Sous Chef
On-siteAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Job Summary
Sous Chef supports the Head Chef in food preparation, manages additional staff, maintains a clean kitchen and dining room, and ensures best practices with safety and sanitation. Maintains communication with management and customers, collaborates on seasonal menu concepts, assists in unloading, inspecting, and storage of ingredients, enforces sanitation and food safety standards per state/local regulations, and assists in planning and executing special events. The role requires teamwork, strong communication, and the ability to operate in a busy kitchen with exposure to heat, noise, and hazards, including standing for long periods and lifting up to 50 pounds.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Ability to follow sanitation procedures
- Understand food handling techniques, preparation, and cooking procedures
- Exhibit excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with a variety of personalities and under pressure
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of or the ability to learn food handling techniques, preparation, and cooking procedures
- Be familiar with the industry's best practices
- Have a valid food safety handler and sanitation certification in accordance with state and local regulations or obtain one within 30 days of employment
- Have experience with bulk food prep and production in a commercial kitchen setting
- Ability to pass a background check
- High school or vocational school coursework in kitchen basics such as food safety, preferred
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