Job Title: Sous Chef
Department: Kitchen
Reports To: Executive Chef
Prepared Date: 03/12/23

SUMMARY: Work with Executive Chef to create a Farm-to-Table signature cuisine that defines the Sunrise Ranch dining experience. This full-time position requires a qualified individual with strong culinary and leadership skills, an ability to grasp the overview of all kitchen operations, and proven kitchen management.

WORK AVAILABILITY: 32-40 hours per week, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
SALARY RANGE: $25/hour

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Be responsible for assisting the Executive Chef in daily operations.
Have love and passion for food in a farm-to-table setting.
Have interest and ability to create and maintain a loving atmosphere, recognizing that the kitchen is the heart of the home and is a sacred temple.
Uphold high culinary standards in executing and developing farm-to-table cuisine and menus.
Assure quality control and minimize waste.
Be knowledgeable in safety and sanitation procedures; Servsafe Certification a plus.
Assist in ordering and inventory management, and work with Head Chef and Senior Sous Chef to maintain budgets.
Assist Senior Sous Chef with developing a cleaning schedule and other systems to maintain overall cleanliness.
Be receptive to direction and feedback.
Maintain professional standards and best practices in the Kitchen.
Assist in working with the Accounting Department to stay within operating budget.
Control food cost, portions and inventory.
Assist with quarterly inventory.
Use ingredients creatively as reflected in the weekly menu.
Develop, test, and record new recipes that reflect our signature cuisine.
Work with the Dining Room Hostess to maintain food service protocols.
Maintain control and cleanliness over the trash, recycling, and compost areas.
Supervise and train Kitchen personnel to deliver high-quality meals for up to 350 guests.
Always maintain a clean and safe work environment.
As a member of the staff of Sunrise Ranch, contribute to the overall success and
fulfillment of our mission through:
- Creative, uplifting expression that inspires others
- Enthusiastic contribution to the fabric of the Sunrise Ranch community
- Diligent, productive work that contributes to the Sunrise Ranch team effort
- Supporting, promoting, and contributing to the vision, plan and work of the
  Spiritual Director and the Trustees of Emissaries of Divine Light
  o Clear, supportive surround for guests, visitors and staff
Perform other essential duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Culinary degree a plus, or degree in food nutrition.
Ability to do scratch cooking.
Two-year minimum experience in a supervisory or management role in a food industry setting.
Awareness of health department regulations and requirements.
Ability to use computer, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, and Google-based platform for email and calendar.
Servsafe Certification a plus.
Wide range of experience with specialty diets (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, etc.).
Experience working with whole foods, legumes and various cereal grains.
Thorough understanding of various nutrition models.

CONDITIONS:

Benefits – Meals included, plus health, dental, and vision insurance, paid vacation, and holidays.
Physical requirements
- Able to stand for long periods of time and endure environmental conditions (hot and cold)
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds, pushing and pulling.
- Able to use standard ware-washing chemicals.

Compensation: $25.00 per hour

Sunrise Ranch honors Universal Being in all its forms—through people, through nature and through all creation. We see this attitude of honor for Universal Being as the pivotal factor for the future of humanity.
Most of all, we honor and welcome the expression of Universal Being through ourselves. We believe that this orientation in living is what opens the door for a full knowing of the wisdom and love that is within everyone. It is what lets the individual give their greatest gift to the world and know the greatest fulfillment that is possible for a human being.

All of Sunrise Ranch is dedicated as a teaching and demonstration site for this essential wisdom—both the inner knowing of Universal Being and the practical application of that knowledge. This is why we practice and teach sustainable agriculture and farm-to-table food preparation. This is what is behind all the workshops, conferences, concerts and courses that we offer. This is what we teach in our internship programs and in all our courses for spiritual awakening and personal development. Sunrise Ranch exists to embody this truth and to bring it to the world.

We believe that Universal Being is doing its best to incarnate and express fully through each person, not as a separate reality but as the core reality of who they are. And when it does, that person becomes whole and creates wholeness in their world. They bring healing to the land, to other people and to the planet. Whole people—whole world.

This is what allows our individual worlds to thrive. This is why Sunrise Ranch is flourishing. And it is the experience of this simple, profound truth that will let Planet Earth become the garden home that it is destined to become.
To us, this is not just a nice idea but a guiding principle to be embodied in everything we do. If you agree, we welcome you to join us in bringing this experience to the world.

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