Junior Banquet Sous Chef

Description

As a Junior Banquet Sous Chef, you would be responsible to support the planning, organizing, controlling and directing the work of employees in the Banquet Kitchen Department. Overseeing the food preparation of all banquet and catering event while ensuring superior quality and consistency at all times.

1. Review banquet event orders (BEO) on a daily basis and make note of any changes.

2. Brief the banquet kitchen staff daily about the upcoming and current functions.

3. Able to coordinate banquet production and plating with the Executive Chef, Executive Sous Chef and Banquet Director/Captains.

4. Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to provide clear direction to staff.

5. Take physical inventory of specified food items for daily inventory.

6. Assist the hotel's sales & catering or banqueting staffs with banquets, parties and other special events.

7. Assist in determining the minimum and maximum stocks of all food, cooking supplies and equipment.

8. Maintain inventory control procedures and ensure that the banquet kitchen is prepared for the following day's work.

9. Responsible for managing all day-to-day operations of banquet kitchen.

10. Responsible to conduct frequent walkthroughs of each kitchen area and direct respective personnel to correct any deficiencies.

11. Responsible to maintain all equipment in a proper operational condition and report any deficiencies.

12. Responsible to oversee the regular cleaning of all equipment.

13. Ensure that each banquet kitchen work area is stocked with specified tools, supplies and equipment to meet the hotels operating and business demand.

14. Ensure that recipe cards, production schedules, plating guides, photographs are current and posted.

Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Availability to work any day and time
• Multi outlet experience
• Hotel experience a plus
• Bilingual a plus
• Must have a comprehensive knowledge of all hotel departments and functions.
• Must have a comprehensive knowledge of applicable Federal, state, and local health, safety, and legal regulations.
• Must have exceptional mathematical and computer skills.
• High school education and relevant training and experience required. Additional education preferred.
• Ability to timely obtain any required licenses or certificates.
• CPR training required; first aid training preferred.
• Additional language ability preferred.