What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sous Chef position at Westin Nashville?
OVERVIEW:
As a Sous Chef, you will work side-by-side with other Culinary leaders to oversee the day-to-day operation in our kitchens. You will be responsible for ensuring that all hotel standards of preparation, quality, consistency and presentation of food are consistently met. Your experience in the kitchen, especially in supervising roles, will allow you to easily assist with management duties such as training and supervising Line Cooks, monitoring and maintaining inventory, creating and/or approving daily food and supply requisitions and ensuring that all sanitation and safety policies and procedures are being followed. Your knack for excellent service and your strong communication skills will help you maintain the highest level of both employee and guest relations while providing an excellent experience every time.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Operate the kitchen in a profitable manner as outlined in the annual budget.
- Monitor production and quality levels of all food products.
- Train, develop and maintain employee skills and relations.
- Write description of the shift in the log book.
- Oversee incoming food product to ensure proper quality.
- Inspect all refrigeration and dry storage for proper handling and rotation.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships; support team to reach common goals; listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of employees.
- Comply with quality assurance standards.
- Follow company and department policies and procedures; report accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to manager; ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional; wear nametag; maintain confidentiality of proprietary information; protect company assets.
- Follow property specific procedures for handling emergency situations (e.g., evacuations, medical emergencies, natural disasters).
- Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time.
- Have access to reliable transportation and follow attendance policy
ADDITIONAL POSITION DUTIES:
- Respond to any reasonable task assigned by Executive Chef or Executive Sous Chef.
- Assist in other areas of the kitchen as needed.
- Notify Loss Prevention/Security of any reports of theft.
- All other duties as assigned.
OTHER:
Regular attendance in conformance with the standards, which may be established from time to time, is essential to the successful performance of this position. Employees with irregular attendance will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
Due to the cyclical nature of the hospitality industry, employees may be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the hotel. In addition, attendance at all scheduled mandatory training sessions and meetings is required.
Upon employment, all employees are required to fully comply with Castlerock policies and procedures for the safe and effective operation of the hotel’s facilities. Employees who violate company rules and regulations will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
DISCLAIMER:
The above job description is not an exhaustive list of all of the duties and responsibilities of the position, nor should it be construed as a contract. As with all positions at Castlerock, employment is “at will” or voluntary on both the part of the employee or employer. That’s means employment can be terminated by either party with or without notice and/or with or without cause.