Sous Chef

About the Role

Our Sous Chefs are responsible for creating a positive environment that sets the expectations for quality food in a neat, clean, and organized kitchen. We expect our Sous Chefs to have excellent communication skills, as they support the back-of-house team and handle administrative tasks such as scheduling, staffing, ordering, and inventory. Our Sous Chefs must remain calm and composed in high-pressure situations.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to Executive Chef in all areas of responsibility
• Manages back-of-house team members, operations, and food production for the restaurant and FIREBAR®
• Provides direction, discipline, and training to team members through coaching, counseling, feedback, and termination recommendations
• Accountable for ordering and receiving produce, seafood, and main food orders
• Conducts daily or bi-weekly inventory with the team
• Responsible for scheduling back-of-house team members
• Handles team development by interviewing and hiring back-of-house team members to maintain staffing goals
• Supervises and participates in butchering and portion control on each shift
• Creates a positive environment that sets expectations for quality food and a neat, clean, and organized kitchen

Requirements

• 2 years of full-service restaurant experience in a management position
• Working kitchen knowledge, including butchering and portion control
• Expertise in Iconic Hospitality
• Solid communication and organizational skills

Knowledge Requirements

• Iconic Hospitality standards
• Prep duties
• Storing and cooling food
• Food handling
• Butchering and portion control
• POS/Micros knowledge
• Cash handling
• Food and labor cost control
• Inventory control
• Administrative tasks
• Purchasing
• Safety and sanitation procedures
• NCO (Neat, clean, and organized)

Physical Requirements

• Able to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language of the work location
• Reach, bend, push, and pull items for up to 2 hours each day
• Able to use fingers, hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively for up to 6 hours each day
• Able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for multiple hours in length
• Must have a sense of balance, able to bend, kneel, and lift items frequently weighing up to 50 pounds

Pay

USD $55,000.00 - USD $65,000.00 per year