Lead Sous Chef: 5-Day Week, Quarterly Bonuses

Ebbitt; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Pension plan

Quarterly bonus

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

Discounts on dining and services

Parking

Job summary

Clyde's Restaurant Group is seeking a Sous Chef for Old Ebbitt Grill, a DC landmark. The role offers a base salary plus quarterly bonus potential and a 5-day work week.

Join a legacy-focused team with comprehensive benefits, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, and extensive training. The sous chef will lead kitchen staff, oversee food preparation, and ensure highest standards of service.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ experience as a Sous Chef preferably in a high-volume restaurant.
• Hardworking, attentive, and hospitality-driven
• Desire to excel and maintain the highest level of service
• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Think and act creatively to provide guests with exceptional service and value
• Conceptual understanding of American food and the culinary ability to deliver American food through menu, food preparation and production
• Disciplined and firm about standards of performance, yet fair and personable in developing employees

Responsibilities

• Direct kitchen staff (Line Cooks, Prep Cooks & Dishwashers) in food handling practices, food preparation and production, and delivery
• Inventory prepared foods and determines portion sizes and cooking “specs”
• Assist in monthly inventories
• Delegate food preparation assignments to kitchen team
• Check quality of all prepared foods by taste, temperature, portioning, and appearance
• Demonstrate food preparation assignments to kitchen team
• Expedite food order from kitchen stations to dining rooms
• Train and develop kitchen team in procedures, policies and the safe operation of equipment, utensils and machinery
• Create work schedules for prep cooks and dishwashers, and enters them into the timekeeping system
• Walk and inspect the facility, the equipment and machinery in compliance with safety, health and sanitation regulations

Skills

Sous Chef experience

Hospitality mindset

Strong communication

Job description

Clyde's Restaurant Group is seeking a Sous Chef for Old Ebbitt Grill, a DC landmark. The role offers a base salary plus quarterly bonus potential and a 5-day work week.

Join a legacy-focused team with comprehensive benefits, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, and extensive training. The sous chef will lead kitchen staff, oversee food preparation, and ensure highest standards of service.