Sous Chef

Westin San Antonio North•San Antonio, TX

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Sous Chef is a hands-on culinary leader responsible for kitchen operations and food production across the hotel’s restaurants, bar, café, room service, and banquet events. This position ensures exceptional food quality, efficient operations, excellent guest experiences, and compliance with food-safety and sanitation standards.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
ServSafe certification
Previous restaurant kitchen experience
Strong culinary and knife skills
Knowledge of cooking techniques
Inventory management
Food-cost controls
Proper food-storage temperatures
Honesty
Professionalism
Teamwork
Successful completion of applicable security clearances

Nice To Haves

Culinary degree or State certification
Prior leadership or kitchen-management experience

Responsibilities

Supervise, train, schedule, and evaluate culinary associates.
Oversee food preparation, cooking, presentation, and storage.
Maintain current recipes, plating guides, production schedules, and portion standards.
Develop menu items, daily specials, and customized banquet selections.
Review Banquet Event Orders and coordinate with catering managers, clients, and service teams.
Monitor food and labor costs, inventory, purchasing, receiving, and waste.
Conduct kitchen inspections to ensure cleanliness, sanitation, equipment safety, and quality standards.
Review daily forecasts, outlet covers, events, VIPs, and production needs.
Lead pre-shift meetings and assign preparation and production responsibilities.
Resolve guest concerns promptly and professionally.
Maintain kitchen equipment and submit repair requests when needed.
Assist with line cooking and other operational duties as business demands require.