Launch-Ready Sous Chef at Golf Club Kitchen

Gate Golf Club; Italia; In loco; EUR 53.000 - 79.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Gate Golf Club in Naples, FL, is seeking a hands-on Sous Chef to lead daily kitchen operations for The Gimme and The Pavilion, reporting to the Executive Chef. You will oversee staff, ensure quality and safety, manage inventory, and help shape the culinary culture ahead of the late-2026 opening.

The role requires strong leadership, culinary excellence, and the ability to thrive in a high-volume, seasonal environment while delivering exceptional guest experiences.

Mansioni

• Lead daily kitchen operations and service while maintaining a strong presence on the line.
• Supervise cooks, prep cooks, dish staff, and other culinary team members.
• Ensure stations are staffed, stocked, organized, clean, and service ready.
• Monitor food quality, ticket times, portions, presentation, and consistency.
• Support tournaments, private functions, special events, and peak-volume periods.
• Assume responsibility for The Gimme and The Pavilion operations when the Executive Chef is absent.
• Prepare and cook food according to established recipes and standards.
• Maintain consistency in flavor, temperature, texture, portioning, and presentation.
• Support menu development, seasonal changes, recipe testing, tastings, and rollouts.
• Maintain proper food preparation, storage, labeling, rotation, and quality control.
• Maintain high standards for food safety, sanitation, cleanliness, and hygiene.
• Ensure compliance with applicable health and food-safety regulations.
• Monitor temperatures and proper cooking, cooling, reheating, holding, storage, and labeling.
• Inspect workstations, refrigeration, storage, equipment, and dishwashing areas.
• Assist with purchasing, ordering, product pars, receiving, and inventory.
• Inspect deliveries and maintain proper storage and FIFO rotation.
• Monitor usage, spoilage, waste, and overproduction.
• Support food-cost, labor, budgeting, forecasting, and financial goals.
• Lead by example and maintain professional culinary standards.
• Assist with recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and training.
• Coach employees in culinary skills, sanitation, organization, speed, and professionalism.
• Promote teamwork, respect, inclusion, accountability, and continuous development.
• Support The Gate’s mission to educate and train the next generation of hospitality professionals.
• Maintain a culinary culture focused on exceptional guest satisfaction.
• Respond professionally to guest concerns, dietary needs, and special requests.
• Work closely with front-of-house, banquet, catering, purchasing, facilities, and management teams.
• Communicate menu changes, allergies, dietary requirements, staffing issues, shortages, and operational concerns clearly and promptly.
• Developing operating procedures, recipes, prep systems, pars, and station procedures.
• Assisting with equipment commissioning, testing, and kitchen workflow.
• Supporting purchasing and opening inventory systems.
• Participating in culinary recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and training.
• Helping establish staffing plans and schedules.
• Participating in mock services, tastings, soft openings, and training events.
• Helping establish The Gimme and The Pavilion’s culinary culture, service standards, consistency, efficiency, food safety, and financial systems.

Descrizione del lavoro

Gate Golf Club in Naples, FL, is seeking a hands-on Sous Chef to lead daily kitchen operations for The Gimme and The Pavilion, reporting to the Executive Chef. You will oversee staff, ensure quality and safety, manage inventory, and help shape the culinary culture ahead of the late-2026 opening.

The role requires strong leadership, culinary excellence, and the ability to thrive in a high-volume, seasonal environment while delivering exceptional guest experiences.