Sous Chef - Banquet Operations

**Job Description**: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sous Chef to join our culinary team. As a key member of the kitchen staff, you will be responsible for coordinating, planning, and supervising the production, plating, and presentation of food at all banquet events. Your goal will be to meet and exceed customer expectations while maintaining a cost-effective and safe working environment.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar role, with a strong understanding of catering and food services. You will be responsible for overseeing daily production, controlling food and labor costs, ensuring preparation, plating, and presentation standards are maintained, and following safety regulations to provide top-quality food.

**Key Responsibilities**:

• Supervise daily production of food for all catered events
• Control food and labor costs
• Ensure preparation, plating, and presentation standards are maintained
• Follow safety regulations to provide top-quality food

**Required Skills and Qualifications**:

Our ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team. They will have a thorough knowledge of catering and food services, as well as the ability to analyze Banquet Event Orders and plan functions accordingly.

**Benefits:** Our company offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

**Other Requirements:** The successful candidate will need to have a moderate level of hearing to hear equipment timers and communicate with other staff, as well as excellent vision to see that product is prepared appropriately. They will also need to have moderate speech communication skills to communicate effectively with staff.