Sous Chef - Fairfield
About The Position
Sally's Apizza is preparing to open a new Fairfield location and is seeking a Sous Chef to help launch the restaurant, build its culture, and hire and develop staff. Sally's has made New Haven Style Apizza since 1938 and is expanding to locations across the United States. The company offers coaching, training, and internal promotion opportunities. The Sous Chef collaborates with the Kitchen Manager to oversee kitchen and culinary activities, including food preparation, cooking, and plating. The role helps maintain food quality, consistency, safety, sanitation, inventory control, and smooth coordination between kitchen and front-of-house teams. It also includes catering and event preparation, developing food items, and training and mentoring junior kitchen staff. This is a full-time, in-person position with day, evening, and weekend availability. It is hands-on, with approximately 90% of the work week spent actively engaged in culinary operations. The Sous Chef reports directly to the Kitchen Manager. Starting pay is $60,000 annually, depending on experience, plus bonus. Pre-employment background check, drug screen, and references are required.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- At least 1 year in a leadership role within a full-service restaurant kitchen.
- ServeSafe certification.
- Thorough knowledge of food safety systems and procedures.
- Food preparation and knife skills.
- Ability to work on your feet for up to 10 hours at a time.
- Ability to lift at least 50 pounds.
- Availability for day, evening, and weekend work.
- English language ability.
- Pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen, and provide references.
Nice To Haves
- Formal culinary training.
- Basic Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Kitchen Manager to oversee kitchen and culinary activities, including food preparation, cooking, and plating.
- Ensure compliance with recipes, quality standards, and health regulations.
- Oversee and participate in preparing ingredients, sauces, and other menu components, and monitor cooking and baking for consistency and taste.
- Assist with developing innovative, high-quality food items that meet market and guest expectations.
- Oversee food preparation and production for catering packages.
- Work with the culinary team to cater special events and private functions.
- Follow the Kitchen Manager’s instructions and recommendations for daily food preparation and assigned duties.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment, and instruct staff on food preparation, food storage, kitchen equipment use, utensil sanitation, and safety.
- Regularly inspect preparation and cooking equipment to ensure it is clean, sanitary, and operating properly.
- Assist with kitchen inventory, ordering supplies, and storing ingredients to minimize waste and control food costs.
- Manage daily requirements, functions, and last-minute events.
- Train and mentor junior kitchen staff.
- Coordinate with front-of-house staff to support smooth service and accommodate guest requests and dietary restrictions.
- Promote good working relationships throughout the kitchen staff.
- Ensure management style and working methods align with Sally’s core values.
- Establish, maintain, and enforce consistent high-performance standards.
Benefits
- Starting salary of $60,000 annually, depending on experience, plus bonus.
- Dental insurance.
- Employee discount.
- Health insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Short-term disability coverage.
- Long-term disability coverage.
- Group life insurance.
- Sick time and vacation time or paid time off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
