Executive Sous Chef

The LINE Hotel Group; Austin (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The LINE Hotel Group seeks a dynamic Executive Sous Chef in Austin to join our culinary team. You will lead kitchen staff, oversee daily restaurant operations, uphold sanitation standards, and ensure high-quality food preparation in a fast-paced hotel setting.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years of hospitality experience, strong communication skills, and a collaborative spirit. The role emphasizes teamwork, training, budgeting, and maintaining exceptional guest experiences in a culture-driven

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or equivalent, culinary training preferred.
• Culinary degree preferred.
• 3+ years related hospitality/service experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills and collaborative spirit required.
• Ethical conduct and professionalism expected.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Opera PMS.

Responsibilities

• Must be courteous and gracious, maintaining a professional demeanor at all times
• Establish and maintain good communication and teamwork with fellow colleagues and other departments within the hotel
• Minimize number of accidents by ensuring health and safety standards are understood and applied
• Perform duties safely and monitor others
• Oversee daily operation of hotel restaurant and kitchen staff, solving on-the-spot issues
• Train, guide, manage and schedule personnel
• Ensure sanitation standards per LINE and regulations, maintain kitchen cleanliness
• Expedite during service, manage tickets and food preparation
• Ensure high-quality food leaving the kitchen meets Executive Chef standards
• Butcher and portion animals and fish, track protein counts for orders
• Order kitchen products with purchaser, ensure adequate stock
• Prepare daily line checks and taste test ingredients
• Maintain open communication with staff
• Assist in controlling labor and operating expenses through scheduling/budgeting/purchasing
• Ensure staff understands job expectations and accountability
• Attend relevant meetings

Skills

High School diploma or GED

Culinary degree

Three years hospitality experience

Strong communication skills

Collaborative spirit

Ethical conduct

Microsoft Office

Opera PMS

Positive attitude

Eye for detail

Problem solving abilities

Education

Culinary degree preferred

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Opera PMS

Job description

About Our Brand

More than a group of hotels, the LINE is a creative community built around a sense of discovery — an exploration of a building, a neighborhood, and a culture. From Koreatown in LA to Adams Morgan in DC to downtown Austin, each property is architecturally interesting and chosen for its location in emerging neighborhoods in compelling cities. The LINE hotels are both reflective and responsive— shaped by the communities they are part of while also contributing something new to those places. The LINE properties are a collaboration of the best local and out-of-town talent in design, food and beverage, arts and culture.

About Our Brand

More than a group of hotels, the LINE is a creative community built around a sense of discovery — an exploration of a building, a neighborhood, and a culture. From Koreatown in LA to Adams Morgan in DC to downtown Austin, each property is architecturally interesting and chosen for its location in emerging neighborhoods in compelling cities. The LINE hotels are both reflective and responsive— shaped by the communities they are part of while also contributing something new to those places. The LINE properties are a collaboration of the best local and out-of-town talent in design, food and beverage, arts and culture. We are seeking a dynamic Executive Sous Chef to join our team. A successful candidate will have a genuine passion for the hospitality industry and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Responsibilities

• Must be courteous and gracious, maintaining a professional demeanor at all times
• Establish and maintain good communication and teamwork with fellow colleagues and other departments within the hotel
• Minimize number of accidents occurring from unsafe practices by ensuring applicable health and safety standards are understood and applied in the conduct of all work activities
• Perform all duties in a safe manner and monitor the actions of others
• Responsible for every aspect of the daily operation of the hotel restaurant including managing kitchen staff to ensure food is prepared properly. Must be a problem solver, ready to come up with on the spot solutions
• Responsible for training, guiding, managing and scheduling personnel
• Ensure that sanitation standards as set forth by The LINE, local, state, and federal regulations are in compliance as well as the cleanliness and organization of the kitchen
• Expedite during service which includes arranging tickets and ordering food preparation
• Ensure that food leaves the kitchen in the highest quality and reaches the expectations of the Executive Chef
• Butcher whole animals and fish products which includes portioning and tracking protein counts for ordering purposes
• Order all kitchen products in conjunction with the purchaser making sure adequate amounts of food, dry goods and equipment are stocked daily
• Prepare a daily line check of all line cooks’ stations which includes tasting all products that are set on the line of each station for the day and checking if all ingredients are up to the Executive Chef’s standards
• Maintain “open door” communication with employee
• Assist in controlling labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory and cash control
• Ensure staff understands their job expectations before holding them accountable
• Attend relevant meetings

Core Competencies

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Culinary degree preferred
• Three (3) years related experience in hospitality or service industry preferred
• Strong communication skills
• Collaborative spirit
• Ethical Conduct
• Computer Proficiency: Microsoft Office, Opera PMS
• Positive Attitude
• Eye for Detail
• Problem solving abilities

Compensation & Benefits

We offer competitive wages and benefits while fostering a diverse and inclusive work experience.

We thrive in being a diverse work environment. Consideration for employment will be based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.