Sous Chef

Not Your Average Joe's; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Insurance benefits

Bonus opportunities

Great work atmosphere

Paid Time Off

Meals every shift

Job summary

Not Your Average Joe's in Bethesda, MD is seeking a focused Sous Chef to oversee kitchen operations, mentor hourly staff, and uphold our quality standards. Reporting to the Executive Chef, you will lead with organization, cooking expertise, and a collaborative spirit.

This full-time role offers competitive compensation, benefits, paid time off, and meals on shift, with bonus opportunities. You will drive proper line checks, staffing, training, and a respectful environment while delivering an

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Strong cooking background with a focus on quality and consistency.
• Experience training and coaching hourly kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• Ensures kitchen is fully staffed at all times.
• Interviews, trains, counsels, and coaches staff.
• Ensures training materials, development and schedules are followed.
• Communicates clearly with Team Members.
• Maintains harassment-free environment for all Team Members.
• Manages labor across shifts to protect guest experience.
• Ensures line checks and production align with NYAJoe's systems and standards.
• Maintains operational excellence for efficient kitchen operations.
• Ensures compliance with laws, regulations, and guidelines.
• Creates a restaurant atmosphere patrons and employees enjoy.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Cooking

Staff mentoring

Organization

Team oriented

Job description

Job Overview:

As a Sous Chef you will play a pivotal role in the day-to-day operations of our restaurant. Reporting to the Executive Chef, you will oversee all kitchen hourly positions, providing leadership and ensuring the consistent execution of our quality standards, operating systems, procedures, philosophies, and culture. We are seeking a focused, hardworking, team oriented Chef with a strong background in cooking, organization and leadership.

We offer:

• Competitive compensation - [annual salary and bonus etc]

• Insurance benefits

• Bonus opportunities

• A great work atmosphere

• Paid Time Off

• Meals every shift

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that our kitchen is fully and appropriately staffed at all times

• Interviews, trains, councels, and coaches staff

• Ensures all training materials, development and schedules are being followed

• Clearly communicating with all Team Members

• Ensures a harassment-free environment for all Team Members

• Manages and makes adjusments to labor on a shift-to-shift basis while ensuring we don't harm the Guest experience

• Ensure line checks and production are both completed in compliance with NYAJoe's systems and standards

• Maintaining operational excellence so our kitchen is running efficiently and effectively

• Ensuring that all laws, regulations, and guidelines are being followed

• Creating a restaurant atmosphere that both patrons and employees enjoy

• Various other tasks as needed