Sous Chef - Club Dining

The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club is currently seeking a highly skilled Sous Chef to join our team at our beautiful oceanfront property!

Be a part of the diverse team at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club Inc. Our landmark hotels and restaurants have become La Jolla institutions which are founded on family values and community mindedness. La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club Inc. offers excellent benefits and a great work environment for our employees.

What we offer:

• Free daily meal and salad bar
• Free parking
• Benefits including: Medical Dental Vision 401K (based on employment status)
• Paid vacation sick and holiday time
• Dining discounts for employees (and up to 6 guests) at the Marine Room The Shores Restaurant and our Club Dining!
• Property retail shop and hotel discounts
• $500 referral bonus for referring new employees to The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club

What we ask:

• Consistently provide professional attentive and genuinely friendly service
• Promote and follow LJBTC Incs Signature Service standards and requirements to ensure a lasting impression of exemplary service resulting in satisfied and loyal members and guests

Schedule: 12:00am 8:30pm Swing Shift

Rate: $24.00 $26.00

SUMMARY

Supervises and coordinates activities of Cooks and other workers engaged in preparing and cooking food products. Follows AAA 4 Diamond service standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assumes responsibility of kitchen in absence of Chef De Cuisine or Executive Chef (i.e. Staff performance food quality and sanitation etc).

• Trains works and oversees employees engaged in preparing portioning and garnishing foods to ensure that methods of cooking and garnishing and sizes of portions are as prescribed.

• Instructs kitchen staff in various cooking methods and techniques as needed.

• Maintains high level of food quality freshness and consistency at all times including presentation taste hot food hot and cold food cold. etc.

• Requisitions Supplies and places food orders (ie. vegetables meats poultry dairy etc. under the Chef de Cuisines guideline.

• Reviews daily pricing sheets and maintains knowledge of competitive pricing.

• Ensures that all employees stations are setup with complete mise en place for all menu and related special items ten minutes prior to service.

• Maintains a high level of communication with Executive Chef Chef de Cuisine Dining Room Manager Kitchen Staff and wait staff.

• Exceeds sanitation standards and assures cleanliness of overall kitchen by carrying out tasks and delegating duties as necessary.

• Monitors kitchen employees to assure that correct closing procedures and or opening procedures are followed.

• Distributes food to Servers for presentation to guests.

• Attends regularly scheduled kitchen meetings.

• Other duties may be assigned.
• Is well trained in all areas and stations of the kitchen.

OUTCOME

The proper performance and responsibility of the Sous Chef position in maintaining high food standard quality sanitation and employee morale will result in an increase of guest satisfaction and repeat customers. The Sous Chef plays a key role by representing the Chef de Cuisine in his absence.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises employees in the kitchen. Assists in direction coordination and evaluation of this unit. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. Assists in training employees; planning assigning and directing work; reporting any disciplinary issues; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Associates degree (A.A. or equivalent from twoyear college or technical school; or at least two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in English and respond to questions from managers staff and customers.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add subtract multiply and divide. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts proportions percentages and volume.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES LICENSES REGISTRATIONS

Must be able to obtain and maintain a current Food Handlers Card.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop kneel crouch or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles toxic or caustic chemicals extreme cold risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Employees are required to perform all tasks as safely as possible and to adhere to the applicable safety procedures.

The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club is committed to ensuring a safe work environment for all employees. In compliance with federal Right to Know requirements the company freely discloses this information so that all employees are informed about potential hazards in the work place. We encourage all employees to immediately report any known or potentially dangerous hazards to management.

INTERACTION

Employees in this position interact daily with Chef de Cuisine Executive Chef Dining Room Manager as well as kitchen coworkers and dining room staff. Occasionally employees interact with maintenance front desk and other designated internal customers. On occasion employees may interact with visitors guests vendors or other external customers.

SCHEDULING

This company operates seven days a week 24 hours a day. Shifts will generally be rotated unless you were hired for a specific shift as much as possible to be fair to everyone. At times it may be necessary to move you from your accustomed shift if business or task assignments demand (i.e. holidays weekends and highvolume business periods). In addition it should be understood that business needs determine the number of hours that you work.

LJBTC INC. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.