Available Title(s):

1245-YN_ADMINPRO - Food Service Assistant Manager

Business Title:

Sous Chef

Employee Type:

Admin. Professional

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

Available Title(s):

1245-YN_ADMINPRO - Food Service Assistant Manager

Business Title:

Sous Chef

Employee Type:

Admin. Professional

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

12 Month

Position Details:

Summary of Duties:

Under the general direction of the Gray W Executive Chef/Sr. Associate Director of Athletics, Events & Facility Operations and Gray W, this position encompasses both creative and analytical responsibilities by bringing the WSU Athletic Performance Nutrition mission to life through the benchmarking, testing and validation of current and proposed menu offerings. This position will also assist the Senior Executive Chef with production and execution of special events. This position requires a blend of highly developed culinary creativity with a demonstrated knowledge of high volume food production. Practical operational capabilities must include: food costing and related financial skills, practical experience with both quantitative and qualitative evaluation of foods and food equipment/procedures, and a demonstrated ability to effectively train peers and unit-level Chefs in support of new recipe implementation.

Responsibilities include: recipe development, testing and analytical evaluation of recipes and products. Frequently responsible for the culinary supervision of cook leads, food service worker leads, student and temporary employees. Also responsible for training and presentation of concepts and products, assist with maintenance of the internal recipe and costing database and the efficient sourcing and management of the test kitchen product inventory.

The sous chef supports the organizational mission and culinary philosophy. Assists with the long and short term planning of the Gray W Legends Lounge. Facilitates and supports objectives, policies, standards, and procedures of WSU Athletic Performance Nutrition. Contributes to a positive and harmonious work environment.
 

Required Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant administration, institutional management, business administration or closely related field and one (1) year of supervisory/management experience including planning and budgeting. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Athlete Performance Nutrition programs in a NCAA athletics program.

• Experience planning and directing food preparation in a professional kitchen.

• Experience as working chef and/or cook within a performance nutrition/training table environment.

• Demonstrated work experience of successful supervision and training of a diverse work staff.

• An Executive Sous Chef certification from an accredited culinary institution.

• Experience with a menu management software system that provides nutritional values and standardized performance-based recipes.

• Experience with recipe or daily special development including culinary knowledge and experience to sufficiently write instructional sequences and scale ingredients within a recipe in accordance to recipe quantity.

• Serve Safe certified.

• Experience with sustainable food procurement and production.

• Ability to assist with development of work flow in a professional kitchen to ensure the highest quality of sanitation, safety, and satisfaction is met.

Additional Information:

Area/College: Athletics, Intercollegiate
Department Name: Gray W
City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99143
Department Link: wsucougars.com/

Monthly Salary: $4,061 - $4,570 | Commensurate with qualifications and experience

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position. Successful candidates typically begin up to mid-point of the salary range. For more information regarding Administrative Professional (AP) Compensation at Washington State University (WSU), please visit the following website: https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/classifi... 

WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.

For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for AP staff visit: https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-Benefit-Overview-for-Faculty-and-AP.pdf.

Find total compensation information here: https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/recruitment-toolkit/total-compensation/ 

Overtime Eligibility: OT Eligible
FTE: 100%
This is a Permanent position.

Posting Close Date: Applicants must submit their completed application by December 21, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Screening of applicants will begin following the close of this posting.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need.  A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions:

Applicants must upload the following documents to their online application. 

• Resume (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

External candidates , please upload all documents in the  “Resume/CV”  section of your application.   Internal candidates , please upload all documents in the  “Resume/Cover Letter”  section of your application.

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Documents may be submitted in one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

Applicants will be requested to provide contact information for professional references within the online application.

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.

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