Executive Sous Chef | High-Volume

Description

Popular new destination restaurant in Downtown San Jose is looking for an Executive Sous Chef to assist the Executive Chef in leading this dynamic culinary team. Our ideal candidate has experience working in busy restaurant environments while maintaining the consistency, food quality and the highest service and sanitation standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Guarantees that all kitchen operating procedures are met daily.
• Manage all kitchen employees by training, mentoring and enforcing proper conduct.
• Supervise the entire kitchen team to make certain that all items and recipes are made correctly.
• Carry out all food/equipment safety training and sanitation procedures with all staff.
• Manage the line alongside our Executive Chef while monitoring the flow of service and maintaining service standards.
• Ensures kitchen equipment maintenance and reports any facilities issues to the management team.
• Certifies that all products that are ordered and delivered meet restaurant standards.
• Must be held accountable for maintaining food budgets, labor and operating expenses.
• Develop and maintain vendor relationships, acquire the best price and source specific items if necessary.

Administrative

• Schedule kitchen team while assisting and supporting payroll duties as needed.
• Send daily service reports, reservations logs and HR-related processes such as organization of paperwork, worker’s comp and accident reports.
• Responsible for purchasing, receiving of product and invoice data entry.
• Manage inventory and costs of all kitchen supplies and products.
• Address staffing needs for open positions while sitting in on interviews, screening and hiring.
• Must keep detailed records of invoices, equipment service records, health inspection reports, etc.

Skill & Requirements

• 3 years of related experience required.
• High-volume experience required.
• Experience with administrative and managerial duties is required.
• Knowledge of techniques, methods, tools and equipment used in preparing high-quality cuisine on a large scale.
• Ability to be inventive and develop recipes from scratch.
• Proven ability in teaching and mentoring kitchen employees.
• Exceptional communication and supervisory skills.
• Manager’s Food Handler’s Certification required.
• Ability to demonstrate quick-thinking and adaptability in a constantly changing environment.
• Have interpersonal skills to effectively deal with all business contacts.
• Work varied shifts, including weekends and holidays.
• Exceeds in communicating both written and verbal conversation.
• Performs any other related duties as requested.
• License and access to a personal vehicle for picking up products, groceries and running general operational duties.
• Proficient in Google Workspace and can create documents and spreadsheets in order to optimize daily operations.

*This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Salary: $80k - $95k/year (depending on experience)

Benefits:

• Food provided
• Paid time off

Experience:

• Culinary experience: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• San Jose, CA (Required)

*THIS IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*