Sous Chef
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Job Location:
Asheville, NC - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 26 - 28
Posted on:
07-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Givens Estates - Asheville NC
What youll get:
- Three major medical health insurance plans to choose from with dental and vision coverage at no additional cost
- Free short-term disability life insurance & access to our employee assistance program
- Paid time off (PTO) w/ immediate access to 5 PTO days before your 90 days!
- Referral bonus program
- 403(b) retirement plan with up to a 6% matching
- Educational assistance & professional development opportunities
- Flexible spending account (FSA) & access to AFLAC & Prudential Life insurance products
- Fast-growing nonprofit with tons of advancement opportunities
What youll do:
- Responsible for overseeing department sanitation and ensure the development implementation and monitoring of cleaning schedule
- Ensures opening and closing of culinary operations throughout our venues
- Involved in development & implementation of menus for Assisted Living and Independent Living
- Responsible for food production including maintaining recipe files scaling recipes to meet production needs adjusting recipes as needed prior to the next scheduled production
- Complete production sheets monitor left-over food adjusting production to minimize left-over food items ensure documentation of food and equipment temperatures
- Plans cooking schedule so that the finished product reaches the consumer at peak quality
- Inspect foods and meats in storage checking equipment in cooking areas often to assure safety and sanitation standards
- Make recommendations for menu or recipe changes when needed to prevent foods from spoiling
- Assist in training new personnel
- Perform any other duties and/or tasks that may be assigned on an as-needed basis by an authorized professional
What youll need:
- High School or GED equivalent additionally classes and/or graduate of Culinary Arts Program preferred
- Serve Safe & Sanitation Certificate preferred
- 3 years culinary experience in a hospitality or dining service establishment
- Senior living/healthcare/resort setting is an added bonus
- Must know proper methods and cooking temperatures for best utilization in yield of meats and other foods
- Must be able to accurately estimate quantities of food needed
Compensation is $26.00 - $28.00 per hour based on experience plus our comprehensive benefits package!
Still curious about what Givens is all about Its kind of a long story but at our core were a senior housing organization with a lot of heart and committed to providing housing to seniors of all socioeconomic backgrounds across WNC for more than 40 years. We already havefour communities(two life plan communities and two affordable communities) with plans for many more in the coming years.
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Food Handling
- Restaurant Experience
- Kitchen Management Experience
- Food Preparation Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Labor Cost Analysis
- Catering
- Cooking
- Cost Control
- Sanitation
- Knife Skills
About Company
Givens Communities has been working to improve the lives of older adults in Western North Carolina since establishing its flagship community more than 40 years ago. We provide affordable and market-rate housing to 1,500 residents who reside in our four distinct communities, and our ou ... View more
