Executive Sous Chef — Wood-Fired Kitchen Leader

Roosterskitchen; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Growth opportunities

Collaborative team

Job summary

Rooster's Wood-fired Kitchen Winston Salem is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to join our Winston Salem team. We are known for simple, ingredient driven cooking centered around wood fired meats, fresh seafood, seasonal vegetables, and house made breads.

As part of Noble Food & Pursuits, we are committed to hospitality, mentorship, and cost controls. The role leads sous chefs, line cooks, and dish staff, ensuring food safety, inventory, scheduling, and ongoing development while delivering

Qualifications

• 3+ years of kitchen leadership in a high-volume, chef-driven environment.
• Strong foundation in classic cooking methods and knife skills.
• Proficient sauce work, plating, prep systems, and service execution.
• Experience overseeing food quality, kitchen organization, and service readiness.
• Solid understanding of food safety, HACCP, logs, labeling, and storage.

Responsibilities

• Help lead day-to-day kitchen operations with the Executive Chef.
• Oversee sous chefs, line cooks, and dish staff to maintain high standards.
• Ensure food quality, plating consistency, cleanliness, and discipline.
• Maintain prep, production, station readiness and on-time line execution.
• Support training, performance feedback, and team development.
• Assist with scheduling, labor awareness, and cost controls.
• Collaborate on menu updates, seasonal changes, and event execution.
• Maintain equipment, facilities, and cleaning routines.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Classic cooking

Knife skills

Sauce work

Plating

Prep systems

Service execution

Food safety

Food cost awareness

Training & coaching

Operations leadership

Job description

Rooster's Wood-fired Kitchen Winston Salem is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to join our Winston Salem team. We are known for simple, ingredient driven cooking centered around wood fired meats, fresh seafood, seasonal vegetables, and house made breads.

As part of Noble Food & Pursuits, we are committed to hospitality, mentorship, and cost controls. The role leads sous chefs, line cooks, and dish staff, ensuring food safety, inventory, scheduling, and ongoing development while delivering