Sous Chef

Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Quarterly Bonus

Paid Time Off - holidays & vacation

401(k)

Medical Insurance (Blue Cross Blue Sky

Dental & Vision Insurance

Life, Accident Protection & Critical I

Domestic Partner Benefits

Restaurant Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Aba Austin is a Mediterranean restaurant by Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants. We are hiring a Sous Chef with 2 years of sous chef experience to lead BOH shifts, supervise kitchen staff, and oversee food prep and inventory. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Join a culture of caring across 130+ locations, with opportunities for training and advancement, and a compensation package that includes health and wellness benefits and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of sous chef experience in a full-service restaurant.
• Ability to lead and manage the kitchen staff.
• Flexibility to work early mornings, late nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Run BOH shifts, oversee food prep and cooking, manage inventory and supervise all BOH staff.
• Lead BOH pre-shift meetings, line checks and tastings.
• Partner with GM to review and maintain recipe books.
• Perform regular line checks to ensure item quality.
• Purchase and order food and supplies daily.
• Assist with food cost control.
• Facilitate FOH-BOH communication.
• Assist with BOH hiring and development.
• Promote teamwork across all teams.
• Handle guest/vendor/employee challenges with tact.
• Work diverse shifts across sites; may travel.

Skills

Team leadership

Kitchen management

Food prep

Cooking expertise

Job description

Located on South Congress at Music Lane, Aba, meaning father in Hebrew, is a Mediterranean restaurant with a California influence. With locations in Austin, TX, Chicago, IL, and Nashville, TN, the menu features Top Chef Alum, Chef Partner CJ Jacobson’s modern approach to Mediterranean cooking and the beverage program showcases spirits and rare wines from lesser known Mediterranean regions.

Aba Austin is now hiring a SOUS CHEF! Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants is looking for a Sous Chef with 2 years of sous chef experience. We reward our teams with benefits, career-long training and growth opportunities.

A Few of Our Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Quarterly Bonus
• Paid Time Off - including Paid Holidays, Personal Days & Vacation
• 401(k)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life, Accident Protection & Critical Illness Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• Restaurant Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program - focusing on a commitment to mental health & wellness

Why Work With Lettuce?

Lettuce is a culinary-driven restaurant company with a genuine commitment to our people we welcome unique perspectives and nurture diverse talents at 130+ locations, supported by our Culture of Caring. If you’re ready to be a part of what we do next, then explore your possibilities at Lettuce.

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• Run BOH shifts and ensure effective and efficient BOH shifts and operations including food prep and cooking, ensure adequate inventory levels of food and supplies, and supervise the kitchen, dish and all other BOH teams
• Lead BOH pre-shift meetings and participating in line, temp and cooler checks and food tastings for the shift
• Partner with GM and/or designated managers/chefs to regularly review and maintain recipe books
• Perform regular line checks throughout the day to ensure quality of all menu items
• Purchase and order food product and supplies for the restaurant including daily product order
• Assist with tracking and controlling food cost
• Ensure effective communication of food production and timing issues, needs, and special requests between front of house (FOH) and BOH
• Partner with GM and management team to interview, hire, onboard, train, supervise and develop all BOH employees and teams as needed
• Model and promote teamwork across all teams
• Use tact and good judgment when dealing with challenges pertaining to guests, vendors and employees, and respond with patience and courtesy
• Work a variety of days and shifts (including early mornings, late nights and weekends) at multiple sites with or without overnight travel, as needed
• Move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds
• 2-3 years of sous chef experience in a full-service restaurant
• Ability to lead and manage the kitchen staff

USD $55,000.00 - USD $75,000.00 /Yr.