Sous Chef

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

Job summary

A leading restaurant company is seeking a Sous Chef to manage back-of-house operations at its Chicago location. The ideal candidate will have experience in food preparation, leadership, and inventory management, while enjoying benefits like a competitive salary and health insurance.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Quarterly Bonus

Paid Time Off

401(k)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Restaurant Discounts

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of sous chef experience in a full-service restaurant.
• Ability to lead and manage kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• Run BOH shifts, ensuring effective operations including food prep and cooking.
• Purchase and order food products and supplies for the restaurant.
• Assist with tracking and controlling food cost.

Skills

Leadership

Food preparation

Inventory management

Teamwork

Job description

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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 and apply today!

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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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Restaurants

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