Position: Sous Chef
Compensation: $65,000–$85,000 base salary plus 20% bonus potential
Schedule: Full-time | Evening, weekend, and holiday availability required
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including bonus opportunities, health coverage, paid time off, dining perks, and commuter benefits
Role Summary:
We are conducting a confidential search for a talented and driven Sous Chef to support the culinary operations of a highly anticipated, chef-driven neighborhood restaurant concept.
This role works closely with executive culinary leadership to deliver elevated cuisine, maintain operational excellence, and foster a collaborative, high-performing kitchen culture. The Sous Chef will play a critical role in daily service execution, team development, inventory management, and maintaining the consistency and standards expected within a polished, high-volume environment.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on culinary leader with strong operational instincts, a passion for hospitality, and experience working within refined, detail-oriented kitchens.
What you bring to the table:
- Strong ability to lead line operations while maintaining consistency, urgency, and attention to detail during service
- Experience supporting hiring, onboarding, scheduling, and development of back-of-house team members
- Hands-on leadership style with the ability to train, mentor, and motivate culinary teams
- Strong understanding of food quality, presentation standards, recipe consistency, and execution
- Experience monitoring labor costs, inventory levels, ordering, and waste reduction initiatives
- Ability to maintain high standards of sanitation, cleanliness, and kitchen safety compliance
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across BOH and FOH teams
- Experience conducting pre-shift meetings, managing service flow, and supporting operational planning
- Knowledge of food and labor costing, budgeting, and kitchen administrative functions
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-expectation culinary environment
Why you’ll love working here:
- Opportunity to be part of a chef-driven, growth-oriented restaurant concept
- Collaborative and hospitality-focused culture that values creativity, teamwork, and professional development
- Quarterly and annual bonus opportunities
- Dining discounts and monthly cell phone reimbursement
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and parental leave benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
- Commuter and additional lifestyle perks
- Opportunity to work alongside respected culinary leadership within a polished, high-energy environment
Required Work Experience:
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a culinary leadership or kitchen supervisory role
- Experience in high-volume, full-service restaurant environments
- Strong working knowledge of kitchen operations, food costing, labor management, and inventory control
- Prior experience training and developing culinary staff
- Familiarity with kitchen systems, equipment operations, and basic administrative functions
Preferred Work Experience:
- Background in elevated or chef-driven restaurant concepts
- Experience supporting ordering, vendor relationships, and operational process improvement
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and restaurant POS systems
- Food safety and sanitation certifications preferred
Personal Qualities:
- Passionate culinary professional with a strong sense of urgency and accountability
- Collaborative, team-oriented, and solutions-driven leadership style
- Organized and detail-focused with the ability to multitask effectively
- Calm and composed under pressure in fast-paced service environments
- Motivated to grow professionally within a dynamic hospitality organization
- Hospitality-minded leader who values consistency, mentorship, and operational excellence