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Sous Chef

SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT
Norden, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/8/2026

The Sous Chef is directly in charge of production, the minute by minute supervision of kitchen staff, and preparing of all food in any of our restaurants. The Sous Chef ensures all products are prepared to specification in sanitary, professional conditions at all times. The Sous Chef assists the Chef with all aspects of the kitchen and assures smooth operations on a daily basis.

 

Why Sugar Bowl?

Sugar Bowl Resort has been proudly independent for over 80 years and is one of the oldest ski resorts in California. Situated atop beautiful Donner Summit, Sugar Bowl has a storied past with ties to Austrian ski culture, Hollywood and Walt Disney. This special community helped bring skiing to “sunny California” since December 1939. Since then, it continues to attract adventurous winter sports enthusiasts a like.

 

Who you are

  • Excellent knowledge of food and the passionate ability to prepare it professionally.
  • ServSafe certified in proper food handling techniques.
  • 3 years or more Sous Chef or comparable experience.
  • Ability to train kitchen employees in the proper use and cleaning techniques of all equipment and maintains a clean and sanitary facility at all times.
  • Understanding of costs and ability to prepare food accordingly.
  • Positive “can do” attitude and team spirit.
  • Is the role model for grooming and professionalism.

 

What you will do

  • Responsible for all food production.
  • Responsible for excellent quality of food.
  • Report all failures, deterioration or safety issues of equipment to the Chef or Kitchen Manager.
  • Responsible for assisting the Chef with all food and labor costs.
  • Assists in training and developing all kitchen staff.
  • experienced chef
  • Maintains positive and professional communication with front and back of house staff.
  • Helps supervise culinary staff quality of product, hours and efficiency.
  • Maintains a clean and sanitary kitchen.
  • Has ability to train all staff on equipment.
  • Adheres to proper storage and rotation of incoming food supplies, maintains the cleanliness and orderliness of the walk-ins, freezers, and dry storage areas
  • Adheres to all grooming and uniform guidelines, sets the standard for grooming at all times.
  • Enforces recycling and composting in the venue.
  • Shovels snow or washes dishes if necessary.
  • Owns complete and proper kitchen close after each and every shift.

 

Winter Benefits

  • Employer sponsored 401k plan after 1000hrs (and 1-yr)  
  • Excellent professional and training development
  • Free ski and tubing passes for employees
  • Free ski passes for dependents  
  • 50% off food at our cafeterias
  • Free group ski and snowboard lessons for employees  
  • Employee discounted lift tickets for family and friends  
  • Lift ticket discounts at tons of resorts including 24 destinations thanks to the Mountain Collective  
  • Hotel discounts 
  • Employee ski reciprocal programs  

  

Sugar Bowl Resort believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants because of race, color, hair, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender orientation, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination. 

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