Sous Chef

Piatti Mill Valley • Mill Valley, CA

6d • $78,000 - $82,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Piatti Mill Valley is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to join its kitchen leadership team. At the flagship location, the Sous Chef helps maintain consistent standards across every plate and shift. This is a hands-on execution role involving working the line, running the pass, and ensuring food meets recipe and quality standards without shortcuts. Candidates must be available to work weekends and closing shifts. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, inventory and recipe platforms, ordering systems, and scheduling systems is critical.

The Sous Chef supervises, trains, coaches, and counsels kitchen staff; manages ordering, inventory, and staff scheduling; and supports the Executive Chef in daily operations. The Sous Chef also runs the kitchen in the Executive Chef's absence. The role requires consistent sanitation and food safety practices, strong organization and attention to detail, and the ability to lead and hold the team accountable to Piatti standards.

Piatti is a neighborhood Italian restaurant established in 1987, known for finely crafted Italian cuisine and house-made pasta. It is a division of Palisades Hospitality, a Northern California-based hospitality management company that manages and develops a portfolio of more than 20 hotels and restaurants and offers financial, design, and development consulting services.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience as a Sous Chef in a full-service, high-volume kitchen.
• Strong, consistent sanitation habits.
• Respect for systems and standards, with a focus on protecting consistency.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask under pressure.
• A great palate and sharp attention to detail.
• Strong leadership skills, including directing a team, holding people accountable, and coaching and training effectively.
• Computer literacy and comfort with inventory and recipe platforms, ordering systems, and scheduling systems.
• Hands-on experience with ordering, inventory management, and staff scheduling.
• Availability to work weekends and closing shifts.

Nice To Haves

• A desire to grow within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Work the line and cook to specification on every station as needed.
• Run the pass and review and approve all food before it reaches guests.
• Ensure recipes, plating standards, and kitchen procedures are followed as written.
• Uphold sanitation and food safety practices.
• Supervise, train, coach, and counsel kitchen staff, holding the team and self accountable to Piatti standards.
• Manage ordering, inventory, and staff scheduling.
• Support the Executive Chef with day-to-day kitchen operations and run the kitchen in the Executive Chef's absence.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for eligible full-time employees.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
• Legal benefits and transportation benefits.
• Voluntary ancillary coverages, including critical illness, hospital indemnity, travel insurance, and pet wellness.
• 401(k) retirement savings program for full- and part-time employees over age 21.
• Vacation.
• Travel and dining discounts at sister locations.
• Bonus awards recognizing milestone years of service.

What This Job Offers

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