Job Title
Retail Sous Chef
Job Description Summary
Haverford College invites applications for our full-time (37.5 hours per week) non-exempt, year-round, benefits-eligible Retail Sous Chef opportunity.
Job Description
Haverford Offers Great Benefits: The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes possible work-from-home opportunities, automatic 10% retirement contribution to your retirement account upon eligibility (no match required), a 50% tuition benefit for dependent children upon eligibility, 14 paid holidays (including the week before New Year’s Day off), Health Savings Account contribution of $650 for individuals and$1300 for families (no match required), affordable medical plans, and a beautiful arboretum campus with walking trail and easy public transportation access. Please visit the Benefits page (https://www.haverford.edu/human-resources/benefits) for more information.
Work Location: All campus buildings where Dining Services operates or has catered events. Job location and schedule may change when Colleges is not in session (ex. summer & breaks).
About the Position
Primarily responsible for the overall operations of the Coop's back-of-house kitchen area. This includes Assisting with food ordering, and production, and ensuring that all standards are met. This is a working chef position and will be responsible for managing culinary staff and a team of student employees overseeing all food prep and production. The Chef manager will work under the direction of and report to the Dining Services Executive Chef and the Retail Operations Manager. The primary work schedule for this position is Monday to Thursday 10am-7pm and Friday 10:30am-2pm.
Primary Responsibilities
- Assist in directing staff within established operational procedures
- Oversight of all food production to ensure superior quality and safe food handling practices
- Oversee and manage the production of all menu items and ensures they are properly rotated
- Process all food product ordering ensuring the correct amount of product is on hand at all times
- Assist in managing the culinary staff and team of student workers to uphold the goals and standards of Dining Services
- Assist in enforcing compliance with health, safety, and sanitation standards as directed by federal, state and local health department regulations, Serv-Safe, College, and departmentally developed standards
- Assist in managing and controlling food costs and offer solutions when necessary
- Act as primary manager on duty in the absence of the Retail Operations Manager
- Work as the lead hot cook during busy times or when needed
- Manage the production of In-house Grab and Go items and ensure all items are properly rotated
- Inspect all Hot and Cold prepped items are properly labeled and dated
Line of Report: Retail Operations Manager
Minimum Qualifications
- 5 years’ food service supervisory experience, including basic cooking in commercial and/or institutional food service operation
- Serve Safe Certification or ability to obtain certification at the colleges expense within 3 months
- Aller-train Certification or ability to obtain certification at the colleges expense within 3 months
Preferred Qualifications
- Culinary degree
- Work experience in a higher education environment
We are aware that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification in the job description including the preferred qualifications. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and recognize that a successful candidate may come from a less traditional career trajectory, such as having skills and abilities gained outside a classroom context, or an equivalent skill set. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our preferred qualifications.
Special Requirements
- Ability to obtain and maintain PA Act 12 background checks
- Possession of a valid U.S. Drivers’ License and ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Record check
- This position requires working early morning hours, evening hours, weekends and holidays as needed.
To Apply: Interested applicants are invited to submit an application, to include a cover letter. The application deadline is October 29, 2024. Application review will begin after the deadline has passed. Please email recruiting@haverford.edu with questions about submitting your materials. Should the search committee be interested in pursuing your candidacy, you will hear from them directly. Finalists will be asked to provide three professional references.
Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Women, non-binary and transgender individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply.
We at Haverford College recognize that we live and work on Lenape land and pay respect and honor to the caretakers of this land, from the time of its first human inhabitants until now, and into the future. We seek to maintain and build upon our current and ever-evolving connections with members of Lenape tribes and communities, in recognition of our intertwined histories and with a goal of moving toward right relationship between the Haverford of today and Lenape peoples.
