Catering Sous Chef

Job Title Catering Sous Chef Job Description

The Dining Services Department is seeking a full-time Catering Sous Chef. The primary purpose of this position is to direct all production activities of the catering department ensuring effective, efficient and financially sound processes.

Why work at Elizabethtown College? We've got great PERKS!

• FREE College tuition for employee, spouse and dependent(s) after six months of full-time employment

• PAID time off between Christmas-New Years

• FREE access to Bowers Center exercise equipment & pool

• Generous paid time off for vacation & sick leave

• Beautiful campus setting with walking paths, library, cafeteria, Starbucks kiosk, college bookstore, mail services, pool, exercise classes

• Excellent benefits (medical, dental, vision, retirement match & more!)

• FREE Employee held events throughout the year on campus

Job Duties

• In cooperation with the Catering Manager and the Executive Chef, assist in the development of catering menus, to include pricing and costing

• In cooperation with the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef, determine the need for and coordinate the scheduling of additional production staff

• Ensure the timely transport of products and/or equipment for catered events

• Monitor production of catered items in the bake shop, cold prep, and hot prep; assist in preparation as needed

• Ensure that all catering pick up items are ordered and staged in a timely manner for customer pickup

• Function as the principal production cook on all catered events

• Assist in coordinating with the purchasing department all requisitioning of necessary items to fill catering orders

• Perform weekly inventory of all catering items and report to purchasing department.

• Ensure leftovers from events / purchasing are utilized or transferred to marketplace to be utilized.

• Meet with Executive Sous Chef & Catering Manger on a weekly basis to review BEO's & production strategy

• Ensure that preparation and serving areas are clean and orderly and all food and equipment is properly stored following each catered event. Inspect catering equipment regularly for proper maintenance.

• In the absence of the Executive Chef, Executive Sous Chef or Senior Lead, supervise all production and support personnel and be responsible for all production operations and activities

• Responsible for overseeing all stations are properly set up, managing the par levels of all offerings. Utilizing leftover product to distribute throughout the Market Place and ensuring that all stations have what is needed for each meal period

• Responsible for proper signage for all offerings and double-checking allergens

• Serves as the PIC (Person in Charge) and facilitates the daily staffing needs when other chefs are not onsite

• Provides leadership and training for full time, part time and student staff in all areas

• Ensures that all production and food safety records are accurately kept and logged

• Move staff from different areas as needed to meet service needs and to handle staffing issues such as employee absences

• Assist in the production and support areas as necessary, which may require functioning in an active cooking or production capacity for all or part of a normal shift. This would include residential and retail aspects of the operation

• Assist in maintaining the Computrition computerized/written recipe file for all necessary special event items

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position directly supervises the Catering Cook and production personnel in the absence of the Executive Chef or Executive Sous Chef.

Required Qualifications

Associates degree in culinary arts is required; plus five to ten years of catering/fine dining experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

For full consideration, please include cover letter, resume and contact information for (3) professional references when applying.

Preferred Qualifications

Supervisory experience in a Dining Services setting preferred.

Physical Demands

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number AS630P Open Date 06/18/2024 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants About Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown College, located in southcentral Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a private coed institution offering more than 60 health, science, engineering, political science business, communications, fine art and music, humanities, and education degrees. Discover more at etown.edu.

EEO Statement

Elizabethtown College is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Diversity Statement

Elizabethtown College is committed to valuing and fostering the diversity reflected in our life together and in the world beyond our campus. We strive to ensure that the members of the community-students, faculty, staff, and administrators-are diverse in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, gender, gender identity and expression, age and national origin. We also seek to provide our community members, especially our students, with educational opportunities, programs, and services that are multicultural in content and expressive of a diverse life of experiences and worldviews that underrepresented groups bring to the learning environment.

Status

Hours Per Week 40 hours per week, 12 month position Work Schedule Varies based on business needs Salary per hour $22.00-$25.00/hr Annual Salary