EXECUTIVE SOUS CHEF
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Executive Sous Chef - Saratoga Springs, NY

An industry leading hospitality food service group, Unidine is driven by its exceptional people sharing their passion, creativity and talent to craft memorable guest experiences. Unidine's commitment to scratch cooking, innovative programs, venue concepts and services continues to push boundaries and modernize dining programs for hundreds of clients around the nation. Our restaurants, bars, cafeterias and bistros offer a place for guests to enjoy something extraordinary. That is why we believe that using the freshest ingredients makes for the best dishes, staying ahead of industry trends pushes us to be innovative, and giving team members the right tools and resources helps them to perform their best. Come and join our award-winning team!

Job Summary

This individual will be responsible for supporting the Executive Chef in overseeing kitchen operations while maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment for the staff. You will prepare or direct the preparation of meals in accordance with corporate programs and guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists Executive Chef to assure compliance with all sanitation, safety, production, and merchandising requirements.
• Motivates, trains, develops and directs the back of house employees to accomplish the objectives of the operation to the satisfaction of the customers, clients, and sectors.
• Ensures that high quality food items are creatively prepared and presented in a cost effective manner.
• Assists in all phases of planning, ordering, inventory, and food preparation.
• Supports the management of cost controls and control expenditures for the account.
• Rolls out new culinary programs in conjunction with the marketing and culinary teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• B.S. Degree in Culinary Arts, Food Services Technology/Management/or related field; or A.O.S. Degree in Culinary Arts with additional specialized training.
• 3-5 years of relevant culinary experience.
• Mastery of a wide variety of kitchen positions and stations.
• Ability to think on their feet, as well as create, produce, and serve on the fly.
• Knowledge of food cost and how it pertains to a kitchen, product and quality identification.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and oral/written communication skills.
• Applied food service sanitation certification, SERVSAFE, and/or HACCP federal guideline certification.
• Demonstrated understanding of current culinary market/trends and creative food presentation preferred.

Associates at Unidine are offered many fantastic benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan, flexible time off, paid parental leave, holiday time off, personal leave, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, and more.

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all applicants and associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.