Sous Chef

Invited • Seal Beach, CA

11d

About The Position

The Sous Chef supports daily kitchen operations at an Invited club, overseeing and assisting line cooks and kitchen staff to ensure consistent food quality, presentation, and cleanliness. The role manages day-to-day food production, contributes to menu development, and helps ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. It calls for flexibility, teamwork, and a commitment to providing an exceptional dining experience for members and guests.

The Sous Chef oversees food preparation and service for à la carte dining, employee meals, private dining rooms, and banquets; helps supervise, train, and schedule kitchen staff; and monitors food and labor costs, payroll, purchasing, and inventory. The role also maintains kitchen sanitation, responds professionally to member and guest requests or complaints, participates in meetings and briefings, and takes on additional duties as assigned. The position reports to the Executive Chef or Executive Sous Chef.

Requirements

• Preferred: high school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred: at least 2 years of experience as a Sous Chef or in a similar culinary role.
• Valid Health and Sanitation certification, such as ServeSafe.
• Strong communication skills and ability to follow instructions effectively.
• Ability to stand, walk, and perform physical activities for extended periods.
• Ability to work in varying temperatures and environments, with potential exposure to dust, fumes, or gases.
• Ability to climb ladders; squat, kneel, reach, grasp, twist, bend, and fold or unfold as required.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull up to 100 lbs.
• Effective communication, including talking and hearing, and sufficient visual acuity.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of experience as a Sous Chef or in a similar culinary role.
• Valid Health and Sanitation certification, such as ServeSafe.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food is prepared and presented to Invited standards, including correct portion sizes.
• Oversee preparation and service for à la carte dining, employee meals, private dining rooms, and related activities.
• Expedite meal periods and ensure the quality, portioning, and presentation of dishes.
• Assist with developing à la carte and banquet menus and accommodating special requests.
• Hire, train, supervise, and, when necessary, performance-manage kitchen staff.
• Prepare kitchen team schedules and monitor payroll costs and ADP reports as required.
• Attend Food & Beverage meetings, banquet BEO meetings, line-ups, and daily briefings.
• Determine budgetary requirements and control expenses for food supplies, equipment, and materials.
• Analyze food and labor production reports, including menu engineering, to supervise and control costs.
• Oversee procurement, receiving, rotation, and inventory of food supplies and kitchen goods; participate in inventory counts.
• Follow cleaning schedules and ensure the kitchen, work areas, equipment, tools, counters, and waste areas are clean and sanitary.
• Maintain compliance with health, safety, and sanitation regulations and encourage safe working practices.
• Interact professionally with members and guests, accommodate changes and last-minute requests, and provide the 3-steps of service.
• Address and resolve member and guest complaints professionally, notify management of issues, and practice effective service recovery.
• Support colleagues and contribute to a positive team environment.
• Follow company, club, and department policies, procedures, and instructions; maintain a professional appearance and wear a clean, neat uniform that meets club standards.
• Maintain required role-related certifications and pursue personal and professional growth.
• Address challenges using available resources and work with regional and corporate teams to support club operations.
• Complete additional duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off and leave programs for full-time team members; time off required by applicable law is also provided for part-time team members

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED