Lead Sous Chef: High-Volume Kitchen & Team Mentor

Kinsley Power Systems; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinsley Power Systems is seeking a capable kitchen team member to support high-volume food production in a hospitality setting. You will help supervise prep, cooking, and display of dishes while maintaining safety and quality standards.

The role requires strong organizational skills, the ability to follow directions, and flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays as business needs dictate. You will interact with guests to ensure satisfaction and uphold sanitation protocols.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ culinary experience in a high volume restaurant kitchen required or any combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise production of all butchering, sauce, vegetable and garnish production.
• Ensure good turnover of products by practicing and maintaining proper rotation.
• Monitor team member performance, product quality and production flow. Foster improvements where needed.
• Participate in the activities of cooks and other team members involved in preparing, cooking and presenting food in accordance with hotel productivity standards, cost controls and special needs.
• Audit food storeroom items for quality and consistency, food cost and revenues. Enforce daily sanitation, hand washing and safety codes.
• Analyze feedback from guests, make judgments and take action to implement suggestions for improvement.
• Listen and respond to guest inquiries using a positive, clear speaking voice. Answer questions and offer assistance to provide guest satisfaction.
• Any other duties as assigned within the scope of this position.

Skills

Organized

Prioritize work

Meet deadlines

Follow instructions

Neat appearance

Work with interruptions

Food service knowledge

Reading/writing/math basic

Coordination

Analyzing

Precision

Independent judgment

Decision making

Flexible shifts

Age 21+

Job description

Kinsley Power Systems is seeking a capable kitchen team member to support high-volume food production in a hospitality setting. You will help supervise prep, cooking, and display of dishes while maintaining safety and quality standards.

The role requires strong organizational skills, the ability to follow directions, and flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays as business needs dictate. You will interact with guests to ensure satisfaction and uphold sanitation protocols.