Sous Chef

Rosewood Calistoga; Calistoga (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zero-cost healthcare plan options

401(k) retirement savings program

Paid time off and paid holidays

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Room nights and dining discounts

Employee meals and onsite parking

Job summary

Rosewood Calistoga is seeking a Sous Chef to lead daily kitchen operations, coordinating production, service, and staff across our luxury culinary program. You will supervise Chefs de Partie and associates, ensuring top-tier food quality, presentation, and adherence to HACCP and safety standards.

You will also contribute to menu development, seasonal changes, and event execution while maintaining cost controls and staffing efficiency in a high-end hotel environment.

Qualifications

• Progressive culinary experience in luxury hotels, resorts, fine dining, or banquet operations.
• Ability to supervise and develop a culinary team and manage daily kitchen production.
• Understanding of menu execution, labor organization, purchasing, inventory, and waste reduction.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, sanitation, allergens, and food safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily preparation, production, and service across assigned culinary operations.
• Supervise and develop Chefs de Partie and culinary associates; coordinate service and staffing.
• Maintain food quality, presentation, allergen controls, and sanitation standards.
• Support menu development, seasonal changes, and BEO execution for events.
• When needed, assume responsibility for daily operations and team leadership in the absence of the Chef de Cuisine.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Banquets

Menu execution

Food cost control

HACCP knowledge

Staff development

Job description

We are driven to create a future where people and place enrich one another. We are wholly committed to rooting ourselves more deeply in every place we are in while setting new benchmarks for positive impact.

As a pioneering collective with a common purpose, we curate extraordinary moments and honor the soul of every place along our journey. At Rosewood Hotel Group, we answer The Calling. Together, we Make the Place.

THE TEAM

The Rosewood Calistoga Culinary team creates memorable dining experiences through collaboration, consistency, exceptional food quality, presentation, cleanliness, and guest satisfaction. You will support the Banquets, IRD Chef and Culinary Leadership while leading Chefs de Partie, Commis, and assigned culinary associates in daily kitchen operations.

YOUR ROLE

As a Sous Chef, you will lead daily preparation, production, and service across assigned culinary operations. You will supervise and develop the culinary team, coordinate service, maintain food quality and presentation, and support menu execution, staffing, inventory, food cost, sanitation, and operational readiness. When the Chef de Cuisine (Banquets, IRD Chef) is not present, you will assume responsibility for the assigned department and its daily operation.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE THE PLACE

• Manage daily kitchen operations, production, and service under the direction of Culinary Leadership.
• Lead, train, coach, and develop Chefs de Partie and culinary associates while maintaining clear performance expectations.
• Organize prep lists, production schedules, station assignments, staffing, workflow, and service priorities according to business demand.
• Maintain approved recipe, portion, presentation, food-quality, allergen, HACCP, sanitation, and food-safety standards.
• Support menu development, seasonal menu changes, BEO execution, VIP requirements, special events, inventory, food cost, and waste-control initiatives.
• When the Chef de Cuisine (Banquets, IRD Chef) is not present, assume responsibility for daily operations, team leadership, production, service execution, quality, sanitation, staffing coordination, and communication with Culinary Leadership.
  

COULD THIS BE YOU?

• You bring progressive culinary experience in luxury hotels, resorts, fine dining, banquet operations, or a comparable upscale environment, including supervisory responsibility.
• You can independently manage daily kitchen production and service while supervising and developing a culinary team.
• You understand menu execution, production planning, labor organization, banquet requirements, purchasing, inventory, food cost, and waste reduction.
• You have comprehensive knowledge of HACCP, sanitation, allergen controls, dietary accommodations, and food-safety requirements.
• You can interpret recipes, production sheets, prep lists, yield guides, requisitions, menus, and Banquet Event Orders.
• You are an organized, collaborative leader who communicates clearly and maintains quality and sound decision-making during peak business periods.

OUR BENEFITS

As part of our team, you’ll enjoy a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your wellbeing, professional growth, and life beyond work. Our offerings include:

• Zero-cost healthcare plan options
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• 15 days of paid time off and 7 paid holidays
• 14 weeks of fully paid maternity and paternity leave for eligible associates
• 12 complimentary room nights annually plus 50% off food and beverage experiences
• Complimentary employee meals and free onsite parking.

In addition, we provide ongoing learning and development opportunities and access to global career pathways across Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, helping you build a rewarding and meaningful career.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

At Rosewood Hotel Group, your voice is heard – and valued. We’re a community that encourages associates to be themselves, not fit into a fixed culture, and this philosophy shines through in our commitments to reflect and honor the history, culture and geography of our destinations.

We’re not only committed to building and nurturing genuine, long-lasting relationships but to transforming them – and our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strategy helps put these principles into practice.

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $92,000 annually. This is the pay range that the company expects to pay for this position. This position may also be eligible for bonuses. Decisions regarding individual salaries will be based on several factors, such as experience, type of experience, location, and education.