Lead Sous Chef — Scratch Kitchen, Path to Exec Chef

Nbutexas; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Dental and Vision

401(k) match

Training program

Advancement opportunities

Holiday closures

Early closures

Job summary

Nbutexas in Saint Charles, MO, is seeking a hands-on Sous Chef to lead a high-volume scratch kitchen, partnering with the Executive Chef to ensure exceptional food quality and training for frontline teams.

This role offers a base salary of $55,000–$65,000 with uncapped profit-sharing potential, paid time off, comprehensive benefits, and a structured management-training program with advancement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of culinary management experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant.
• Scratch kitchen experience required.
• Hands-on butchering experience required.
• Experience with corporate restaurant systems.
• Experience with ~$4 million+ annual sales is preferred.
• Strong understanding of food cost, labor, inventory, purchasing, and kitchen operations.
• Proven ability to coach, develop, and retain kitchen team members.
• Stable employment history with career progression.
• Polished casual, upscale casual, or high-volume full-service restaurant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Executive Chef to oversee all back-of-house operations.
• Lead daily food production and ensure consistent recipe execution.
• Coach, mentor, and develop hourly culinary team members.
• Maintain exceptional food quality, cleanliness, and sanitation standards.
• Assist with scheduling, inventory management, purchasing, and vendor relationships.
• Help manage food cost, labor cost, and kitchen productivity.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, training, coaching, and retaining high-performing BOH team members.
• Perform and supervise butchering and portion control while maintaining quality standards.
• Lead kitchen operations during the Executive Chef's absence.
• Partner with restaurant leadership to deliver an outstanding guest experience.

Skills

Culinary management

Scratch kitchen

Butchering

Restaurant systems

High-volume

Food cost

Labor management

Inventory

Staff coaching

Career progression

Tools

Restaurant management systems

Job description

Nbutexas in Saint Charles, MO, is seeking a hands-on Sous Chef to lead a high-volume scratch kitchen, partnering with the Executive Chef to ensure exceptional food quality and training for frontline teams.

This role offers a base salary of $55,000–$65,000 with uncapped profit-sharing potential, paid time off, comprehensive benefits, and a structured management-training program with advancement opportunities.