Job description

Job description

Flagship Culinary Services is hiring a Junior Sous Chef to join our team and support the employee cafes for our client, the largest social media company in the world!

Our culinary program is fast-paced, diverse and puts collaboration and learning at the forefront. No two days are the same and our Junior Sous Chefs enjoy great perks, a work/life balance with a set schedule, on-the-job training, and career growth opportunities.

Job Perks and Benefits

• Monday-Friday schedule, weekends off
• 12 paid holidays
• Full medical, vision and dental coverage
• Competitive pay
• 401K
• On-the-job training to advance in your culinary career
• Free meals and snacks during your shift

Organization Background
Flagship Culinary Services helps some of the world’s largest high-tech companies provide high quality dining experiences for their employees, clients and visitors. Our highly qualified staff support our culinary program in preparing tasty and nutritious food, made from scratch, with a strong emphasis on local and organically grown ingredients.

The Vision: Bring the world closer together.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for achieving company objectives and goals.
• Foster and promote the Flagship brand and values within the client’s culinary culture.
• Promote and ensure that all staff is adhering to Flagship’s safety culture. Maintains a safe working environment by using food handling skills and proper food safety guidelines.
• Develop and maintain an employee engagement program that is based on Flagship core values.
• Partner with upper management and HR for guidance regarding corrective actions, reviews, and employee issues.
• Responsible for consistently meeting the Company’s Key Performance Indicators [i.e., safety, staffing levels, attrition, etc.].
• Follows standard operation procedures set by the company. Manages assigned staff, to including scheduling kronos time clock activity and performance.
• Communicates job expectations to hourly employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating; and enforcing systems, policies procedures, and productivity standards.
• Continuously seeks opportunities to improve the customer experience.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Serves as a role model for hourly employees, to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
• Responsible for production according to recipes/directions.
• Sets, manage and follow up on prep and production goals.
• Maintains food quality standards for the café.
• Oversees all phases of food procurement, production, and service. Including: inventory, ordering, storage/rotation, food preparation, recipe adherence, plate presentation, service, and production time standards.
• Conducts daily line checks, food reviews and recipes of the day.
• Ensures that clear feedback is provided to the entire kitchen team.
• Ensures the cleanliness of the kitchen by maintaining to specified standards, passing Health Department audits with a minimum of 90% or equivalent, and training staff on proper sanitation guidelines.
• Prepares food items consistently by adhering to standards with portion sizes, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures.
• Able to interview new team members considering our values and culture. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Culinary Degree (preferred but not required).
• Solid track record of success in previous assignments demonstrating upward career tracking.
• 3-5 years’ experience of kitchen management in a full service, moderate to high volume restaurant or equivalent.
• Must have and maintain an active Management Level Food Handlers’ Certification (ServSafe) and adhere to local food handler requirement.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Authorization
Authorized to work in the U.S.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Flagship is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Americans with Disabilities Act
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $62,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Food provided
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Pay rate:

• Yearly pay

Shift:

• Evening shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Café
• Casual dining restaurant
• Fine dining restaurant

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Seattle, WA 98109: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Culinary experience: 3 years (Required)
• Cooking: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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