Sous Chef
Good Eggs
Oakland, CA, USA
Posted on Jul 2, 2024
About Good Eggs
At our core, we represent radical freshness, impeccable quality, curated selections and exceptional service. Picked yesterday, baked this morning, by the people we know and trust. We go straight to the source and bring only the best right to you. We're Good Eggs.
About the Role
The Sous Chef is responsible for executing the vision of the Good Eggs’ food and partnership programs, by leading daily food production with our kitchen team. The candidate we hire must have the ability to produce excellent food quality consistently and profitably, achieve high standards of food safety, as well as kitchen efficiency. This is a management role intended to lead our kitchen team, including cooks, prep cooks and dishwashers, as well as execute in business areas such as inventory management, buying, labor planning & scheduling, finalizing recipes, training the team and championing food and employee safety.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Produce the highest quality or prepared foods for the Good Eggs’ food and partnership programs.
- Manage and keep the team accountable to company quality standards, completion of all daily production, daily lists, established standards and assigned tasks.
- Delegate recipes and ensure smooth production, as well as anticipate the needs of customers, operations or food partners.
- Champion both food and employee safety throughout the kitchen.
- Control food cost and reduce product loss and other unnecessary costs.
- Partner with the managers to write production schedules.
- Ensure adherence to all standardized recipes (i.e. weights, and methods).
- Identify areas for improvement in efficiency, recipes, processes and implement changes by training the team.
- Maintain excellent sanitation practices throughout the kitchen.
- Responsible for excellent inventory management and product purchasing.
- Guide team to properly handle any waste via trash, compost, recycling, or any other methods as determined by the facility.
- Troubleshoot recipes and other situations as needed - exercise good judgment and communicate relevant information to all stakeholders.
- Employee relations - have a consistent awareness of team dynamic, lead problem solving and or partner with the People team as needed.
- Other jobs as needed for food team projects and or partnerships.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of batch and high volume cooking experience, as well as management experience.
- Able to accommodate a wide-variety of food and cooking methods.
- Must be able to work a flexible shift schedule.
- Positive outlook, personable, approachable, hard working & committed to the success of the team .
- Ability to use a computer daily to input and maintain records including, but not limited to production, inventory, inventory transfers, temperature logs, recipes, emails and employee documentation.
- Strong time-management skills and sense of urgency in the kitchen.
- Strong awareness of what’s happening in the kitchen and ability to see the bigger picture of what needs to get done in terms of quality, food and employee safety and on time delivery.
- Highly organized with the ability to plan.
- Strong communicator not only in the kitchen but externally with partners.
- Comfortable in a dynamic, start-up environment.
Competencies
- Knowledge of seasonal and local products.
- Experience in multiple cuisines and high volume production.
- Production planning to recipes and quantities needed.
- Comfortable and experienced with a wide variety of kitchen equipment.
- Food Safety and kitchen hygiene knowledge required.
- Comfortable working in a collaborative environment where duties are shared.
- Comfortable using a variety of software (including, but not limited to, Google Suite and Slack), scheduling, production scheduling, recipe management, and team communication.
Working Conditions
- Night, weekend, and holiday shifts required.
- Job hazards may include slips and falls, cuts, and burns, but injuries are seldom serious.
- This position requires slip resistant footwear and uniforms that will be provided to you.
- Will be going in and out of freezer or refrigerator as needed
- Busy, fast paced Kitchen
Physical requirements
- We characterize this role as physically demanding. Must be able to perform physical activities requiring considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as lifting, walking, balancing, stooping, bending, pushing, pulling carts, and handling materials
- Must be able to regularly lift, carry and push and pull between 30 to 50 pounds.
- Walking: Up to 8 hours per day
- Standing: Up to 8 hours per day
- Ability to work for extended periods of time in refrigeration and a freezer (-10F)
- Seating: Up to 1 hour per day
- Reaching: Up, down, or laterally, up to 8 hours per day
- Please be aware that you are required to wear PPE for Covid-19, food safety, local, state, or federal laws, related PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as mandated by Company Policy.
- Must be able to work in a multitude of environments.
Why work for Good Eggs?
Work for a purpose-driven company in an incredible work environment with passionate, diverse, and accomplished team members.
Our benefits and compensation package is the following for this role:
Targeted compensation range: $65,000 - 75,000/yr
Vacation Time
Paid Sick Time
Enrollment after 90 days in our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (not matching at this time)
For employees working 30+ hours per week, Medical, Dental and Vision plans with Kaiser & United Healthcare
Generous Parental Leave
Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability - all eligible employees receive coverage
20% Employee Discount
The Good Eggs Compensation Philosophy:
We offer competitive compensation based on market rates, evaluated bi-annually. Our final offer is based on years of experience, length of time with title, and demonstrated impact while in previous roles, combined with our compensation philosophy.
Good Eggs provides equal employment opportunities for team members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status or disability in accordance with local, state and federal guidelines. We hire and promote individuals based on their qualifications for the position to be filled. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Good Eggs uses E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.