Lead Line Cook: Elevate Kitchen Leadership & Craft

Soho House & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 43,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Soho House & Co. seeks a Lead Line Cook to assist the Sous Chef and Executive team with inventory, staff supervision, and quality kitchen output. You will oversee stations, train new staff, and ensure consistent, high-quality dishes in a fast-paced club environment.

The role requires 3–4+ years of kitchen leadership, strong communication, and a flexible schedule including mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 to 4+ years kitchen experience and proven leader within previous teams.
• Proven ability / experience to manage all stations on the line.
• Food handler’s certificate.
• Strong communicator, collaborator and motivator with ability to build professional relationships with all leaders and kitchen team.
• Proactive, team-player who can work well independently as well as on a team.
• Flexible schedule and ability to work morning, night, weekend and holiday’s (as needed).
• Ability to multitask and work in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
• Possess a level of creativity to create recipes from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Well-versed on all menu items and able to produce consistent and quality dishes in fast-paced environments.
• Assist with inventory and purchasing to support the kitchen operating at a sustainable food cost.
• Overseeing wastage, cooking temps and quality to reduce additional costs, to make all line staff aware of the cost of product.
• Production and a-la-carte dish(s) execution. Including weekend feast ideas and family meal.
• Supervise staff on the line and delegate tasks as needed while also ensuring proper procedure is followed when clocking in and out for shifts as well as breaks.
• Support Executive Chef and Executive Sous with end of shift reports and handover sheets.
• Maintain company target goals and consistent experience for Soho House Standards for service; 3-8-10.
• Influencer and positive under pressure and provide a welcoming work environment that increases staff morale.
• Train and educate new and existing team members on “Cook House”.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor or Manager.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Multitasking

Flexibility

Food safety

Education

Food Handler Certificate

Job description

Soho House & Co. seeks a Lead Line Cook to assist the Sous Chef and Executive team with inventory, staff supervision, and quality kitchen output. You will oversee stations, train new staff, and ensure consistent, high-quality dishes in a fast-paced club environment.

The role requires 3–4+ years of kitchen leadership, strong communication, and a flexible schedule including mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.