Chef De Cuisine

Columbia Hospitality • Snoqualmie, WA

16h • $80,200 • Onsite

About The Position

Chef de Cuisine is responsible for leading daily operations in The Restaurant kitchen, ensuring consistent food quality, managing the back-of-house team, and upholding food safety and sanitation standards while meeting cost and service goals.

Requirements

• Proven leadership experience in a high-volume, quality-driven kitchen (Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine level).
• Strong knowledge of cooking fundamentals, knife skills, sauces, stocks, and multiple stations.
• Working knowledge of food safety, sanitation, allergen controls, and safe food handling practices.
• Ability to plan and prioritize in a fast-paced environment while maintaining calm, professional communication.
• Competency in ordering, inventory, costing, and basic kitchen financial controls.
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as business requires.
• Culinary degree or equivalent professional training.
• ServSafe (or local equivalent) Food Protection Manager certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with menu engineering, banquet/catering execution, or multiple concepts/cuisines.
• Familiarity with purchasing systems, scheduling tools, and kitchen management software.
• Demonstrated success improving food cost, labor efficiency, and guest satisfaction metrics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Restaurant kitchen operations during service, including station setup, prep, execution, and close
• Supervise, train, schedule, and coach The Restaurant kitchen staff; maintain clear standards, accountability, and teamwork.
• Maintain recipe, portion, plating, and ticket-time standards to ensure consistent food quality.
• Collaborate with leadership on menu development, specials, tastings, and seasonal updates.
• Manage food and labor costs through forecasting, ordering, inventory control, prep planning, and waste reduction.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, allergen, and sanitation requirements (e.g., HACCP principles, local health codes).
• Conduct line checks and quality audits; address guest feedback and remake items as needed.
• Coordinate with front-of-house to ensure smooth communication, pacing, and service recovery.
• Maintain equipment functionality and cleanliness; submit maintenance requests and ensure safe use.
• Complete required logs and documentation (temps, receiving, cleaning schedules, incident reports).

Benefits

• Salary $80,200
• Cellphone Allowance
• Incentive Eligible
• Get Paid Daily
• Paid Time off & Holiday Pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, 401K
• HSA/FSA Plans -with employer contribution
• Referral Bonus
• Discounted Lodging, Dining, Spa, Golf, and Retail
• Employee Assistance Program
• “Columbia Cares” Volunteer Opportunities
• Committee Participation Opportunities
• Task Force Work Opportunities
• Online Learning Platform to Help You Grow!
• Third Party Perks (Including discounts on Pet Insurance, Rental Cars, Movie and Concert Tickets, Theme Park and Attractions & so much more)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree