Sous Chef- Excelsior

Jester Concepts is a hometown hospitality group, made up of the following concepts: Borough-Parlour Bar, Parlour St. Paul, P.S. Steak, Butcher & the Boar, Char Bar, Parlour Food Truck and Concessions, Starling in Edina, Parlour Excelsior, and Rustica Bakery and Cafe.

We are looking for an experienced SOUS CHEF to join our talented team at our newest location in Excelsior. Parlour Excelsior opened in November 2024 and we are excited to announce the opening of the TWO additional concepts on the main floor in the summer of 2025. This is a multi-unit operation.

Job Title: Sous Chef

Job Summary: The Sous Chef provides supportive leadership to kitchen staff throughout food service. The duties include assisting the Chef de Cuisine in monitoring kitchen productivity, expediting orders to ensure quality taste or presentation, ensuring the high quality of food, managing the kitchen staff in accordance with budgets, and maintaining the kitchen's hygiene and safety standards. The Sous Chef takes on additional responsibilities in the CDC’s absence to ensure that kitchen staff has proper direction.

Reports to: Chef de Cuisine

Key Responsibilities Include

Kitchen Management:

• Assist CDC in managing all kitchen operations, including food preparation, cooking, plating, and presentation. This can include scheduling kitchen staff, ensuring a smooth workflow and adherence to food safety and sanitation regulations as well as meeting budgetary targets.

Quality Control:

• Maintain high-quality standards for food preparation, taste, and presentation.
• Conduct regular tastings and inspections to ensure consistent quality and taste.

Ingredient Sourcing and Inventory:

• Assist CDC in sourcing and selecting high-quality ingredients, working with suppliers and vendors.
• Assist CDC in managing kitchen inventory, including ordering, receiving, and monitoring food costs.
• Assist CDC in organizing inventory storage locations to ensure efficient use of products and enforcing FIFO.

Training and Development:

• Assist CDC in training, mentoring, and developing kitchen staff, ensuring that they meet culinary standards and follow safety protocols.
• Provide guidance and feedback to staff members for continuous improvement.

Budget Management:

• Assist CDC in managing the kitchen budget, including cost control, forecasting, and cost analysis.
• Minimize food wastage and maintain profitability.

Hygiene and Safety:

• Enforce strict hygiene, safety, and sanitation standards in the kitchen.
• Ensure compliance with health department regulations.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with the CDC and other restaurant managers to align kitchen operations with the overall business strategy.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as front-of-house staff, to ensure a smooth dining experience.

Adaptability:

• Stay updated on culinary trends, food safety regulations, and industry developments.
• Adapt to changes in customer preferences and dietary restrictions.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 2 years of culinary leadership-management experience in a full-service restaurant.
• Excellent time-management and communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to adapt
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience with Office 365, Toast, and Margin Edge preferred but not required.
• Embody the Core Values of positivity, teachability, maturity, humility, initiative, and accountability

Benefits

Jester Concepts offers a competitive benefits package which includes

• Health insurance eligibility on day one, with a defined company contribution
• Dental and vision insurance paid for by the company.
• Life insurance paid by the company
• Voluntary short-term and long-term disability insurance available
• 401k plan (with 3% company match), eligible after 90 days of employment
• Free parking
• Quarterly bonus
• 10 days of Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Plan- free, 24/7, confidential- for you and your family
• $50 monthly dining stipend (good at any of our locations)- $600 a year!
• 50% off Employee discount on food AND beverage at all locations
• Jester Concepts restaurants are closed on the following holidays- New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
• PLUS two additional days where we celebrate our hard-working teams.
• Five day workweek, two days off (50 hours per week)

We have strong core values: positivity, accountability, maturity, teachability, humility, and initiative, and are looking for individuals who have the same. We are looking for employees who want to grow with us, reinforce the core values, and are highly driven and organized.

If you are looking for your next long-term career move, please send in your resume today!

• Any offer will be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
• Jester Concepts is an equal-opportunity employer

If you are a motivated individual with a passion for the food industry and have the necessary skills to excel in this role, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your current resume for consideration.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Food provided
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities
• Quarterly bonus

Experience:

• Sous Chef: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Excelsior, MN 55331 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Excelsior, MN 55331: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $60,000