TRAVELING SOUS CHEF - New Jersey
Morrison Healthcare
Salary : 65,000 - 80,000 / year based on experience
Other Forms of Compensation : Benefits, 401K, Training, Travel Stipend
Pay Grade : 12
Morrison Healthcare is a leading national food and nutrition services company exclusively dedicated to serving more than 600 hospitals and healthcare systems.
Morrison's hospital kitchens, restaurants, and cafés feature socially responsible practices and exceptional guest experiences.
The company's comprehensive Mindful Choices wellness and sustainability platform includes the latest in healthful eating and an understanding of behavioral change in food consumption.
Morrison's alignment with Partnership for a Healthier America's (PHA) Hospital Healthy Food Initiative positively impacts up to 41 million patients and 500 million hospital meals annually.
Morrison has been named one of Modern Healthcare's "Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare" for the past five years, and Training Magazine's Top 125 organizations for the past six consecutive years.
The company is a division of Compass Group and has more than 1,200 registered dietitians, 300 executive chefs, and 17,000 professional food service team members.
Job Summary
This individual will be responsible for overseeing kitchen operations, directing the preparation of meals in accordance with healthcare food service programs and guidelines.
The position will support accounts within the Morrison / Hackensack system as needed. A great learning opportunity for any growth oriented Sous Chef!
Key Responsibilities :
- Plans regular and modified menus according to established guidelines
- Trains kitchen staff in food preparation, safe handling, and operation of equipment, food safety and sanitation based on Company and regulatory standards
- Establishes and maintains cleaning and maintenance schedules for equipment, storage and work areas
- Maintains inventory of food and non-food supplies to stay within established guidelines while assuring that necessary product is available when needed
- Complies with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications :
- Minimum of Associates Degree required
- Able to day travel as needed to 11 Hackensack Meridian / Morrison accounts within New Jersey
- Three to five years of progressive culinary / kitchen management experience
- Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation
- Experienced with computers; to include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point), Outlook, E-mail and the Internet
- Extensive catering experience a plus
- High volume, complex foodservice operations experience - highly desirable
- ServSafe certified - highly desirable