Sous Chef | The Waterfront Restaurant & Tavern

The Perks

• Sustainable and competitive pay!
• Sous Chef salary starting at $45,000-$55,000/ year based on experience. PLUS annual performance based bonus.
• Employee discounts
• FREE primary care clinic for you and your dependents, and for ALL employees!
• Employee wellness programs, most offered to you at NO cost, including a fitness center membership worth $467 a year.
• We pay 80% of medical benefits for FT eligible employees, and we have HSA and Retirement Savings options too! PTO & Holiday Pay! What are you waiting for? Apply now…
  
  

Who We Are

We believe that La Crosse is a great community that deserves great restaurants, and we believe we have created this experience through inventive cuisine, exceptional service, and attention to detail. We believe in highlighting our regional resources around us is the best foundation in building our menus, our team, and our environment. We believe that investing in happy and knowledgeable staff will lead to happy and knowledgeable guests. Finally, we believe the concept of high-quality hospitality is grounded in three priorities: respect for our strong business principles, the guest experience, and sustainable practices that ensure a long-term placemark in downtown La Crosse on the river. Join us! When you work for us, we work for YOU!

Job Requirements:

• Assists in managing day-to-day kitchen operations, coordinate prep lists and food production schedules and ensure food quality, taste and presentation.
• Strive to not only know all stations, but be an expert at all stations in the kitchen.
• Expedite during service when required.
• Control food cost by training kitchen staff on proper food preparation, eliminate waste by ensuring rotation and proper production amounts.
• Ensures that all kitchen employees consistently adhere to uniform, grooming and appearance standards (to be set by chef and sous chef).
• Along with Executive Chef, establish goals for the kitchen, anticipate and resolve problems concerning all facets of the kitchen, anticipate trends, enact approved profitable and cost saving ideas.
• Assist Executive Chef with menu development and ensure adherence to recipes and product specifications. Train kitchen staff on all new menus.
• When the chef is not in the kitchen, the sous chef should act as the chef – making decisions, regimentation of checklists, cutting staff appropriately, overseeing service, as well as communication with FOH, executing pre-shifts, orders, or any other tasks the executive chef would be controlling\
• Assist in establishing and maintaining a regular cleaning and maintenance schedule for all kitchen areas and equipment
• Attend all required meetings and trainings
  
  

Other Skills & Abilities

• 4 Cooking experience
• 3-5 years previous experience in culinary supervisor or manager positions
• Ability to interact positively with supervisor, management, coworkers, guests and the public to promote a team effort and maintain a positive and professional approach
• Excellent reading, writing and oral proficiency in the English language
• Computer literate – proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and attentive to email correspondence
  
  

Physical Factors

• Continuous standing and walking most of the shift
• Lifting items weighing over 20lbs. Push/pull force of minimum 12lbs.
• Work in extreme temperatures such as freezers (-10 degrees F), kitchens ( 110 degrees F) and various outdoor conditions for one hour or more
• Ability to handle knives and perform cutting skills on work surfaces of various heights
• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity
  
  

The Work

We know this can be hard work, which is why we’re committed to supporting all our team members in creating a positive, fun, and respectful work environment. We’ve invested in a leadership team that will give you the opportunity to learn and grow with the training and tools to reach your goals.

The Fine Print

Columbia Hospitality, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive environment without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. We strive for excellence in every position within the company and select the most qualified people who embrace our service philosophy and these values.

Accountability | Creativity | Enthusiasm | Honesty | Inclusion | Respect

Columbia Hospitality is a national management and consulting company with more than 25 years of experience in creating hospitality solutions and delivering exceptional experiences. Our portfolio includes award-winning hotels and resorts, premier residential communities, restaurants and bars, private and public golf clubs, conference centers, and distinctive venues. Columbia Hospitality has been consistently recognized as one of the Top Companies to Work for in Washington by Seattle Business Magazine and Puget Sound Business Journal for their commitment to creating a fun, dynamic and nurturing work environment for team members.