Executive Sous Chef

At Campbell's Lodge Inc., we are seeking an experienced and skilled Executive Sous Chef to join our culinary team. As a key member of our kitchen staff, you will be responsible for managing and operating the kitchen line functions, ensuring the highest quality of food and service to our guests.

• Manage and operate the kitchen line functions, ensuring efficient and effective food preparation and service.
• Supervise and train kitchen staff, ensuring they meet or exceed position descriptions and maintain high standards of quality and service.
• Monitor kitchen operations to ensure compliance with health and fire department regulations, as well as state, federal, and local food handling requirements.
• Plan food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, ensuring excellence, quality, temperature, and appearance of food.
• Oversee and approve training, development, and documentation of kitchen staff.
• Provide direction to kitchen staff, ensuring execution of employee duties to meet or exceed position descriptions.
• Monitor labor costs to attain budgeted goals within restaurant policies and procedures.
• Ensure products are stored at correct temperatures and recipe books are up to date with current menu items, portions, and ingredients.
• Anticipate, identify, and correct any issues with inventory, systems, and staffing.

• Minimum 3-4 years' experience as a Sous Chef or comparable leadership experience.
• Ability to read and write a menu and produce its contents to required standards.
• Ability to give direction and contribute to a team atmosphere.
• Good listening, and written and verbal English communication skills.
• Ability to handle and assign tight deadlines and maintain composure under stress.
• A current Food Handler's permit is required within 14 days of hire.
• Self-motivated: can find work to do without constant supervision.
• Able to maintain a positive mental attitude.
• Delegation: Must be able to delegate multiple tasks/projects and oversee their completion.
• Ability to manage a weekly schedule of up to 40 employees during peak season.
• Serve Safe Certified or the equivalent thereof.

• Constant standing and walking.
• Pushing, pulling, bending, reaching, lifting, and stooping.
• Able to safely lift 50 pounds.
• Stair climbing.

Campbell's Lodge Inc. offers a comprehensive benefits package, including Aetna Medical, Delta Dental, VSP Vision, USAble Life & Disability, a match 401(K) program, vacation time, and accrual of sick leave hours.

This is a salary position, expected work hours are based on seasonal volume, business demand, and hours of operation. Weekends and holidays are also necessary.