Lead Sous Chef: Resort Dining & Banquets

King & Prince; Saint Simons Heights (GA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The King & Prince Beach & Golf Resort in Saint Simons Island, GA is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to lead our culinary team across the resort's restaurants, banquets, and events. You will direct daily production, support service, and ensure dishes meet quality, presentation, timing, and food safety standards.

The ideal candidate has at least three years of progressive culinary experience in a hotel/resort setting, with prior lead or supervisory experience preferred.

Qualifications

• At least three years of progressive culinary experience in a hotel, resort, private club, restaurant, banquet, or comparable food-service environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned kitchens, outlets, meal periods, banquet functions, and production areas based on business needs.
• Review forecasts, reservations, banquet event orders, menus, production sheets, and expected business levels to organize daily production.
• Assign team members to stations and confirm that each area is prepared for service.
• Supervise food preparation and service while providing hands-on support during peak periods.
• Monitor recipe accuracy, flavor, appearance, portions, freshness, temperature, and timing.
• Coordinate closely with culinary leaders, service teams, and other resort departments.
• Maintain food-safety, sanitation, allergen, storage, labeling, and temperature-control standards.
• Assist with ordering, receiving, inventory, waste reduction, food-cost controls, and labor planning.
• Train, coach, and develop cooks, prep cooks, and utility team members.
• Respond promptly to operational concerns and guest or member feedback.
• Support menu development, tastings, seasonal offerings, banquet menus, and culinary presentations as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Culinary knowledge

Team coaching

Food safety

Organization

Communication

Education

Culinary education or apprenticeship

Job description

The King & Prince Beach & Golf Resort in Saint Simons Island, GA is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to lead our culinary team across the resort's restaurants, banquets, and events. You will direct daily production, support service, and ensure dishes meet quality, presentation, timing, and food safety standards.

The ideal candidate has at least three years of progressive culinary experience in a hotel/resort setting, with prior lead or supervisory experience preferred.