Senior Sous Chef - Luxury Hotel Dining Leader

Auberge Collection; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Knox Hotel Employer LLC on Knox Street in Dallas seeks a capable culinary leader to direct daily operations across restaurant, banquet, and in-room dining. You will coordinate mise en place, supervise staff, ensure quality, and uphold safety standards in a luxury hotel setting.

With 3+ years of progressive culinary experience and strong leadership, you will drive innovation, cost controls, and seamless service for high-volume events and intimate gatherings, while maintaining professional

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; culinary degree or training preferred.
• Minimum of three years of progressive culinary experience in quality settings, including supervisory experience.
• Proficiency in food preparation, cooking techniques, kitchen organization, recipe execution, and quality control.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, allergen awareness, chemical handling, and safety practices; relevant certification within required timeframe.
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of inventory, purchasing, scheduling, labor management, and food-cost controls; familiarity with kitchen tech.
• Professional appearance and conduct, clear English communication; other languages valued.

Responsibilities

• Assist Culinary Leadership in directing daily culinary operations for restaurant, banquet, in-room dining, and other outlets.
• Lead assigned shifts and service periods, coordinating mise en place, production, staffing, and communication.
• Prepare, cook, and present food per recipes, portion standards, quality, and presentation guidelines.
• Inspect ingredients and dishes to ensure freshness, flavor, consistency, temperature, and appeal.
• Supervise, train, coach, and motivate cooks; reinforce professionalism, teamwork, and excellence.
• Assign daily work, monitor productivity, provide feedback, and assist with performance management.
• Maintain food-safety and sanitation standards, storage, labeling, rotation, allergens, temperature records, and cleaning.
• Ensure compliance with health regulations, safety, hotel policies, and SOPs.
• Coordinate with F&B, Banquets, Stewarding, Purchasing, and other departments for events and priorities.
• Communicate menu details, prep methods, allergens, and service expectations to teams.
• Assist with ordering, receiving, storage, inventory, and product rotation; verify quality and quantities.
• Support food-cost and labor-cost goals through forecasting, portion control, waste reduction, and efficient use of resources.
• Monitor kitchen equipment/work areas and report maintenance or safety concerns promptly.
• Respond to guest feedback professionally and take action to improve experiences.
• Serve as culinary lead on duty and provide hands-on support as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

English proficiency

Problem solving

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Culinary degree or formal training

Job description

The Knox Hotel Employer LLC on Knox Street in Dallas seeks a capable culinary leader to direct daily operations across restaurant, banquet, and in-room dining. You will coordinate mise en place, supervise staff, ensure quality, and uphold safety standards in a luxury hotel setting.

With 3+ years of progressive culinary experience and strong leadership, you will drive innovation, cost controls, and seamless service for high-volume events and intimate gatherings, while maintaining professional