Executive Sous Chef - Southern Hills Plantation Club

Southern Hills Plantation Club is excited to announce an exceptional career opportunity for anExecutive Sous Chef.

Southern Hills Plantation Club features a private 18-hole Pete Dye Signature Golf Course, Southern resort-style Golf Clubhouse, and a world-class Athletic Club and Spa.

$45k - $55k annual salary

This a full-time, salaried position with medical, dental and vision benefits, 401k with company match and paid time off.

Golfing privileges and great team environment!

Our Culture and Values provides Team Members with a rewarding lifestyle and work/life balance.

Job purpose

A Sous Chef is the second in command in any kitchen. The Sous Chef serves as the executive chef’s direct assistant. The Sous Chef works in conjunction with the Executive Chef to coordinate daily shift management to ensure client satisfaction and retention for the Company. The Sous Chef will implement business practices in order to uphold Company mission and values, contributing to account revenue and operating profit contribution through the implementation of services and creation of opportunities for growth. When the executive chef is off duty, the Sous Chef is in charge and oversees the preparation and service of food. When required to, the Sous Chef also fills in for and/or assists the line cooks to ensure that the kitchen runs smoothly.

Duties and responsibilities

• Maintains and develops client relationships and client satisfaction for food preparation at one station of a food service operation (ie. salads, soups)
• Accountable for the execution of service quality by maintaining highest level of delivery
• Promotes and supports workplace diversity initiatives
• Assists and supports the head/executive chef
• Assists Executive Chef with employee training and cross training
• Assists in the prep and execution of the Short Order Station, catering, hot food production, or cold food production
• Ensures quality of food, method of cooking, garnishing, recipe and understanding the safe storage of food
• Continue professional relationships with vendors
• Helps the executive chef select and train kitchen staff
• Assists with the planning of menus and meals
• Estimates food consumption in order to purchase the appropriate amount of ingredients for preparation and provides recipe standards for each meal
• Offers guidance to line cooks on the preparation, cooking and presentation of different foods in the restaurant
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local regulations as well as Hampton Golf policies and procedures (e.g. quality assurance, safety, operations, personnel)
• Assists the executive chef in the enforcement of health and safety standards in the kitchen
• Inspects and signs for orders received during shift to ensure product quality
• Ensures that kitchen, equipment and storage facilities are sanitary, neat and organized
• Probes potential problems and apprises manager of status on resolution of problems or issues, using appropriate resources when necessary
• Maintain, troubleshoot and report any problems with kitchen equipment
• Ensure proper storage of walk-in refrigerator, freezer and dry storage
• Leads by providing positive and constructive feedback to employees in order to reward, coach, correct and motivate
• Establishes a safe work environment for employees by providing safety-related training and equipment maintenance and by ensuring compliance with Hampton Golf safety and loss prevention programs and with standards
• Establishes operating standards, implements quality improvements and communicates them to employees
• Helps in ensuring customers are served efficiently and effectively
• Direct and coordinate the production of the dish room and line cooks as well as monitor buffet lines and salad bars for proper stock and rotation during their scheduled shifts.
• Establishes and assigns scheduling tasks.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Qualifications

Two years of Sous Chef experience, culinary degree preferred OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved