Sous Chef
Company: The Quoin
Location: Wilmington
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Join the experience as we are seeking an experienced Sous Chef.
The restaurant design have been melded with design features and
fixtures from local makers that reflect the building's original
era, features a dining room adorned with warm wood accents, plush
upholstered banquets, an illuminating ceiling design, and features
an open kitchen showcasing a wood-fired oven & grill focusing on
Italian-influenced, wood-fired cuisine that emphasizes the
smokiness and char of the wood burning oven & grill. Serving a
casual, yet sophisticated & seasonally driven menu, The Quoin is
helmed by esteemed chef Jim Burke.
The Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef in all operational
aspects of the business. You will be second in command to the
Chefs, being responsible for carrying out the Executive Chef's
requests and orders, on all day to day operations of the
restaurant, production, staff, and brand quality.
Duties and Responsibilities
-Executing and carrying the Executive Chef's requests and orders
without questioning.
-Ability to execute all positions on the line and help line staff
when they get behind.
-Execute and oversee the production of all menu items.
-Complete understanding of work safety and emergency
procedures.
-Expedite orders correctly and efficiently to ensure smooth kitchen
flow.
-Fully understand the importance of and have the ability to utilize
standard recipe cards and plating guides.
-Ensuring all reach-ins and walk-ins are locked.
-Perform line checks to include temperature checks of all
refrigeration, rotation and dating of all foods, proper
prep(taste), freshness and specials completed for the nights
service.
-Assisting with creation and execution of daily specials.
-Implement closing duties for the runners, stewards, line/pantry
cooks and ensure all duties are being completed.
-Ensure all foods are up to our quality and standards, all specials
are current with the seasons and trends.
-Possess good math and English skills for calculating,
communicating, writing requisitions/ completing food inventories
and for retrieving information as needed.
-Work closely with staff to ensure that their respective jobs are
being executed as per company guidelines.
-Ensure A+ standards for kitchen cleanliness and follow all Health
Department Guidelines to ensure proper food handling from the
beginning to the end when the food is leaving the kitchen.
-Attend all weekly management meetings and corporate meetings that
are scheduled. Hold monthly mandatory kitchen meetings and address
all issues that arise.
-Assisting the chefs and coordinating with the purchaser with
ordering on a daily basis.
-Assisting the chefs with the scheduling on a weekly basis.
-Prevent breakage by monitoring kitchen crew.
-Inspire and motivate kitchen staff.
Fiscal Responsibility
-Assisting and monitoring daily labor and food cost reporting
sheets to ensure costs are trending within budgeted parameters.
-Assisting reviewing monthly profit and loss statement and acts on
all variances.
-Helps ensure all overtime is authorized
Qualifications
-Minimum 4 years professional hospitality leadership experience in
a similar environment
-Fully understand the purpose of and have the ability to produce
all Mother Sauces, all stocks and have the ability to utilize them
to make any other needed sauce.
-Competent in fabricating all meat, fish and poultry.
-Understand the differences and uses of all herbs and types of
seasonings.
-Knowledge and the ability to produce various ethnicity of
foods
-Excellent product identification knowledge in produce, meats,
fish, herbs, grains and equipment.
-Understand, and have the ability to train, on all basic cooking
methods: braising, poaching, roasting, steaming, saut--, grilling,
blanching.
-Excellent knife skills, ability to cut all vegetables and fruits
in all utilized cuts and have the ability to train and monitor
others..
-Management certified according to state health department
criteria
Benefits
-Free Employer Paid Basic Healthy Lifestyle Benefits Plans
-Full comprehensive affordable medical benefits including Health,
Vision, Dental, Life and much more!
-Discounted Dining
-401 (K) Retirement Savings
-Paid Vacation, Holiday, Personal, and Sick days
Method owns and operates high quality restaurants and hospitality
projects in several markets around the country. These complex
projects offer Method-owned boutique hotels, caf--s and restaurants
and state-of-the-art amenities. Method operates with hospitality in
mind and customer satisfaction as our goal utilizing a hands-on,
detail-oriented philosophy. Method's projects have been featured in
national, regional, trade and local press including The New York
Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Philadelphia Inquirer,
Conde Nast Traveler, Bon Appetite, dwell, Monacle, USA Today and
more.
Keywords: The Quoin, Wilmington , Sous Chef, Hospitality & Tourism , Wilmington, Delaware
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