Jr. Sous Chef Job Description
We are seeking a talented Jr. Sous Chef to join our team in Houston, TX. The ideal candidate will have experience working as a junior sous chef in a fast-paced kitchen environment, with a strong background in French cuisine. The Jr. Sous Chef will be responsible for assisting the head chef in all aspects of kitchen operations, including food preparation, plating, and ensuring that all dishes meet our high standards of quality and presentation. The successful candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work well under pressure. If you are passionate about food and eager to further develop your culinary skills, we would love to hear from you!
Position Responsibilities:
- Season and cook food according to recipes and experience.
- Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, taking temperatures.
- Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to patrons.
- Regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
- Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
- Supervise employees during shift and in opening/closing duties.
- Substitute for or assist other cooks during emergencies or rush periods.
- Assist with Inventory completion and help control cost procedures.
- Must follow all safety rules and actively prevent accidents.
- Commitment to the service values and ethics of the client company.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Must be able to correctly and safely use standards kitchen equipment.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for service, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs for food preparation.
- Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations
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