What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sous Chef position at KW Property Management?
The sous chef is responsible for culinary activities for the restaurants. At the direction of the Executive Chef this position will assist with oversight of the kitchen, train personnel, plan menus, oversee product purchasing and help manage the culinary budget.
Duties and Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Make periodic and regular inspections of units to observe quality of food preparation and service; food appearance; and cleanliness and sanitation of production and service areas, equipment and employee appearance.
- Assist with training activities for kitchen and other production and service employees, including the identification and analysis of training needs and the design and implementation of programs to address these deficiencies.
- Develop recipes and portion specifications in accordance with consumer tastes, nutritional needs, product specifications, ease of preparation and established procedures and budgetary constraints; participate in other menu planning activities to include the determination of purchasing specifications, product and recipe testing and menu development.
- Assist operation managers as requested in areas such as plate presentation, special function menu planning and the design of new service areas.
- Prepare operational reports and analyses setting forth progress and adverse trends and make appropriate recommendations.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Competencies;
- Strategic Thinking.
- Business Acumen.
- Thoroughness.
- Leadership.
- Communication Proficiency.
- Presentation Skills
Supervisor
Supervisory Responsibility; This position manages all line level employees of the department.
Work Environment
The work environment can be loud and busy. There are many kitchen hazards such as hot surfaces and liquids, sharp knives, and slippery floors.
Physical Demands
The employee is required to stand for long periods as well as walk, bend and stoop. The position requires working taste buds, ability to smell, feel with fingers and visually inspect, including close and distance vision. The position requires ability to use arms, hands and manipulate fingers to reach, stir, measure, pour, cut, chop, dice, decorate, etc.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
Exempt. This position regularly requires long hours and weekend work.
Travel
No travel is expected for this position.
Required Education and Experience
- Four years of progressive experience in high-volume food production or catering, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.