Executive Sous Chef - Growth, Quarterly Bonus & Benefits

Lettuce Escape; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Quarterly Bonus

Paid Time Off - holidays, personal,vac

401(k)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical

Dental & Vision Insurance

Life, Accident & Critical Illness

Domestic Partner Benefits

Restaurant Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants is seeking an Executive Sous Chef for our Aba Austin location. The role requires 4+ years in an Executive Sous Chef position and the ability to lead and manage a busy kitchen.

We offer competitive salary, quarterly bonus, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career growth across locations. This is a full-time, on-site role with a strong emphasis on teamwork and cost controls.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Executive Sous Chef experience in a full-service restaurant.
• Ability to lead and manage the kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee mid- and closing kitchen duties and contribute to inventory, ordering and controlling food and labor costs.
• Run BOH shifts and ensure effective and efficient BOH shifts and operations including food prep and cooking, ensure adequate inventory levels of food and supplies, and supervise the kitchen, dish and all other BOH teams.
• Lead BOH pre-shift meetings and participating in line, temp and cooler checks and food tastings for the shift.
• Partner with GM and/or designated managers/chefs to regularly review and maintain recipe books.
• Perform regular line checks throughout the day to ensure quality of all menu items.
• Purchase and order food product and supplies for the restaurant including daily product order.
• Ensure effective communication of food production and timing issues, needs, and special requests between front of house (FOH) and BOH.
• Partner with GM and management team to interview, hire, onboard, train, supervise and develop all BOH employees and teams as needed.
• Model and promote teamwork across all teams.
• Use tact and good judgment when dealing with challenges pertaining to guests, vendors and employees, and respond with patience and courtesy.
• Work a variety of days and shifts (including early mornings, late nights and weekends) at multiple sites with or without overnight travel, as needed
• Move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, occasionally move and/or lift up 50 pounds

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Executive Sous Chef experience

Job description

Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants is seeking an Executive Sous Chef for our Aba Austin location. The role requires 4+ years in an Executive Sous Chef position and the ability to lead and manage a busy kitchen.

We offer competitive salary, quarterly bonus, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career growth across locations. This is a full-time, on-site role with a strong emphasis on teamwork and cost controls.