Sous Chef

Description

Job Title: Sous Chef

Reports to: Culinary Director

Location: Bronx, NY

Position Summary:

Kommissary is a social enterprise on a mission to spread joy through food. We produce and deliver high volumes of meals spanning a diverse array of cuisines to every demographic in New York City.

Our future Sous Chef loves cooking delicious food, hardworking, dedicated, and experienced, with a complete understanding of the central kitchen cycle, including receiving, breakdown, production, holding/cooling warehousing, inventory management, and distribution logistics. 

You’ll love this role if you love to cook, you’re incredibly organized, detail oriented and have a drive for “getting things done!” You have a “no job too small” mentality with an ability to effectively and professionally interface with Kommissary team members and clients.

We are a proud minority owned business that celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Requirements & Duties:

• Preparing meals and food to meet the specifications of clients in a timely manner.
• Train new staff on cooking principles and DOH guidelines.
• Properly measuring kitchen ingredients and food portions.
• Ensuring kitchen staff adhere to set standards, procedures, department rules, DOH guidelines and sanitation requirements.
• Using kitchen knives and equipment such as grills, ovens, steamers and warmers in food preparation.
• Managing the kitchen inventory and ensuring supplies are fresh and of high quality.
• Ensuring proper food temperatures when cooking and proper storage afterward.
• Keeping the workstation and kitchen equipment clean, organized and sanitized.
• Taking charge of kitchen opening, closing and other side duties as directed by the Culinary Director.
• Ensure the quality and consistency of all food products.
• Develop and update recipes to meet company standards.
• Create and report new yield data and enter this information into the system.
• Contribute innovative ideas for menu enhancements and improvements.
• Suggest and implement strategies for improving overall operational flow.
• Work collaboratively with other departments to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
• Ensure food is made on time and in full accordance with production and packing      schedules.
• Maintain up-to-date temperature logs to ensure food safety.
• Adhere to FIFO (First In, First Out) inventory management principles.
• Successfully execute the production of 19,000+ meals daily.
• Stay ahead of production schedules to ensure no less than two weeks' worth of meals are produced in advance.
• Constantly  monitor production pace and maintain optimal workflow to meet high-volume production goals.
• Work to consistently meet or exceed production targets and deadlines.

Qualifications:

• NYC Food Handlers Certification.
• Bilingual, English/Spanish. 
• 5+ years cooking in manufacturing or High-Volume Catering, commissary. 
• 5+  years supervisory experience in food production. 
• Strong  knowledge of USDA, FDA, DOH, GMP, and HACCP rules and regulations.

Physical Requirements: 

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

· Lift up to 50 lbs. 

· Work standing or walking for long periods of time. 

· Work bending and squatting. 

· Work in cold, refrigerated, and frozen conditions. 

· Work in hot conditions.

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Compensation & Benefits: 

• $80,0000.00-$85,000.00/Annual commensurate with experience
• Health, Dental, Vision, PTO and more! 

Equal Employment Opportunity: Kommissary does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. Kommissary is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact us at [email protected]