culinary/kitchen management experience preferred

* Expert knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation

* Fine dining restaurant, hotel, or country club culinary experience is highly desirable

* Experience with high-touch customer service environments

* Creativity and plate presentation skills a must

* High volume, complex foodservice operations experience highly desirable

* Must be experienced with computers: to include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Outlook, E-mail, and the Internet

* ServSafe certification required

* Must be able to successfully complete criminal background checks (State and Federal) and drug screenings

* Must be willing to participate in-patient/resident satisfaction programs/activities

**Thomas Cuisine [www.thomascuisine.com] is on the grow. Our passionate, hardworking team delivers a fresh take on foodservice every day.**

* Were the 15th largest contract dining management company in the country [Food Management Magazine].

* We are ranked among the top places to work [The Denver Post].

* Weve been honored for our outstanding response to COVID [Senior Living Residents Council].

* Weve been recognized with a Dining Distinction Award [Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals].

**Team Members Say**

so much growth, the opportunities are endless!

Thomas Cuisine set me up for success.

if you have a love affair with cooking, this is the place for you.

**REAL Food | Genuine Service | Enduring Relationships**

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