Sous Chef

North Italia • Omaha, NE

7d

About The Position

The Sous Chef helps lead a culinary team that prepares dishes from scratch, focusing on quality, flavor, and excellence to deliver great hospitality. Reporting to the Executive Chef, the Sous Chef manages shifts, supports restaurant financial goals, maintains kitchen standards and equipment, and coaches and develops the restaurant team in a high-volume environment. The role includes working closing shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of high-volume culinary management experience.
• Demonstrated working understanding of business operations and financials.
• Experience with POS systems and inventory control systems.
• Ability to work shifts lasting ten or more hours and to stand, sit, squat, or walk for extended periods.
• Ability to work closing shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Ability to grasp, reach overhead, push, lift, and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Finger and hand dexterity to operate kitchen machinery and knives.
• Ability to withstand temperature changes, occasional smoke, steam, and heat, and work in a confined space.
• Hearing, visual, and sensory abilities to observe and detect emergency situations and distinguish food product, taste, texture, temperature, and presentation.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with POSitouch and Crunchtime.

Responsibilities

• Manage shifts, including daily decision-making, scheduling, and planning.
• Demonstrate ingredient knowledge and awareness of culinary trends.
• Help the restaurant reach financial goals by controlling cost of goods and identifying solutions when targets are not met.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness, organization, and equipment care and maintenance.
• Handle on-the-fly requests calmly and positively.
• Foster continuous learning, open and honest feedback, and corrective action as needed.
• Manage labor expectations and plan each scheduled shift accordingly.
• Understand sales and labor budgets and discuss profit and loss with the management team.
• Coach, lead, and develop the restaurant team while supporting continuous improvement.
• Help provide memorable dining experiences and uphold product quality and restaurant cleanliness.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Company-paid group life insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick time
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Tuition assistance
• Eligibility for up to 50% next-day pay, with exclusions
• Employee Assistance Programs

What This Job Offers

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