Sous Chef - Eisenberg Village

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Los Angeles Jewish Health has been a trusted provider of senior healthcare for over 100 years, offering a wide range of services that prioritize excellence and Jewish values. We serve more than 4,000 seniors across our San Fernando Valley campuses, delivering personalized care tailored to each individual’s needs, from independent living to specialized healthcare programs.

Fountainview at Eisenberg Village is a charming, upscale independent living community. Residents here enjoy the comforts of luxury resort-style living. Amenities include: upscale dining, on-site entertainment, a full-service staff providing expert care and attention, and a variety of health and fitness options to make each day easy and fun.

The responsibilities of the Sous Chef include, but are not limited to: 

Responsibilities:

• Ensure consistent and smooth running of food production
• Ensure effective stock purchase, its receipt and storage
• Apply on daily basis the Culinary Check List designed by the facility to ensure all kosher standards are upheld to the highest regard
• Ensure that working areas are always kept clean
• Assist other kitchen staff as need arises
• Supervise performance of kitchen staff to ensure proper activity
• Perform other administrative tasks as will be communicated by superiors
• Ensure that required standards are adhered to in the production and preparation of food – in quality, quantity and safety
• Work towards exceeding customer’s expectation by encouraging and promoting high level of service
• Ensure all complaints, inquiries, and suggestions by customers are attended to accordingly
• Give appropriate support or guidance to members of kitchen when need arises
• Resolve possible disputes within the kitchen and report any unresolved
• Promote good team spirit regularly
• Ensure all dishes are prepared according to specification and served at the correct quality, portion size, and temperature
• Partly responsible for the preparation of kitchen cleaning rosters and the supervision of cleaning schedules
• Prepare substitute items
• Ensure that the kitchen staff work harmoniously in order to ensure timely production of quality foods
• Ensure proper arrangement and garnishing of food
• Manage food logs
• Monitor the quality and quantity of food prepared
• Assist in recruiting, hiring, and training employee cooks
• Report the need for maintenance to appropriate staff

Experience and Skills:

• Flexible schedule for all holidays throughout the year and blackout periods.
• 5+ years’ culinary experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant.
• One year of supervision preferred.
• Knowledge of best practices for training kitchen staff and implementing kitchen procedures.
• Excellent communication skills with a customer service-oriented approach.
• Strong knife skills.
• Serve Safe certification preferred.
• Good knowledge of reading, writing, and communicating in English.

Join Los Angeles Jewish Health and make a meaningful impact in the lives of seniors in our community. Become part of our compassionate team, dedicated to providing exceptional care and support. Apply today and start making a difference!