Fine Dining - Sous Chef – Full-Time
About The Position
Black Desert Resort is an ultra-premium destination resort in Southern Utah offering refined dining, luxury accommodations, and curated guest experiences. Basalt is a flagship fine dining restaurant recognized for elevated cuisine, precision execution, and exceptional service standards. The Fine Dining Sous Chef plays a key leadership role in delivering consistent, high-level culinary performance and supporting the overall success of the kitchen operation. The Fine Dining Sous Chef – Full-Time is responsible for supporting the Chef de Cuisine in overseeing daily kitchen operations, ensuring exceptional food quality, and maintaining efficient service execution. This role provides hands-on leadership during service, supervises culinary staff, and ensures all dishes meet Basalt’s high standards for presentation, consistency, and timing. The Sous Chef is a key operational leader responsible for team development, food safety, and maintaining the discipline and structure required in a fine dining environment.
Requirements
- Minimum of 4–6 years of progressive culinary experience in fine dining or upscale environments.
- Prior leadership or supervisory experience in a kitchen required.
- Strong knowledge of advanced culinary techniques and presentation standards.
- Experience managing high-volume, high-quality service environments.
- ServSafe certification required or ability to obtain.
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Chef de Cuisine in leading daily kitchen operations and service execution.
- Supervise culinary team members including cooks, prep staff, and stewards.
- Lead service periods, ensuring proper timing, communication, and execution across all stations.
- Ensure all dishes meet recipe specifications, quality standards, and presentation expectations.
- Support menu development, seasonal changes, and daily features.
- Monitor food preparation and plating for consistency and accuracy.
- Maintain strict adherence to food safety, sanitation, and HACCP standards.
- Assist with inventory management, ordering, and product control.
- Support labor scheduling and productivity management.
- Train, coach, and develop culinary team members.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe kitchen environment.
- Collaborate with front-of-house leadership to ensure seamless guest experiences.
- Support cost control initiatives including waste reduction and portion control.
- Uphold Black Desert Resort’s ultra-premium culinary standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401K with company match
- Employee dining room
- Paid time off
- Exclusive resort discounts
- Complimentary employee hotel stay program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
