CityWalk Sous Chef

About the role

NBCUniversal is seeking a Sous Chef – Margaritaville to lead the kitchen operations at CityWalk. This position reports to the Restaurant Chef and is responsible for maximizing profits, ensuring operational excellence, and fostering a positive team environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive operating profit goals and sales
• Optimize profits by controlling food, beverage, and labor costs
• Consistently achieve operational excellence
• Develop and retain exceptional talent
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal laws regarding food quality, safety, labor, and employment
• Partner with Human Resources to train and develop restaurant leaders at every level
• Maintain or exceed weekly budgeted variable operation profit by controlling cost of goods & variable labor
• Communicate restaurant results to the Restaurant Chef and General Manager with recommendations for improvement
• Ensure high Team Member and Guest Engagement
• Mentors and counsels team members and enforce appropriate policies and procedures ensuring that everything is within compliance of venue and company standards
• Promote company's mission and values
• Ensure company policy and brand standards are followed
• Optimize profits by controlling food, beverage, and labor costs
• Prepare and present hourly team member reviews
• Complete all tasks assigned by the Executive Sous Chef on time

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Hospitality Management or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 5 years of management experience in high quality chain or independent restaurant group
• Thorough knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and POS systems
• Ability to work rotating schedules, holidays, weekends and nights

Desired Characteristics

• Proven track record and experience in the development and implementation of strong training programs and tools developed to reduce employee attrition and create internal culture of development for staff
• Excellent management skills in leading a diverse team and working under tight and fast track deadlines
• Strong P&L experience, command of budgeting and costs controls
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Ability to effectively communicate across all lines of business, and with all levels of management
• Strong organizational, planning, delegation, mentoring and coaching skills
• A strong passion for delivering the highest quality of guest service and superior food concepts

Additional Requirements

• (Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite)
• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks
• Salary range: $68,640- 75,000 (SIC eligible)