Hourly Sous Chef - Eataly West Palm

Eataly North America; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with match

Free family meal daily

Discounts at Eataly

Classes on products and ItalianCuisine

Job summary

Eataly North America is seeking a Sous Chef to lead a high-volume, open kitchen and supervise production of authentic Italian dishes. You will report to the Chef de Cuisine and manage the kitchen staff, ensuring quality, speed, safety, and health standards are met.

Responsibilities include coordinating food preparation, assisting with scheduling, training cooks, informing front of house about specials, and controlling costs through portioning and inventory management.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of back of house experience including 1+ years of management.
• Excellent knife skills and dexterity with small tools.
• Bachelor's or post-secondary culinary arts degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and coordinates activities related to food preparation, kitchen and storage areas.
• Participates in menu planning and actively manages food production.
• Trains staff to ensure quality, speed, safety and health standards are met.
• Informs front-of-house of menu changes, specials and shortages.
• Assists with scheduling and payroll processing as requested.
• Documents and resolves employee or guest incidents.

Skills

Back of house experience

Management experience

Knife skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Culinary Arts

Job description

Eataly is the world's largest artisanal Italian food and beverage marketplace! Eataly is not a chain; each Eataly is different, with its own character and own theme - but all with the same aim... for our guests to:

• SHOP a selection of high-quality Italian, local and homemade products
• LEARN through our team's product knowledge

Job Description

The Sous Chef supervises and coordinates the production of high-quality, authentic Italian dishes in one of Eataly's exciting, high-volume, open kitchen restaurants.

Reports to the Chef de Cuisine and manages the kitchen staff.

• Supervises and coordinates activities related to food preparation, kitchen and storage areas
• Participates in menu planning and actively manages food production
• Trains and works alongside cooks to ensure quality, speed, safety and health standards are consistently met
• Informs front of house personnel of menu changes, specials and shortages
• Requisitions and apportions food items and utilizes food surpluses to control food costs
• Assists with scheduling and payroll processing as requested
• Documents, investigates, escalates and resolves employee or guest incidents
• Performs other duties as required or assigned

Qualifications

• 3+ years of back of house experience, including 1+ years of management experience
• Excellent knife skills and finger dexterity to use small tools and utensils adeptly
• Bachelor's Degree or degree from post-secondary culinary arts program preferred

Job Requirements

• Availability to work onsite with a flexible schedule often including evenings, weekends and holidays
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours, including standing, walking, bending and squatting
• Ability to work with commercial equipment including stand mixers, ovens, torches, etc.

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks

• Paid Time Off
• 401K with match or RRSP
• Free family meal daily
• Discounts at Eataly
• Classes on products and Italian cuisine
• and more!