Executive Sous Chef 1

About the role

Are you looking for a values‑driven environment with opportunities to learn and grow? Do you want to join a fun, supportive team where you can build lifelong relationships? At Parkhurst Dining, a brand of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, we’ve been creating smiles since 1949—one guest, one meal, and one team member at a time. As a part of the management team, the Executive Sous Chef 1 works under the direction of the Executive Chef as the second culinarian in a department where the managed volume is between $1.51‑3.5M annually. This position acts as a second‑level leader for the kitchens and is solely accountable for a cost center. This role also leads a kitchen site independently and assumes full ownership of the kitchens when the Executive Chef is not onsite. The Executive Sous Chef 1 oversees the preparation of meals for guests, maintains food inventory, adjusts food production to meet fresh ingredients availability, and oversees hourly team members on a day‑to‑day basis. Other responsibilities include contributing to menu development, supply monitoring and ordering, staffing, and development and guest satisfaction with culinary offerings.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the preparation of meals for guests
• Maintain food inventory
• Adjust food production to meet fresh ingredient availability
• Oversee hourly team members on a day‑to‑day basis
• Contribute to menu development
• Handle supply monitoring and ordering
• Manage staffing
• Ensure guest satisfaction with culinary offerings
• Lead the kitchen site independently and assume full ownership when the Executive Chef is off‑site
• Act as a second‑level leader for the kitchen and be solely accountable for the cost center

Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years of professional experience, including 3+ years in culinary roles
• Degree in Culinary Arts preferred
• Skilled in food preparation, menu planning, execution, and quality control
• Ability to manage food costs, portion control, and waste reduction while adhering to budget guidelines
• Experience supervising and training kitchen staff in safety, sanitation, and production practices
• Strong focus on guest satisfaction, menu responsiveness, and maintaining cooperative relationships across departments

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Access to Smile Universe training and internal promotion pathways
• Free meals during shift
• Monthly family meal
• 20% discount at all ENPHG brands

Schedule

Full‑time role averaging 50 hours per week, including some evenings and weekends.