Executive Sous Chef: Kitchen Leader & Menu Innovator

Coury Hospitality; Southlake (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Coury Hospitality seeks a skilled kitchen leader to cover the Executive Chef in their absence, ensuring consistently high-quality cuisine and cost controls. You will manage culinary staff, coordinate food purchasing, and help develop menus while maintaining labor and food costs.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive kitchen operations knowledge, and the ability to liaise across departments to sustain seamless service in a fast-paced hotel environment.

Qualifications

• Culinary education or on-the-job training in hotel culinary management.
• At least 3 years of high-volume cooking experience.
• In-depth knowledge of all kitchen operations and standards.
• Proficient with general computer usage and kitchen software.

Responsibilities

• Oversee kitchen in Executive Chef's absence and support senior leadership.
• Liaise between culinary division and other hotel departments.
• Supervise kitchen staff, including hiring, scheduling, payroll, training and coaching.
• Train kitchen staff on recipes and continuous menu improvement.
• Monitor food production, costs, ordering, and quality daily.
• Prepare production lists and supervise food requisitioning.
• Ensure hygiene, safety and sanitary conditions for back-of-house.
• Organize departmental meetings, training and goals setting.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Bilingual Spanish

Education

Culinary education

Hotel culinary experience

On-the-job training

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

Coury Hospitality seeks a skilled kitchen leader to cover the Executive Chef in their absence, ensuring consistently high-quality cuisine and cost controls. You will manage culinary staff, coordinate food purchasing, and help develop menus while maintaining labor and food costs.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive kitchen operations knowledge, and the ability to liaise across departments to sustain seamless service in a fast-paced hotel environment.