Job Summary Central Washington University is recruiting a Sous Chef to join our Dining Operations team in Ellensburg, Washington. This role is an important member of our team as they enhance the vision for the University. The role is a campus-based position, which means you get to see the lives you are impacting. We're offering a salary, depending on experience, from $49,833 - $59,799.50 annually plus the awesome CWU benefits. Who we are: We are a team of individuals committed to Changing Students' Lives. No matter what job, each of us plays a part in supporting and empowering our students to fulfill their dreams. Working in higher education provides career growth and career choice. Think of a university campus like a mini city, operating across 380 acres. You'll find diverse academics, libraries, athletics and sporting events, full service and quick serve dining, conferences and events from small to large, recreation centers, housing, health services, police and public safety for the campus population of 10,000 students. Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-2023 academic year. In addition, for the seventh time in eight years, CWU is a recipient of the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Come join us on our journey to encourage, inspire, and create spaces where all identities thrive on campus. Tour our campus in Ellensburg here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjdhOegDa9A What we offer: Our investment in you begins the day you join our team, a healthy and successful future for you is important to us. We offer medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement and optional savings plans, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, discounts across town, an employee assistance program for individualized counseling, and a wellness incentive program. Learn more: Benefits, Perks, and Leave. The Role: The CWU Student Union Dining operations is a large, complex, multi-unit venue. The Student Union Dining Sous Chef will provide hands-on culinary leadership support to the entire student union culinary program, and dining concepts. The Sous Chef works to maintain and lead members of a culinary program that emphasizes quality, excellence, and customer service through direct leadership of back of the house efforts. The Sous Chef participates with the Student Union Dining management team in a collaborative effort to coordinate and synchronize the operations and services to achieve the vision and goals of Dining Services. All employees are expected to support CWU's commitment to diversity and to bring and support inclusion into the university environment. Job Duties Operations & Customer Service - Continuously monitors the appearance and quality of all food and food display areas. - Continually seeks quality improvement in recipes through testing and execution with the culinary staff and Dining Services management with oversight from the Campus Executive Chef. - Designs and implements cooking techniques and presentation that maximize appearance, taste, and quality. - Responsible for ordering, delivery, and preparation of food to meet planned menu and service needs. - Responsible for assignment, allocation, and reporting of all culinary labor (student, bargaining unit, and all other staff). Generate daily labor reports from data in time and attendance system. Makes corrections to exceptions and staff work hours as needed daily. - Follow proper reporting procedures for unit performance data to include cash sales, labor hours worked and inventory. - Resolves issues that directly affect production and service of forecasted quantities of food by coordinating with service managers and staff as needed. - Actively participates, supervises, trains, and directs staff in p