Royal Oaks Country Club is Hiring an Executive Sous Chef Near Houston, TX
Job Type
Full-time Description Reports To: Executive Chef Supervises: AM and PM line cooks, stewards, and dishwashers Job Summary: Serve as "second-in-command" of the kitchen: assist the Executive Chef in supervising food production for all food outlets, banquet events and other functions at the club. Supervise food production personnel, assist with food production tasks as needed and assure that quality and cost standards are consistently attained. Interaction: Occasional Interaction: with members, guests and other Club managers. Working Conditions:
Kitchen Setting
Occasional exposure to hot, cold and freezing temperatures
Special Requirements:
Ability to keep information confidential
Must possess an outgoing personality
Must possess honesty and integrity
Must be courteous and tactful at all times
Must treat others with kindness and respect
Ability to effectively communicate in a professional manner to employees and Managers.
Good supervisory skills
Ability to appear for work on time
Ability to interact well with co workers
Ability to understand and follow posted rules and procedures
Ability to follow directions from a supervisor
Requirements Essential Functions:
Prepares or directly Supervises: kitchen staff responsible for the daily preparation of soups, sauces and "specials" to ensure that methods of cooking, garnishing and portion sizes are as prescribed by standardized recipes
Assists the Executive Chef with monthly inventories, pricing, cost controls, requisitioning and issuing for food production
Assumes complete charge of the kitchen in the absence of the Executive Chef
Assists Executive Chef with supervision and training of employees, sanitation and safety, menu planning and related production activities
Consistently maintains standards of quality, cost, eye appeal and flavor of foods
Ensures proper staffing for maximum productivity and high standards of quality; controls food and payroll costs to achieve maximum profitability
Makes recommendations for maintenance, repair and upkeep of the kitchen and its equipment by distributing and overseeing the weekly sanitation and maintenance reports, and then collecting and putting in the form of a summary, to be passed out to all necessary managers.
Prepares reports and schedules, costs menus, and performs other administrative duties as assigned by the Executive Chef
Personally, works in any station as assigned by the Executive Chef
Helps plan energy conservation procedures in the kitchen
Assists in the development of training and the provision of professional development opportunities for all kitchen staff.
Prepares weekly schedules for the kitchen staff
Assists in maintaining security of kitchen including equipment food and supply inventories
Assists in food procurement, delivery, storage and issuing of food items
Supervises, trains and evaluates kitchen personnel
Coordinates buffet presentations and help with set up, elevations, decorations and greenery
Checks in place before service time and inspects presentation of food items to ensure that quality standards are met
Reports all member/guest complaints to the Chef and assists in resolving complaints
Submits ideas for future goals, operational improvements to Executive Chef
Reviews payroll and completes overtime forms each week.
Maintains all banquet function sheets, updates change and relay changes to all stations.
Monitor the production of all stocks and soups
Daily review of department timecards and make necessary adjustments for absences, missed punches etc. according to club policies and procedures.
Enter updated weekly schedules on Fridays for upcoming week.
Monitors kitchen employees' timecards to ensure compliance with posted schedules
Review timecards the end of each week and approve by the following Tuesday morning for payroll purposes.
Perform all work-related duties as assigned by supervisor or General Manager
Physical Functions: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb stairs, balance stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and/or sit up to eight hours per day.
Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools and/or controls.
Reach with hands and arms.
Hearing and talking sufficient to communicate with members, guests, vendors, and co-workers.
Specific vision abilities include close vision, vision sufficient to read, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.