Sous Chef - Johnson C. Smith (Perkins Management)

Perkins Management Services is  excited to welcome its newest client, Johnson C. Smith College.  We are looking for hard working, energetic people to join our team.  At PMSC you’ll enjoy an improved quality of life that’s unique in the hospitality industry. We are currently looking for experienced Sous Chef to join our team.

The SOUS CHEF assists the Executive Chef with oversight of food preparation, management of the line staff and utility workers, inventory and purchasing, menu creation and pricing, food and labor budgeting, staff scheduling and kitchen safety and cleanliness maintenance.

•  Maintain food production systems and procedures for the ordering, receiving, storing, preparing, and serving of food related products.
• Supervise/coordinate all culinary activities.
• Ensure that requirements for appropriate sanitation and food safety levels in respective areas are met.
• Be accountable for a safe culture that creates a work environment where no one gets hurt.
• Estimate food consumption.
• Ensure proper equipment operation/maintenance.
• Conduct  inventory.
• Coordinate and supervise unit personnel regarding production, merchandising, quality and cost control, and labor management.
• Recruit, hire, develop, and retain back of the house staff.
• Drive customer service and employee engagement through effective use of customer and employee engagement surveys.
• Look for opportunities to implement new products and services which support sales growth and client retention.
• Identify vertical sales growth opportunities and communicates with appropriate subject matter experts.

Special qualifications: The ability to manage in a diverse environment with focus on client and customer services is essential to success in this role.

Experience: Previous experience with control food and labor cost, demonstration cooking, menu development, and pricing and development of culinary team preferred. Premise and liability accountability and contract-managed service experience is desirable.

Education: The ideal candidates will possess a bachelor's degree or related culinary degree with 2-3 years of experience;

Core competencies: Leadership, Management

PMSC is an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION employer. Candidates are considered for employment with PMSC without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, political beliefs, military status, marital status, veteran status or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

COVID PROTOCOL

In an effort to keep employees safe from Covid-19, Perkins Management strong suggests that all employees are fully vaccinated and boosted