Sous Chef Residential Dining (multiple opportunities)

Job Description

Housing & Food Services has an outstanding opportunity for a Sous Chef to join their team.

About this Opportunity

The Sous Chef for UW Dining assists with management of day-to-day culinary operations for a large multi concept residential dining facility. This position works under the direction of the Chef de Cuisine and General Manager and has responsibility for leading production ensuring compliance to policies recipes and standards for production.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership 20%

• Provides leadership and strategic direction by aligning unit operations with departmental goals values and priorities while leading production meetings and maintaining stakeholder relationships.
• Recruits onboards trains and develops staff ensuring completion of required training and fostering a safe inclusive and high-performing work environment.

Operations and Customer Service 30%

• Oversees daily kitchen operations including staffing scheduling food production and work assignments to meet service and production demands.
• Ensures compliance with contracts policies union agreements food safety standards sanitation requirements and workplace safety regulations.
• Delivers exceptional customer service by gathering feedback resolving concerns responding to special requests and maintaining strong customer and partner relationships.
• Manages inventory purchasing vendor relations waste reduction and facility upkeep to support efficient and cost-effective operations.

Fiscal Management 5%

• Monitors financial and operational performance through analysis of food costs production records staffing schedules and financial reports to achieve business goals.

Culinary Focus and Results 20%

• Drives culinary excellence by improving recipes developing menus implementing quality control measures and enhancing food presentation and display techniques.

Supervision 20%

• Supervises and evaluates staff performance conducts performance appraisals manages time and leave approvals and supports employee growth and accountability.

CBORD 5%

• Supports CBORD Food Service Suite (FSS) initiatives by developing validating testing and maintaining recipes and production standards in collaboration with culinary and dining systems teams.

Reports to the Unit Manager or Unit Culinary Leader

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for this opportunity your application must demonstrate you meet both the minimum qualifications and additional qualifications listed below.

Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements such as a license certification and/or registration.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants who do not meet these qualifications WILL NOT be forwarded to the Hiring Manager.

• Bachelors degree in hospitality business administration or related field.
• Minimum of one year of management experience in the food service industry.
• Excellent interpersonal organizational analytical communication and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint and Project.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements such as a license/certification/registration.

Additional Desired Qualifications

• Experience in college or university food services.
• Experience in a high-volume production setting.

Working Conditions

• UW Dining operates seven days a week for breakfast lunch and dinner. The position will have a regularly scheduled shift and will cover other shifts to establish and maintain an overall presence and to ensure appropriate supervision.
• Position will also work special events that occur weekends and evenings.
• No remote work available.

About the Team

Working together to enhance student lifeis the Housing & Food Services mission statement. Housing & Food Services is a large and complex organization with a unified commitment to supporting student learning growth and success.

Compensation Benefits and Position Details

Pay Range Minimum:

Pay Range Maximum:

Other Compensation:

Benefits:

Temporary or Regular

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):

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About the UW

Working at the University of Washington provides a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses in our state and around the world.

UW employees bring their boundless energy creative problem-solving skills and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier return they enjoy outstanding benefits opportunities for professional growth and the chance to work in an environment known for its diversity intellectual excitement artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

Our Commitment

The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race color creed religion national origin citizenship sex pregnancy age marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information disability or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81.

To request disability accommodation in the application process contact the Disability Services Office at or .

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.