Senior Sous Chef & Kitchen Leader — Mentoring & Menu

L'Auberge Lake Charles; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

L'Auberge Lake Charles is seeking an experienced kitchen supervisor to lead daily culinary operations in a fast-paced casino resort.

You will oversee food preparation, budgets, and staff training while ensuring quality and hygiene across dining outlets. This role requires strong leadership and a deep understanding of kitchen processes.

Candidates with eight years of progressive food prep experience or culinary degree/apprenticeship and supervisory experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of stocks, soups, mother sauces, and all varieties of meat including veal, pork, beef, lamb, poultry, game and seafood.
• Complete understanding of kitchen operations.
• Must have own tools.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, budgeting experience and full understanding of financials.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Eight years progressive food preparation experience, or culinary arts degree/accredited apprenticeship with four years of progressive food preparation and at least one year supervisory.

Responsibilities

• Actively build and retain customer relations and mentor employees to provide superior service.
• Hire, train, motivate, evaluate and supervise staff to achieve objectives.
• Establish and maintain training and development procedures for service standards.
• Maintain department objectives, standards, guidelines and budget.
• Monitor food purchasing, staffing, preparation and inventory to control costs and waste.
• Evaluate food preparation to ensure quality and consistency.
• Assist in developing menu changes to ensure variety and quality.
• Monitor storage of food items to ensure quality and health compliance.
• Assist Chef in other kitchen areas on a relief basis as necessary.

Skills

Stock and sauce knowledge

Budgeting experience

Organizational skills

Supervisory experience

Food preparation

Education

Culinary arts degree

Accredited apprenticeship

Tools

Own culinary tools

Job description

L'Auberge Lake Charles is seeking an experienced kitchen supervisor to lead daily culinary operations in a fast-paced casino resort.

You will oversee food preparation, budgets, and staff training while ensuring quality and hygiene across dining outlets. This role requires strong leadership and a deep understanding of kitchen processes.

Candidates with eight years of progressive food prep experience or culinary degree/apprenticeship and supervisory experience are encouraged to apply.