Sous Chef

People are the Heart of Kona Grill, so it’s important for us to find passionate individuals to join our family. Whether we’re cooking a meal, serving a guest or helping each other, we see every moment as an opportunity to show our excitement and purpose. We offer careers, not just jobs, so we are looking for spirited and passionate people to engage in our training program to learn and grow within the company. If you take pride in providing exceptional service, then we know you will love being a part of the Kona culture.

Kona Grill is owned and operated by The ONE Group and currently operating in dozens of locations nationwide. We pride ourselves on our innovative menu, award-winning happy hour, and modern upscale design showcasing an open kitchen, sushi bar, and full-service bar.

We strive for a premier culture that encompasses teamwork, collaboration, and values. There is a passion in everything we do, and we are looking for people with similar attributes. Get started on a career path with our limitless growth and opportunities!

This position comes with an experience based salary starting at $60k

• 10% of base salary in bonus opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits
• 401k
• Employee Assistance Program
• Limitless growth opportunities!

Duties and Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Executing and carrying the Executive Chef’s requests and orders without questioning.
• Ability to execute all positions on the line and help line staff when they get behind.
• Execute and oversee the production of all menu items.
• Complete understanding of work safety and emergency procedures.
• Expedite orders correctly and efficiently to ensure smooth kitchen flow.   
• Fully understand the importance of and can utilize standard recipe cards and plating guides.
• Perform line checks to include temperature checks of all refrigeration, rotation and dating of all foods, proper prep(taste), freshness and specials completed for the nights service.
• Assisting with creation and execution of daily specials.
• Implement closing duties for the runners, stewards, line/pantry cooks and ensure all duties are being completed.
• Ensure all foods are up to our quality and standards, all specials are current with the seasons and trends, coach and train the staff to THE ONE GROUP brand of food.
• Possess good math and English skills for calculating, communicating, writing requisitions/ completing food inventories and for retrieving information as needed.
• Work closely with staff to ensure that their respective jobs are being executed as per company guidelines.
• Ensure A standards for kitchen cleanliness and follow all Health Department Guidelines to ensure proper food handling from the beginning to the end when the food is leaving the kitchen.
• Attend all weekly management meetings and corporate meetings that are scheduled. Hold monthly mandatory kitchen meetings and address all issues that arise.
• Assisting the chefs and coordinating with the purchaser with ordering daily.
• Assisting the chefs with the scheduling on a weekly basis.
• Prevent breakage by monitoring kitchen crew.
• Inspire and motivate kitchen staff.

Fiscal Responsibility

• Assisting and monitoring daily labor and food cost reporting sheets to ensure costs are trending within budgeted parameters.
• Assisting reviewing monthly profit and loss statement and acts on all variances.
• Helps ensure all overtime is authorized

The company offer the following Insurance benefits to all full time and variable benefit eligible employees (waiting period applies)

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Group Life and Disability
• Group Accident Insurance
• Group Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Group Critical Illness Insurance
• Paid time off

The company offer the following benefits to all employees regardless of position or status

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Dependent Care Benefit
• Employee Dining Discounts and/or complementary meals onsite
• Traditional and Roth 401K Plan
• Commuter Benefits