Sous Chef

Williamsburg, Virginia Overview Works under the supervision of the Executive Chef/Director. The sous chef, in conjunction with the Executive Chef, is responsible for the oversight of the culinary team and controls a wide range of Food Service activities to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Food & Nutrition Services department and delivering a safe and exceptional dining experience to the patients/residents and guests. Able to lead and engage a diverse team, providing the necessary training required for them to execute specific position requirements while assisting them to work toward their full potential. What you will do Assists Executive Chef/Director with coordination all food production and sanitation team. Engages and assists in the on-boarding initiative by seeking out opportunities to engage new employees Assumes oversight of food production and sanitation teams to ensure timely, efficient, and quality service to the facilities patient/resident, guest, and team members. Ensures efficiency in kitchen operations by holding team accountable for following established workflow processes/scheduled hours/assignments. Works with team to prioritize workload prep lists to consistently serve food in a timely manner. Communicates pro-actively when assistance is needed. Demonstrates commitment to customer service by empowering the team to reach meal/production accuracy and service excellence. Assists in monitoring departmental productivity to meet the needs of the department (i.e. schedule/flexing of staff, meal counts, OT, vacations). Responsible for providing culinary excellence, ensuring optimum food quality/presentation (from pre-preparation to plate presentation) with all patient/resident, guest, and team meal service and catering events. In collaboration with System and Department Food & Nutrition Service management team, develops, tests and standardizes menus that meet nutritional requirements and provides patients/residents, guests and team an exceptional dining experience. Ensures compliance with all regulatory and food sanitation and safety regulations as well as compliance with all and Riverside Health System and Food & Nutrition Service policies and procedures. Demonstrates the ability to provide a safe, efficient and supportive environment for patients/residents and team members. Identifies and acts to resolve variances or suspected noncompliance to management. Demonstrates the ability to assist in maintaining food cost and the accuracy of inventory levels in direct correlation to the need for food and supplies including that required for special functions. Responsible for monitoring/reporting all foods/supplies used to assist with accurate billing to other departments. Demonstrates respect, concern and empathy for the diverse needs of patients/families served within the community. Senior Living – meets regularly with residents to discuss concerns, dietary needs, and preferences and in conjunction with the Activities Department plans special events. Develops and maintains working relationships with the healthcare team toward the goal of meeting and exceeding the resident experience. Qualifications Education Associates Degree, Culinary Arts (Required) Experience 2 years Food service management (Required) 5-6 years Commercial food production management experience in high volume kitchen (can be considered in lieu of an Associate’s Degree) (Preferred) Licenses and Certifications Food Protection Manager - VA State - ANSI approved Food Protection Manager Certification - VA State within 180 Days(Required) Allergen Awareness Certification - VA State - ANSI-approved Allergen Awareness certificate program within 180 Days(Required) To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers. If loving your work is important to you, consider a career at Riverside. By joining our team, you can make a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to care for others as we would care for those we love. We extend that sense of caring to every patient, resident and customer, as well as to each member of our team. We offer care at all stages of life, in hundreds of locations, giving you room to grow your career, along with great benefits and perks.