Sous Chef

Butternut Hospitality Pvt Ltd; Raipur; On-site; INR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Butternut Hospitality Pvt Ltd in Raipur invites an experienced Sous Chef to oversee daily operations across bakery, pastry, viennoiserie and hot kitchen, ensuring consistent quality and smooth production. You will manage a multi-section team and coordinate with culinary leads to deliver high-standard meals and deliveries.

The ideal candidate has 3-5 years in professional kitchens, experience in bakery café or similar, strong cost control and HACCP knowledge, and proven leadership.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional kitchen experience, with sous chef or senior supervisory role.
• Experience in bakery café, restaurant, hotel, cloud kitchen or hybrid food-service operation.
• Strong understanding of bakery, pastry, viennoiserie and hot kitchen operations.
• Experience managing multiple kitchen sections and teams.
• Strong knowledge of food costing, inventory and wastage control.
• Knowledge of HACCP and food safety standards.
• Culinary qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily kitchen operations in coordination with the Culinary Lead.
• Lead and supervise CDPs, Commis and kitchen support staff.
• Plan daily/weekly production, prep lists, par levels and workflows.
• Coordinate production across bakery, pastry, viennoiserie and hot kitchen.
• Ensure consistency in taste, quality, portioning and presentation.
• Manage food cost, yields, wastage and portion control.
• Oversee inventory, stock rotation, requisitions and vendor coordination.
• Maintain recipe standards, SOPs and production systems.
• Conduct quality, hygiene and food safety checks.
• Train, mentor and allocate kitchen staff effectively.
• Manage scheduling and resolve day-to-day operational issues.
• Coordinate kitchen flow during peak service and delivery operations.
• Ensure cleanliness, equipment upkeep, packaging and dispatch standards.
• Assist with menu development, recipe trials and new product development.
• Support pre-opening kitchen setup and operational trials.

Skills

Leadership

Kitchen operations

Food costing

Inventory management

HACCP knowledge

Team mentoring

Education

Culinary qualification

Job description

Location:Raipur (CG)

Role

We are looking for an experiencedSous Chefto oversee daily operations acrossbakery, pastry, viennoiserie and hot kitchensections, ensuring smooth production, consistent quality and effective team management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily kitchen operations in coordination with the Culinary Lead.
• Lead and supervise CDPs, Commis and kitchen support staff.
• Plan daily/weekly production, prep lists, par levels and workflows.
• Coordinate production across bakery, pastry, viennoiserie and hot kitchen.
• Ensure consistency in taste, quality, portioning and presentation.
• Manage food cost, yields, wastage and portion control.
• Oversee inventory, stock rotation, requisitions and vendor coordination.
• Maintain recipe standards, SOPs and production systems.
• Conduct quality, hygiene and food safety checks.
• Train, mentor and allocate kitchen staff effectively.
• Manage scheduling and resolve day-to-day operational issues.
• Coordinate kitchen flow during peak service and delivery operations.
• Ensure cleanliness, equipment upkeep, packaging and dispatch standards.
• Assist with menu development, recipe trials and new product development.
• Support pre-opening kitchen setup and operational trials.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional kitchen experience, including Sous Chef or senior supervisory experience.
• Experience in abakery café, restaurant, hotel, cloud kitchen or hybrid food-service operationpreferred.
• Strong understanding ofbakery, pastry, viennoiserie and hot kitchen operations.
• Experience managing multiple kitchen sections and teams.
• Strong knowledge offood costing, inventory and wastage control.
• Knowledge ofHACCP and food safety standards.
• Culinary qualification preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills.

Ideal Candidate

Astrong operational chef and team leaderwho can manage multiple kitchen sections, maintain high-quality standards and lead a fast-paced café and delivery operations efficiently.