[US DC] Area Manager I, Sous Chef

The role

The Sous Chef oversees daily kitchen operations for Factor, a brand of HelloFresh. This role ensures food meets quality standards and follows all SOPs and company practices.

What you will do

• Train, coach, and develop hourly kitchen staff
• Maintain security and upkeep of kitchen, equipment, food, and supply inventories
• Plan energy conservation procedures in the kitchen
• Ensure the kitchen operates alongside state and federal health and safety codes
• Maintain standards for food storage, rotation, quality, and appearance
• Balance quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale
• Work to continuously improve processes with other departments
• Manage departmental performance measures and provide progress reports to the Chef de Cuisine
• Manage department priorities as situations arise
• Perform accident investigations and notify management

Required qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or related work experience
• 1-3+ years’ experience in commissary kitchen and high-volume food preparation
• Fluent in Microsoft Office and Google Suite applications
• Must be able to read, write and speak English
• Able to train and develop a large group of employees and manage an active kitchen
• A problem solver
• Results Driven
• Able speak to employees with tact and diplomacy
• Able to multitask
• Computer literate to input information into the computer
• Able to take direction and relay information to employees
• Comfortability in being exposed to hot, cool and/or cold environment (30º - 70º)

Nice to have

• American Culinary Federation chef certification
• Bilingual in Spanish

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate
• 401K company match that vests immediately upon participation
• Team bonus opportunities
• Generous PTO
• Flexible attendance policy
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits with options at $0 monthly, effective first day of employment
• Up to 85% discount on subscriptions to HelloFresh meal plans (HelloFresh, Green Chef, Everyplate, and Factor_)
• Access to Employee Resource Groups

About the company

Factor is a brand of HelloFresh. It is a fast-paced, mission-driven company that is disrupting the traditional food supply chain.