Career Opportunities
POSITIONS OUR GRADUATES ENJOY
Graduates of Vancouver & Portland’s best culinary school enjoy careers and positions in the best positions & opportunities in the culinary fields. Here you can see many of the positions we are talking about, and also see the some of the many amazing companies that our students have been placed.Culinary Student Careers & Placements
SOUS CHEF or CHEF De CUISINE
This position calls for extensive time management skills and stamina. A Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine (Executive Sous Chef) is one of the most important positions in a restaurant. You are responsible for the daily operations of the kitchen from product to personnel. The Executive Chef is your direct supervisor and you work with the Chef to develop budget goals and monitor progress of existing goals. Your challenge is to coordinate ordering and staff with special events and daily business, calculate menu prices, act as liaison to Front of the House staff, and assist crew members in production with problems and skill development.
LEAD LINE COOK
Is the gateway to a management position, like Sous Chef, by building the skills necessary for a kitchen manager. Lead line cook is responsible to the Sous Chef to relay any timely information on product shortages, quality issues, personnel issues, and inventory. This person acts as the “eyes and ears” for the executive staff, they are in charge of the quality production performance of the kitchen. Lead line cook will possess full knowledge of the menu and the operations of each station in the kitchen to assist as volume dictates. You will also assist the Sous Chef in the recipe development and creation of daily specials.
