Job Details
** Sous Chef - Banquets**
Date: Oct 23, 2021 Property: RPH (0023) Location: Newport Coast, CA, 92782
Division: Resort at Pelican Hill (RPH) Req ID: 38518 ****Position Summary:****
Train and manage kitchen staff; ensure consistent quality of food products and presentation; ensure proper equipment operation/maintenance; and ensure proper safety and sanitation in kitchen. Supervise assigned staff according to company standards. May be required to cook or supervise production of variety of cuisine.
****Job Duties:****
* Verify that all scheduled staff is present and signed-in.
* Requisition all food items needed daily from the food storeroom in concert with all cooks.
* Supervise all employees during the set-up, service and breakdown for each meal period.
* Verify the taste and presentation of food produced prior to meal periods.
* Follow all control and key procedures.
* Communicate and delegate the production schedule for the day, collating quantities to be produced from the forecast and for the next day's mise en place.
* Expedite orders on the line and ensure quality.
* Inspect and supervise the sanitation and maintenance of equipment.
* Ensure that proper work orders are made to repair kitchen equipment.
* Control labor and food costs.
* Ensure training is occurring on an ongoing basis with all employees.
* Maintain discipline and motivation for employees.
* Perform daily storeroom inspections of all walk-in refrigerators to ensure that proper rotation of food is done.
* Assist the storeroom Receiving Clerk in reviewing the quality of goods received.
* Review the refrigeration areas of the kitchen and store rooms to ensure the proper usage of merchandise.
* Assume responsibility for the quality of food prepared in each kitchen.
* Inform and keep the Executive Chef up-to-date on problems and irregularities and recommends courses of action.
* Monitor and control the labor utilized to produce a quality product while adhering to labor standards.
* Monitor and control the food cost by creative menu planning, keeping waste to a minimum and maintain low pars.
* Assist in the development of a safe and clean working environment.
* Ensure kitchen employees are storing foods properly.
* Assume full responsibility in the absence of the Executive Chef and/or Executive Sous Chef.
* Participate in the scheduling and performance evaluation of kitchen employees.
* Respond properly in any hotel emergency or safety situation.
* Perform other tasks or projects as assigned by hotel management and staff.
* Maintain full knowledge of Hotel Standards.
* Be certified in Food Service Sanitation.
* Maintain the ability to execute Alternative Cuisine.
****Minimum Qualifications / Other Expectations:****
* Requires two year Associate college degree in Culinary Arts.
* Requires 5 years of experience in a high-volume, multi-kitchen capacity.
* Must possess a high level of creativity and high quality standards.
* Requires previous managerial experience; strong leader, communicator and trainer.
* Sushi making experience.
(a part of Irvine Companys ) is one of the worlds finest Five-Star, Five-Diamond destinations offering unparalleled service and luxury.
Perched upon 504 acres of unrivaled coastal beauty, The Resort at Pelican Hill is a world unto itself with seven exceptional dining options, 36 holes of world-class golf and the #1 Spa in California.
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