Luxury Hotel Sous Chef — Lead a High-Volume Kitchen

Crescent Hotels & Resorts; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Crescent Hotels & Resorts seeks an experienced Sous Chef to support the Executive Chef in delivering exceptional quality and presentation for a Curio Collection by Hilton property in Houston. The role oversees daily culinary operations, ensures sanitation standards, and drives consistency across restaurant and event services.

The ideal candidate has prior sous chef or kitchen leadership experience in luxury or high-volume environments, with flexibility for early mornings, evenings, weekends, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading kitchen teams in luxury hotel, upscale restaurant, or high-volume settings.
• Strong culinary knowledge and leadership skills required.
• Attention to detail and ability to stay composed during peak service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop kitchen team; supervise food preparation and production.
• Maintain recipe and presentation standards; ensure restaurant, banquet and event readiness.
• Assist with team training, scheduling, quality control, and inventory management.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Team training and development

Kitchen supervision

Food preparation

Inventory management

Cost control

Sanitation and food safety

FIFO compliance

Event and banquet prep

Job description

Crescent Hotels & Resorts seeks an experienced Sous Chef to support the Executive Chef in delivering exceptional quality and presentation for a Curio Collection by Hilton property in Houston. The role oversees daily culinary operations, ensures sanitation standards, and drives consistency across restaurant and event services.

The ideal candidate has prior sous chef or kitchen leadership experience in luxury or high-volume environments, with flexibility for early mornings, evenings, weekends, and