Sous Chef

Percy; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great pay with quarterly bonuses

Health benefits

Growth opportunities

Employee assistance program - mental,

Job summary

Percy Restaurant in Boise, ID is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to support the Kitchen Manager and lead the back-of-house team in food quality, safety, and hospitality.

You will oversee labor and food costs, mentor staff, and help maintain high standards while working AM and PM shifts in a fast-paced, guest-focused environment.

Qualifications

• LOVE for the restaurant industry.
• Assist Kitchen Manager to achieve goals.
• Support Kitchen Manager in all restaurant operations.
• Lead the kitchen team to culinary and financial success.
• Identify and develop future leaders.
• Recruitment and onboarding responsibilities in kitchen staffing.
• Develop and maintain a fun and professional work environment.
• Maintain standards for food quality, visuals and taste.
• Develop and maintain educational programs for kitchen staff.
• Hold regular kitchen leadership meetings.
• Manage budgets and labor costs for the restaurant.
• Be a presence throughout the kitchen.
• Maintain upbeat kitchen energy.
• Respond to employee inquiries promptly.
• Support Front of House leadership and team.
• Maintain safety and sanitation standards and health scores.
• Literacy in computers and basic math.
• Strong observation skills.
• Good problem solving and conflict resolution.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Able to move throughout the kitchen and stand long hours.
• Able to prep food per specifications.
• Maintain food and beverage quality standards.
• Safe use of kitchen tools and machinery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen team to culinary and financial success.
• Support Kitchen Manager in all kitchen operations.
• Maintain back-of-house staffing through postings, recruitment, and onboarding.
• Oversee food quality, safety, and sanitation standards.
• Develop and maintain educational programs for kitchen staff.
• Hold regular kitchen leadership meetings and manage budgets.

Skills

Love for restaurant industry

Assist Kitchen Manager

Support kitchen operations

Lead kitchen team

Staff development

Back-of-house staffing

Food quality standards

Education programs for staff

Leadership meetings

Budget and labor control

Communication skills

Problem solving

Job description

Leadership Statement

Leadership at the Wylder Hospitality Group stems from our core values: Be Clear, Hold the Standard, Be Honest, Be Caring, Be Professional. Throughout the business these core values define us as a group and build toward our financial and cultural success. We apply them to each other, to employees, to guests, to vendors, and to our community.

Sous Chef

The Sous Chef at Percy supports the KM in the operation of the back of the house: financial, personnel, guest service, food quality, safety, and leadership development. In order to be successful in these responsibilities, the Sous Chef must love the restaurant business, exude the core values, and lead with heart and humor.

Must be willing to work AM and PM hours.

Requirements

• LOVE for the restaurant industry
• Assist Kitchen Manager to achieve their goals
• Support the Kitchen Manager in all aspects of restaurant operations
• Lead the kitchen team to culinary and financial success
• Identify & develop future leaders
• Partnership with Kitchen Manager and General Manager in maintaining back of house staffing levels through: Job Postings & Recruitment, New Hires, Orientation, and Performance Evaluations
• Develop and maintain a fun and professional work environment
• Develop and maintain standards food quality, visual and taste standards
• Develop and maintain educational programs for kitchen staff
• Hold regular kitchen leadership meetings
• Manage financials and budgets of the restaurant: Labor Cost, Food Costs, Expenses
• Be a presence throughout the kitchen
• Maintaining an upbeat kitchen energy
• Quickly and professionally respond to all employee inquiries
• Support Front of House Leadership & Team
• Oversee and maintain safety and sanitation standards including health inspection high scores
• Literacy in computers and basic math
• Strong skills of observation
• Good problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Great oral and written communication
• Exceptional follow-through skills
• Ability to constantly move throughout the kitchen
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to prepare food according to specifications
• Ability to maintain standards in food and beverage quality
• Ability to safely utilize a variety of kitchen tools and machinery

Perks

• Great Pay Including Quarterly Bonuses
• Health Benefits
• Growth Opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program - Free & Confidential Mental Health Services and Free Legal & Financial Consultations

Percy Restaurant * 400 S 4th St, Boise ID, 83702 * percyrestaurant.com