Senior Sous Chef - Lead Culinary Team in Luxury Hotel

Sonesta Hotels International Corporation in; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA) with 401k

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company 2:

Paid Vacation & Sick Time

Paid Parental Leave

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Company-Paid Disability Insurance

Hospital Indemnity & Critical Illness

Educational Assistance

Hotel Discounts

Additional Employee Discounts

Job summary

The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York is seeking a Senior Sous Chef to lead day-to-day culinary operations across restaurants, banquets, catering, and events. You will supervise kitchen teams, coach staff, and ensure quality, portioning, and presentation while driving menu development and food innovation.

This role partners with the Executive Chef to maintain excellence in a fast-paced hospitality setting. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of leadership in hotels or high-volume environments, strong

Qualifications

• Culinary degree or formal culinary training preferred.
• 3+ years of culinary leadership experience in hotels, restaurants, resorts, banquets, or high-volume hospitality environments.
• Sous Chef or Kitchen Leadership experience preferred.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations, HACCP standards, sanitation practices, and health department compliance requirements.
• Ability to multitask and stay calm under pressure during busy service periods.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day culinary and kitchen operations across restaurants, banquets, catering, room service, and special events.
• Supervise kitchen team members, providing coaching, training, scheduling, and hands-on leadership to ensure operational excellence.
• Ensure food quality, consistency, presentation, portioning, and service standards across all culinary outlets.
• Assist with menu development, seasonal offerings, banquet menus, and food innovation initiatives.
• Oversee food preparation, kitchen workflow, and line operations to ensure efficiency during high-volume service periods.
• Support inventory management, food ordering, receiving, and product quality control processes.
• Monitor food costs, labor costs, waste reduction, and kitchen productivity to support profitability goals.
• Ensure compliance with food safety regulations, sanitation standards, HACCP guidelines, and health department requirements.
• Partner closely with Banquets, Catering, Food & Beverage, and hotel leadership teams to execute meetings, weddings, conferences, and events.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Kitchen operations

Menu development

Team coaching

Food safety HACCP

Education

Culinary degree or formal culinary training

Job description

The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York is seeking a Senior Sous Chef to lead day-to-day culinary operations across restaurants, banquets, catering, and events. You will supervise kitchen teams, coach staff, and ensure quality, portioning, and presentation while driving menu development and food innovation.

This role partners with the Executive Chef to maintain excellence in a fast-paced hospitality setting. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of leadership in hotels or high-volume environments, strong