Sous Chef - Dune House Hotel & Spa - Jacksonville, FL

Sage Hospitality • Atlantic Beach, FL

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About The Position

Serve the Coast’s Best Stories, One Plate at a Time.Coastal Farmer is a brand new concept created for the reimagined Dune House, inspired by the honest flavors of sea and soil and the easy rhythm of life on the coast. The restaurant has been fully redesigned with natural materials, airy colors, and a spirit that feels fresh, inviting, and rooted in the community. From the moment guests step inside, they feel connected to the land and water that make Atlantic Beach so special.
As part of the Coastal Farmer team, you will help bring this story to life through dishes that celebrate local harvests, heartfelt traditions, and the joy of sharing food with others. Every plate is prepared with intention. Every drink highlights a sense of place. Guests come here to savor oysters, fresh catch, farm-forward cooking, and flavors shaped by the people who call this coastline home.
If you love working with meaningful ingredients, enjoy connecting with guests in an authentic way, and want to help build a restaurant from the ground up, Coastal Farmer is ready to welcome you into its opening chapter.
Job Overview
Manage the kitchen staff in the daily production, preparation and presentation of all food for the hotel's restaurant(s) and room service in a safe, sanitary work environment which conforms to all standards and regulations and achieves profitable, competitive, quality products. Position is responsible for managing the daily operations of the kitchen. Monitors food and labor costs. Assists Executive Chef and Chef de Cuisine in creating and implementing menu and production changes.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent.
• Experience required by position is from one to two full years of employment in a related position with this company or other organization(s).
• Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the food profession. This includes experiential knowledge required for management of people and/or complex problems and food and beverage management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily production, preparation and presentation of all food for the hotel's restaurant(s) and room service to ensure a quality, consistent product is produced which conforms to all franchise standards.
• Manage human resources in the production and preparation areas of the kitchen in order to attract, retain and motivate the employees while providing a safe work environment; interview, hire, schedule, train, develop, empower, coach and counsel, recommend and conduct performance and salary reviews, provide open communication, recommend discipline and termination, as appropriate.
• Schedule and manage the maintenance/sanitation of the kitchen, equipment and related areas to ensure a healthy, safe work environment which meets/exceeds federal, state, corporate and franchise standards and regulations.
• Monitor, analyze and control all labor and food costs; prepare the appropriate reports, charts and schedules to ensure budgets are met/exceeded while quality is maintained/improved.
• Promote the Accident Prevention Program to minimize liabilities and related expenses.

Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off
• Medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Company-paid short-term disability
• Paid FMLA leave for up to a period of 12 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Great discounts on Hotels, Restaurants, and much more.

What This Job Offers

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