Elite Sous Chef - Lead Kitchen & Guest Experience

Barcelona Wine Bar; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Barcelona Wine Bar in Dallas is seeking a Sous Chef to lead daily kitchen operations under the Executive Chef. The role focuses on quality, consistency, and hospitality in a high-volume setting.

You will develop diversified menu items, supervise staff, and ensure hygiene and food safety from ingredients to plate. Strong leadership and stress management are essential to maintain exceptional guest experiences.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of high-volume kitchen experience.
• Culinary degree preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Strong understanding of food quality and presentation.

Responsibilities

• Commit to passionately, intensely, uncompromisingly humble hospitality and high-quality guest experience
• Work with the executive chef to produce diversified menu items in accordance with the restaurant’s policy and vision
• Monitor the hygiene and food safety standards of all stages of food preparation, starting with the ingredients and ending with the finished dish which leaves the kitchen
• Handle volume and stress with poise and finesse
• Organize and manage the expo process in the kitchen
• Uphold the standard of high-quality food above all else
• Understand that simple, rustic, authentic food takes as much – if not more – talent as dainty colors pooled in the middle of a big plate

Skills

Passion for food

Time management

Active listening

Teaching techniques

Team leadership

Menu building

Education

Culinary degree preferred

Job description

Barcelona Wine Bar in Dallas is seeking a Sous Chef to lead daily kitchen operations under the Executive Chef. The role focuses on quality, consistency, and hospitality in a high-volume setting.

You will develop diversified menu items, supervise staff, and ensure hygiene and food safety from ingredients to plate. Strong leadership and stress management are essential to maintain exceptional guest experiences.