Lead Sous Chef: Culinary Leadership & Ops

RH; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

RH Hospitality is seeking an experienced and dynamic Sous Chef to lead our culinary team within the RH Hospitality concept. You will work alongside the Executive Chef to uphold world-class standards and drive daily kitchen operations in a high-volume environment.

As a key member of the Property Leadership Team, you will recruit, train, and develop talent, manage labor and food costs, and ensure safety, quality, and efficiency across all lines of service while delivering exceptional guest

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Sous Chef experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant.
• Proven ability to manage labor and food costs, inventory controls, and resource planning.
• Advanced culinary expertise with knife mastery and high-standard execution.
• Works autonomously while collaborating across leadership levels.
• Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and variable shifts as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop team members with structured training and coaching.
• Partner with Executive Chef on strategic kitchen direction, hiring, onboarding.
• Support inventory controls, labor and food cost optimization, reporting.
• Uphold safety, quality, and regulatory standards across all hospitality areas.
• Own service execution, conduct line checks, and lead expediting.
• Document updates to align team performance and operations.
• Deliver results while pursuing hospitality vision and financial goals.
• Assume leadership in the Executive Chef's absence.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Strategic planning

Communication

Autonomy

Education

Culinary program curriculum

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Foodager

Email communication

Job description

RH Hospitality is seeking an experienced and dynamic Sous Chef to lead our culinary team within the RH Hospitality concept. You will work alongside the Executive Chef to uphold world-class standards and drive daily kitchen operations in a high-volume environment.

As a key member of the Property Leadership Team, you will recruit, train, and develop talent, manage labor and food costs, and ensure safety, quality, and efficiency across all lines of service while delivering exceptional guest