NexDine
Location
Overland Park, KS | United States
Job description
Are you passionate about creating amazing experiences in the hospitality industry? Look no further than NEXDINE Hospitality! As a dynamic and innovative company, we take pride in delivering trusted dining, hospitality and facility management services to a diverse range of clients nationwide, including businesses, independent schools, higher education institutions, senior living communities, and hospitals. At NEXDINE, we believe in the power of authentic and transparent experiences, and we are dedicated to providing the best for our clients and their guests. Join our family of brands and be a part of a team that values responsiveness, creativity, and excellence. If you are driven by the desire to make a difference in the world of hospitality, explore the exciting opportunities that the NEXDINE Experience has to offer.
Want to hear more about our Guiding Principles and what drives us? Apply below!
Job Details
Position: Full-TimeSous Chef
Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Hours: Full-time Position
Pay Rate: $55,000 Per Year
Benefits: YES!
We provide our full-time team members a generous compensation and benefits package, training, opportunity, and support. We provide resources, rewards, and incentives to our valued employees.
The Kitchen Supervisor / Sous Chef reports to the Executive Chef/Chef Manager. The Kitchen Supervisor / Sous Chef is responsible for developing and executing culinary results to exceed customer expectations within a Senior Living Community. Oversight and supervision of culinary staff, all service, production, and presentation standards. The Kitchen Supervisor / Sous Chef will apply culinary techniques to food preparation and manages the final presentation and service of food.
Essential Functions
• May assist with menu writing and cycle of cost control utilizing appropriate recipes and costing measures.
• Responsible for the quality of all food products and ensure that standards are met, to include preparation of all foods and final presentation.
• Support culinary team with all aspects of food production, execution and presentation.
• May assist with oversight of all aspects of catering operations.
• Assist in maintaining vendor relationships.
• Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques or equipment to staff.
• Communicate with supervisor regarding equipment purchases or repairs.
• Assist Executive Chef and Chef Manager with purchasing of all food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation ensuring quality control practices are in place for receiving all products.
• May assist in determining production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
• Ensure company standards for safety, proper food handling practices, sanitation, uniform guidelines, and productivity are maintained.
• Compile and record production or operational data on specified forms.
• May assist in budgetary process.
• May assist with analyzing recipes to assign prices to menu items, based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
• Assist with inventory.
• Assist with review process for culinary staff.
• Instruct, train and supervise cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
• Provide excellent customer service to include being attentive, approachable, greeting and thanking customers.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position supervises, in conjunction with his/her direct supervisor, employees of the unit. Work
Environment:
This job operates in a kitchen environment whereby employees may be exposed to and/or required to operate equipment, including but not limited to, an oven, stove, dishwasher, slicer, coffee machine, steamer, mixer and chef’s knives. The employee is frequently exposed to heat, steam, fire and noise. This job will also include operating in an office environment. This role may use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, televisions, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee may be required to sit, reach, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, and push, pull & lift items weighing 40 pounds or less. Employee may be required to stand for long periods of time. The position requires manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills; and the ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures.
Required Education and Experience
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1 – 3 years’ experience in similar role
Preferred Education and Experience
• Culinary school certificate or degree
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Prior Senior Living culinary experience a plus
Required Eligibility Qualifications
• ServSafe Certification
Who We Are:
We're NEXDINE, a fast-growing specialty dining service provider, we're the "Fresh Idea People". We offer excellent working conditions, empower creativity, cool technology and of course, great food.
We hire and keep great people! We work as a team and everyone contributes to the success of our business. We want our employees to get excited about making great food while keeping our customers satisfied and coming back for more! We want you to continue to learn new things and also teach others what you know so you too can grow! We empower our people to make the choices that ensure every NEXDINE customer is satisfied with our services. We all work hard, love what we do and have fun too!
NEXDINE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law. NEXDINE participates in E-Verify.
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Salary
$22 - $25 per hour
