Executive Sous Chef

emergemarket.com; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401k

PTO generous

EAP access

Dining discounts

Job summary

Bottleneck Management is hiring an Executive Sous Chef in a dynamic, high-energy restaurant group. You will report to the Executive Chef and help lead kitchen operations, design menus, and train staff to maintain top quality and guest satisfaction.

The role requires fine dining experience, strong leadership, and strict adherence to safety and sanitation standards. Competitive benefits and a fast-paced, hospitality-focused environment await.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Sous Chef in Fine Dining.
• Understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures.
• Excellent record of kitchen and staff management.
• Accuracy and speed in handling emergency situations and providing solutions.
• Familiar with industry’s best practices.
• Working knowledge of computer software (MS Office, restaurant management software, POS).
• Bachelor's degree in Culinary Science; related certificates are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Help in the preparation and design of all food and drinks menus.
• Produce high quality plates with strong design and taste.
• Ensure kitchen operations meet quality standards in a timely manner.
• Fill in for the Executive Chef when necessary.
• Train and supervise kitchen staff; manage schedules and performance.
• Order supplies and stock inventory appropriately.
• Maintain sanitation and safety standards; ensure clean work environment.

Skills

Sous Chef experience

Fine Dining

Menu design

Staff training

Sanitation standards

Emergency response

Industry best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Culinary Science

Tools

MS Office

Restaurant management software

POS

Job description

Bottleneck Management operates vibrant, high-energy, approachable restaurants in the most dynamic neighborhoods and locations. From the start, we’ve been about genuine people and genuine hospitality. We’ve grown into a crowd-pleasing hospitality juggernaut while continuing to hold our core values close to our hearts.

Core Values

Understand the wants and needs of others

Support others through words and actions

Empower each team member to excel

Enjoy each other, our guests, and our time at work

We believe it’s our people that make us strong, so we’re committed to finding driven, hospitable, upbeat, and intelligent teammates. Whether it’s in our home office or our restaurants, we put hospitality first, like excellent hosts at a party.

We offer a fun and supportive working environment, comprehensive benefits, 401k, a generous PTO plan, EAP access, and restaurant dining discounts.

Position Summary

The Executive Sous Chef is second in command in our kitchen, following our Executive Chef’s specifications and guidelines. The successful candidate will employ culinary and managerial skills to play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing our guest satisfaction.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

Essential Functions:

• Help in the preparation and design of all food and drinks menus
• Produce high quality plates both design and taste wise
• Ensure that the kitchen operates in a timely way that meets our quality standards
• Fill in for the Executive Chef in planning and directing food preparation when necessary
• Resourcefully solve any issues that arise and seize control of any problematic situation
• Manage and train kitchen staff, establish working schedule and assess staff’s performance
• Order supplies to stock inventory appropriately
• Comply with and enforce sanitation regulations and safety standards
• Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers

Qualifications & Skills:

• 3+ years of experience as a Sous Chef in Fine Dining
• Understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures
• Excellent record of kitchen and staff management
• Accuracy and speed in handling emergency situations and providing solutions
• Familiar with industry’s best practices
• Working knowledge of various computer software programs (MS Office, restaurant management software, POS)
• Bachelors degree in Culinary Science, related certificate would be a plus

Supervisory Responsibilities: Leadership and relationship building responsibilities for HOH staff

Reports to: Executive Chef

Department: HOH Operations

Hours of Work: Ability to work a variable schedule, including weekends.

Work Environment/ Physical Demand:

• Must be able to stand for full shift
• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds
• Must have good hearing for accurate communication with guests.
• Must be able to use hands and fingers to handle and feel objects, tools controls and type
• Must be able to work in areas of loud noise.
• Required to frequently reach, bend, stoop, and carry
• Must be able to work in both warm and cool environments; indoors and outdoors
• Must be able to tolerate potential exposure to allergens: peanut products, egg, dairy, gluten, soy, seafood, and shellfish
• Extended periods of standing and walking to different parts of the restaurant at different levels.
• Fast paced hands on position.
• Dining facilities are both outside and inside. Lighting is maintained at a low level.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Bottleneck Management provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

An equal opportunity employer.

We adhere to E-Verify procedures where applicable in accordance with federal regulations.

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