Chef Train Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

Position Description: Job Title: Sous Chef
Location: MartinaReports to: Executive Chef
Salary Range: $60,000 - $70,000 per year
This role reports to the Executive Chef and Culinary Team. The Sous Chef is responsible for managing the culinary program, systems, routines and standard operating procedures related to the day to day culinary operations in their location. This includes accountability for the maintenance and implementation of all culinary operations, recruiting and training of kitchen staff, ordering and inventory support, and maintenance of all equipment and facilities. The Sous Chef is responsible for setting the pace of the kitchen and maintaining the standards for production of food, cleanliness, organization and co-worker interaction.
Responsibilities:
Overseeing all prep cooks, line cooks, and dishwashers of restaurant
Coordinate cooks, and all staff to ensure the highest quality of food and service
Support other management and kitchen team members with daily tasks to ensure readiness for service
Support kitchen teams with coverage of shifts while other chefs are on vacation, sick or in the event of a call in. Sometimes this may require coming in on a day off or outside of your regular working hours.
Menu Management:
Ability to train and execute menu changes, with approval of Culinary Director
Execute menu changes and kitchen systems that help streamline service and vertically integrate time consuming tasks within the company
Collaborate with the FOH team to ensure our restaurant teams are knowledgeable on menu offerings, preparation and allergens
Create station maps, prep lists and training guides and standards when menu items changes
Administrative:
Assisting restaurant is maintaining food cost, proper parts and labor costs
Assist in continually update and amend policies and procedures for the BOH operation
Ensure kitchen teams are compliant with health codes
Maintain food and labor cost using company implemented systems
Assist in executing hiring and staffing
Execute Disciplinary actions when and if needed, including and not limited to
Verbal, written and final warnings; termination
Assist in executing requisition and purchase of necessary supplies
Execute all ordering or product and communication with vendors
With company leadership, advise and contribute to the planning of daily, monthly, quarterly and annual Forecast for both revenues and expenses
Accountable for meeting or exceeding food cost, labor cost, and other operating expense forecast
Assist in all ordering or product and communication with vendors
Lead and/or attend weekly management meetings with restaurant managers
Training:
Training staff to execute new menu items
Coaching and training BOH staff with proper recipes
Manage training of all BOH staff members
Facilitate in the moment coaching and corrections when mistakes are made
Maintaining Standards
Implement and maintain daily food preparation and quality control standards
Maintain high standard of safety and sanitation in the kitchen
Teach, mentor and motivate the kitchen staff to uphold and exceed the highest standards of communication, quality, consistency, and execution
Hold cooks accountable for maintenance of all kitchen equipment and facilities
Hold cooks accountable for routine maintenance schedules for equipment
Oversee management and maintenance food inventory at appropriate level
Ensure kitchen teams are compliant with health codes
Maintenance of trash enclosure and enforcement of proper waste disposal
Active monitoring of FOG not going down drains
Minimum qualifications:
5 years of experience in a BOH setting
High school diploma or equivalentAbility to lift at least 50 lbs and stand for extended periods of 8 hours or moreNote: This job description is intended to outline the general nature and responsibilities of the role. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the position.
Additional Information: Benefits Available:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Employee discount
Flexible schedule $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 Annually