Sous Chef

mare-island-brewing-co; Benicia (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401K (after probation)

Health reimbursement plan

Job summary

Mare Island Brewing Co. is seeking a Sous Chef for its First Street Taphouse in Benicia, California. This full-time position includes managing culinary operations and collaborating with the Head Chef to deliver excellent food experiences. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in kitchen operations, menu development, and staff management. A passion for craft beer is appreciated, but not mandatory. Competitive salary from $68,000 to $75,000, with benefits including vacation and 401K.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in food production and culinary management.
• Command of kitchen operations including menu development and inventory control.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage culinary operations for Benicia location.
• Oversee menu development and kitchen staff.
• Maintain food costing measures and vendor relations.

Skills

Kitchen operations management

Menu development

Food costing measures

Excellent communication

Staff development

Job description

Benicia Location: First Street Taphouse

Schedule: Salaried Full-time (40+ hours/week), nights and weekends.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $68,000 - $75,000 per year ****

Position Overview : Mare Island Brewing Co.—a successful, customer service driven, rapidly-growing craft brewery—seeks a seasoned, experienced, worthy soul to join our team in the management position of Sous Chef. This position will work with—and report directly to—the Head Chef with oversite from our Food & Beverage Director, and will be responsible for managing culinary operations for our Benicia location.

Our First Street Taphouse in Benicia has had successful growth since opening in the summer of 2021. Located in scenic downtown Benicia, our newest taproom features a creative seasonal menu, 20 taps, craft cocktails with both indoor and outdoor dining options. We offer full table service, unlike our other two counter service locations. Our menu offers Bar Bites, Small Plates, and Large Plates, ideal for sharing and is our most culinary driven location.

Our separate 8000 square foot Coal Shed Brewery on the Mare Island waterfront serves as our beer production facility, private event space and the location of our food truck. The Food Truck has been open since August of 2020 and has proven to be a huge success and a great addition to our culinary program.

The Vallejo Ferry Taproom located on the waterfront in Vallejo was our first retail location that has grown into what is now a fully realized kitchen and has become a community staple since it's opening in 2014.

We have a solid and dedicated chef team consisting of our Head Chef and Vallejo Sous Chef. The support staff is committed and you would have the freedom and ability to bring in new hires to fill out the rest of the needs in the kitchen.

We are looking for experience, ability, commitment, and a desire to organize and execute a solid, multi-faceted food program.

Ideal candidate will:

• Be committed to—and have a proven track record in—their career in food production. It has to be your calling.

• Have command of all aspects of managing and execution of kitchen operations, including menu development, seasonal specials, catering menu and execution, to-go/box lunch menu and execution, food costing measures (inventory control, waste/spoilage, menu costing), vendor relations and ordering, spreadsheets, hiring/firing, scheduling, staff development, maintenance/cleaning scheduling, dealing with emergencies, and ideally, physical space build outs. Bring your expertise and help carry on the program.

• Have excellent written, oral, and numbers communication. Critical.

• Believe in the power of craft beer. Brew knowledge is a plus, but not required—we can teach that. But you must believe.

• Have an unshakeable positive nature, a sense of humor, honesty, reliability, and good common sense.

• Ready to work super hard. There is so much opportunity here for success and fun; we are dedicated and work long hours.

We are proud of what we've accomplished in craft beer and in our community, and we approach it as if we are still just getting started. Are you ready to help lead the future of our kitchen operations as we continue to change the F&B scene in Benicia? Do you want to use your extensive experience to truly build something special with us?

Starting salary of $68,000 - $75,000 per year (negotiable, depending on experience), paid vacation, 401K(after probation period) and health reimbursement plan; we want the right person poised to hit the ground running. Salary growth available as we expand.