Sous Chef

Food Service Traverse City, Michigan


Description

Sous Chef
Location: Meadow Valley Senior Living 
Job Type: Full Time
 
Make a Difference—And Own Your Future 
At Wallick Senior Living, our team understands that senior living is not just a job, but a calling. We take pride in caring for and empowering our residents as they choose to enjoy their golden years with us. With 1,000+ employees and a mission to open doors to homes, opportunity, and hope, we take pride in fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment where every employee-owner plays a vital role. 
A Career with Wallick Senior Living Means… 
  • A Unique Approach to Senior Living: Our associates power Wallick’s approach to senior living that goes beyond care to ensure our residents live their best lives through meaningful activities, delicious meals and round-the-clock support. 
  • Pay-on-Demand: access your money as you earn it. 
  • Exceptional Benefit Package: Health, dental, vision insurance effective within 2 weeks of starting your new job. Other benefits like gym membership reimbursement, paid parental leave, 401K, and more! 
  • Work-Life Balance: Paid time off, including paid parental leave. 
  • Supportive Culture and Rewarding Work: A team-oriented environment where associates make a meaningful impact by helping individuals maintain independence and quality of life. 
  • Resident Stories That Stay with You: From Maurine, who found an “instant family” to Evelyn, who recently celebrated her 105th birthday with us, our residents enjoy a sense of community that is created by you! 
  • Career Growth: Tuition reimbursement, training, professional development, and advancement opportunities within a company that invests in its people. 
  • Employee Owned, Resident Focused: As a 100% employee-owned company, your daily work (supporting our residents) also contributes to your financial future by sharing in our profitability. 
What You’ll Do 
  • Responsible for assisting the Executive Chef in the day-to-day operations of the kitchen to include staffing, training, budgeting, and forecasting. 
  • Oversight and supervision of all kitchen staff and servers for day to day and long-term operations to include hiring, training, and developing associates-In absence of the Executive Chef. 
  • Responsible for ensuring menu quality, consistency and creativity are at the highest level while maximizing resources.  
  • Oversee all production of food in absence of the Executive Chef. 
  • Maintain visibility to customers, soliciting/requesting feedback on food quality and responds to guest concerns appropriately and professionally to resolve any issues. 
  • Assure that adequate supplies are maintained 
  • Maintain kitchen equipment. 
  • Maintains Kitchen, Walk Ins, Dry Storage to acceptable sanitation requirements. 
  • Staying current on industry trends and techniques 
  • Assist the Executive Chef in maintaining budgetary requirements along with processing invoices. 
  • Maintain and use approved vendors for services and supplies. 
  • Assist with development and implementation of culinary standards, guidelines, and procedures company wide. 
  • Accountable for meeting or exceeding all State and company sanitation requirements. 
  • Perform other related duties as assigned. 
What We're Looking For
  • Associate degree in business or culinary arts related field from an accredited college or university, preferred.  
  • 3 or more years of experience in IL/AL strongly preferred. 
  • 3 or more years’ experience as a culinary leader with growing responsibility 
  • Must understand safety procedures.  
  • Must be able to communicate in writing and verbally with co-workers, residents, family members and business partnersAbility to read, analyze and interpret reports.   
  • Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from internal and external sources.   
  • Must be proficient using Microsoft Office. 
  • Should have the ability to apply basic math skills.
  • Must have the ability to make complex decisions requiring a high degree of judgment.   
  • Knowledge for all phases of food administration, cost control and familiarity of all food services required 
  • Knowledge of Food & Labor costs 
  • Ability to understand and analyze Budget & P&L Statements 
  • Proven managerial and critical thinking skills required. 
  • Must possess excellent customer service and employee relations skills.
    Wallick’s Mission & Values 
    At Wallick Communities, we believe in opening doors to homes, opportunity, and hope for our residents, associates, and community. Our core values guide everything we do: 
    • Care – We show compassion and respect for everyone. 
    • Character – We do the right thing, even when no one is looking. 
    • Collaboration – We work together to achieve more. 
      
    At Wallick, we celebrate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging (DEI+B) in our workplace and communities, creating an environment where associates feel welcome, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to the great work they do every day. 
    For nearly 60 years, it has been at the core of our organization’s culture that all Wallick associates come to a safe and inclusive place to work. Wallick does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. 
    Join Us and Become an Employee-Owner! 
    If you're ready to make a difference in people’s lives while securing your financial future, apply today! 
    *Employment is contingent upon passing a pre-employment background check and drug screen