Sous Chef Casual +++ (Westwood 4/24)

Restaurant Sous Chef

Qtrly Performance Bonus * Medical * Dental * Life Insurance * LDD * 401K * 5 Day Work Week

Our Client is a high volume, full service, scratch kitchen, creative & casual cuisine concept. This restaurant is NOT your run-of-the-mill-restaurant. As a matter of fact,they have created a unique neighborhood place, where people know your name, where the food and prices are great, where you feel special without dressing up. They are experiencing continued & successful growth, ... a seemingly limitless hunger for creative casual cuisine.

Opportunity/Job Description:
As Sous Chef you will manage the day-to-day operations of a from SCRATCH, high volume, full service kitchen, and the BOH operations. You are responsible for developing, directing, and supervising hourly Team Members to attain sales and profit objectives while maintaining the highest standards of food quality, beverage, hospitality, cleanliness, organization, and sanitation.

Qualified Sous Chef candidates must possess:
*Minimum of 2-4 yrs exp. in a Sous Chef role in a chef driven/ scratch kitchen/high volume/full service restaurant.
*Must be a passionate industry leader & role model who is charismatic, self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamically evolving environment.
*Must possess a high level of culinary mastery, a mentality of guardianship of all product in the BOH
*Have excellent communication & organizational skills, ability to multi-task & delegate effectively
*Possess skills that will drive financial results and possess a proven track record of mentoring crew & peers alike.
*High level experience leading through their team of Exec/Sous Chefs
*Demands excellence through high-detail coaching, is unrelenting in the maintaining the quality and standards of the kitchen *Understands, and can trouble shoot product cost challenges

Requirements:
This position requires a high level of attention to detail in order to succeed in an environment of extremely high standards always with humility, respect and integrity. Candidates will be involved in all aspects of operations, mentorship of team members, service execution and even Guest interaction. There are opportunities for future advancement and the perfect candidate would be the individual completely open to guidance while still chomping at the bit to earn more.

If you are a Sous Chef who has a strong desire to be a mentor to other chefs, lead cooks who get excited about from-scratch-cooking or prep cooks who are obsessed with working faster, cleaner and more precise than you share our vision. If you're the type of Leader who can't help but to cultivate that type of culture and refuses to accept anything less... we very much want to hear from you.--We pride ourselves on flawless execution and obtain this every day in a high volume setting.

Job Duties:

• Handles all Guest allergies with the utmost care and caution and is ultimately responsible for ensuring our Guests receive "safe" meals.
• Promote our client's mission and guiding values
• Understand, comply with, and enforce:
  • All Company policies, procedures, and operating standards.
  • All federal/state/local laws and ordinances.
• Assist with the inventory, purchasing, receiving, and storage of Company specified products.
• Drive top-line sales.
• Demonstrate P & L awareness and accountability.
• Train, coach, and counsel Team Members and facilitates their development.
• Evaluates Team Member performance regularly through one-on-ones and action planning prioritizing based on performance gaps.
• Ensures that all operations, recipe, specifications books, and training materials are current and maintained.
• Ensures building, equipment, furniture and fixtures are in good repair, clean and maintained on a regular basis.
• Supervises the quality of food preparation and raw product specifications.
• Responsible for managing new menu roll outs, products, and promotions.