Sous Chef - Jason Aldean's, Pittsburgh

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee Food and Kitchen operations
• Maintain operating policies and staff schedules
• Establish and monitor food cost, labor costs, budgets, and forecasts
• Auxiliary in administrative duties
• Assist in hiring, training, and scheduling of culinary employees
• Manage new menu implementation including seasonal and specialty entrees
• Oversee food and paper goods ordering and purchasing

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/SKILLS OF THE POSITION

• Excellent knowledge of culinary ingredients and practices
• Technical cooking skills
• Creative skills
• Proven leadership skills and the ability to motivate staff
• Ability to delegate tasks
• Ability to work in challenging environments, while maintaining high standards
• Incredible organizational skills and attention to detail, while being able to multi-task
• Excellent interpersonal skills as well as articulate communication, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated experience in administrative and clerical skills including report writing, recordkeeping, scheduling, and spreadsheet preparation
• Ability to function well in a collaborative, team-oriented environment, managing the needs of multiple departments at once
• An ownership mentality with the ability to think independently, self-learn, and develop ideas that lead to positive change/improvements for the department
• Well-versed in analytical and critical thinking
• Must be able to accept feedback and changes readily, both in job responsibilities as well as work environment
• The use of discretion and maintaining high levels of confidentiality are absolutely required

Leadership Qualities

• Accountability
• Development
• Working relationships
• Judgment
• Quality of work
• Job skills knowledge
• Organization
• Punctuality
• Productivity
• Adherence to Policy
• Confidentiality
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Attitude
• Teamwork

Education/Working Knowledge/Experience Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in high volume food and beverage operations
• Extensive culinary background, people skills and administrative skills
• Thorough understanding of profit and loss management
• Previous hands-on experience in presenting culinary training and development of new programs

Additional Information

• This company participates in E-Verify.
• Please use the links below to view information on the E-Verify process and your rights in relation to E-Verify.
• E-Verify Participation Poster
• IER Right to Work Poster
• TC Restaurant Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.