Restaurant Sous Chef

Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza, St Louis, MO • St. Louis, MO

5h • Onsite

About The Position

The Sous Chef is responsible for maintaining and training of all recipes, standards, and menu items. The Sous Chef may assist in areas in need during dinner service.

Requirements

• Perform all daily walk through inventory to determine daily production and prioritize product utilization
• Help assign production duties to all staff
• Conduct a line check for dinner service to ensure quality of product
• Meet daily with line cooks to coordinate and ensure production standards
• Perform all responsibilities of each position in kitchen
• Properly use, handle, clean, breakdown, and maintain all kitchen equipment
• Maintain food quality standards including consistency and presentation
• Coordinate proper food storage according to standard operating procedure
• Direct employees in proper service techniques
• Assist with expediting dinner service
• Perform end of night walk through
• Document appropriate information in kitchen management log books daily
• Review information in kitchen management log books daily
• Control cleanliness and sanitation of all employees for entire kitchen
• Manage and oversee all stations and walk-ins in restaurant
• Practice, train, monitor, and maintain sanitation standards, including state and local health guidelines
• Greet or welcome everyone, warmly with a smile
• Use eye and ear contact and guest’s name
• Establish/anticipate needs
• Solve and own all requests/complaints
• Thank everyone
• Treat colleagues with respect and dignity

Responsibilities

• Perform all daily walk through inventory to determine daily production and prioritize product utilization
• Help assign production duties to all staff
• Conduct a line check for dinner service to ensure quality of product
• Meet daily with line cooks to coordinate and ensure production standards
• Perform all responsibilities of each position in kitchen
• Properly use, handle, clean, breakdown, and maintain all kitchen equipment
• Maintain food quality standards including consistency and presentation
• Coordinate proper food storage according to standard operating procedure
• Direct employees in proper service techniques
• Assist with expediting dinner service
• Perform end of night walk through
• Document appropriate information in kitchen management log books daily
• Review information in kitchen management log books daily
• Control cleanliness and sanitation of all employees for entire kitchen
• Manage and oversee all stations and walk-ins in restaurant
• Practice, train, monitor, and maintain sanitation standards, including state and local health guidelines
• Deliver Passionate & Engaging Service to our Guests
• Build solid relationship with your Colleagues
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. The employee is expected to work in other areas of the hotel when needed to assist operations to perform job duties not necessarily contained in this job description.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account with Company Match
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Days
• Sonesta Hotel Discounts
• Educational Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Various Employee Perks and Discounts
• Hospital Indemnity
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed