Sous Chef
Early Bird Night Owl•Cary, NC
•Onsite
About The Position
As Sous Chef, you will work cohesively alongside the Executive Chef, Chef de Cuisine and Banquet Chef in managing kitchen operations, ensuring the highest-quality food preparation, and maintaining kitchen standards. The role involves supervising kitchen staff, coordinating food production, and contributing to menu planning.
Requirements
- At least one (1) year holding a kitchen leadership position
- Two (2) + years of culinary experience
- Exceptional leadership skills
- Stable and progressive work history
- Strong work ethic and integrity
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including days, evening, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to communicate clearly in English both written and verbal
Responsibilities
- Assist and collaborate with the Executive Chef and Chef de Cuisine in the preparation and design of all food menu updates based on seasonality and customer preferences
- Produce high-quality plates both design and taste-wise
- Assist in training kitchen team on recipes for menu items
- Resourcefully solve any issues that arise and seize control of any problematic situations
- Directly supervise kitchen staff members, oversee day-to-day activities of kitchen
- Prep, work the line and active Expo shifts throughout the week to fill in scheduling gaps, help with labor cost, ensure consistency, and find efficiencies
- Train employees with intentionality to increase the probability of success, longevity, and growth of their tenure within the company
- Assist in appropriately staffing for each shift
- Perform administrative duties including monthly inventory and weekly ordering to maintain product levels necessary to execute the menus within our food cost goals
- Comply with and enforce sanitation regulations and safety standards
- Ensure proper storage, rotation of inventory and quality control
- Maintain the organization of the walk-in, dates, and cleanliness in your primary business unit
- Maintain a positive and professional approach with ownership, coworkers, and customers, and vendors
- Lead the team by example when it comes to professionalism and integrity
Benefits
- paid time off
- holiday pay
- company sponsored health insurance including vision, dental
- wellness rewards program
- access to a company matched IRA retirement plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
