Sous Chef

Opal Collection; Clearwater Beach (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Free Associate Parking

Free Meal for every shift worked

25% Discount in Resort Outlets

Hotel Discounts with OPL

Friends and Family Discount

Job summary

Opal Collection in Clearwater Beach, FL is seeking a Sous Chef to join a dynamic culinary team. This role leads kitchen operations, mentors hourly staff, and ensures every shift delivers high-quality, safe, and visually compelling dishes.

You will coordinate with culinary leadership on menus, stay compliant with health regulations, and drive efficiency across hot and cold stations while supporting banquet and event service.

Qualifications

• Experience in kitchen operations and line cooking is preferred.
• Ability to work long hours, weekends, evenings and holidays.
• Strong cleanliness and food safety practices.
• Clear verbal and written communication including emails.
• Know-how to communicate issues with engineering or maintenance teams.

Responsibilities

• Sets up and executes hot food for restaurant.
• Sets up and executes breakfast hot food for banquet events.
• Manages line cooks, production cooks, breakfast attendants and stewards.
• Trains and mentors hourly associates.
• Addresses kitchen-related problems in a timely, effective manner.
• Completes opening, daily, and weekly checks as needed.
• Upholds health codes and company SOPs.
• Maintains high sanitation standards across the kitchen.
• Works with culinary management on product quality and efficiency.
• Handles daily vendor orders and keeps storage organized.
• Sets up and maintains stations for hot and cold service.
• Plans and prepares special occasion menus and buffets.
• Develops plating designs for new dishes.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Food safety

Communication

Culinary technique

Education

High School Diploma or GED (optional)

Tools

Kitchen equipment proficiency

Job description

We are looking to add a Sous Chef to our team. This is a great opportunity to be a part of an organization that believes our team members are our most important resource and therefore take great pride in selecting individuals that help us to achieve our company’s mission.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Free Associate Parking
• Free Meal for every shift worked
• 25% Discount in Resort Outlets
• Hotel Discounts with OPL
• Friends and Family Discount

Responsibilities:

• Sets up and execute hot food for restaurant
• Sets up and execute breakfast hot food for banquet events
• Responsible for managing all line cooks, production cooks, breakfast buffet attendants and stewards
• Is responsible for training and mentoring all hourly associates
• Addressing all kitchen-related problems and incidences in a timely and effective manner
• Completes all opening, daily, and weekly checklists when necessary
• Understands state health codes and follows all company standard operating procedures
• Ensuring all health and safety standards are upheld by enforcing high sanitation standards
• Works as a team for all banquets and buffets with a "can do" attitude
• Works with all of culinary management team to help take care of product, multi-tasking as well as the ability to work fast and efficiently
• Is responsible for daily vendor orders while keeping coolers and store rooms organized
• Is responsible for setting up, maintaining operations, breaking down hot and cold stations
• Planning and preparing special occasion menus including holiday brunches and buffets
• Developing unique and visually appealing plating designs for new dishes

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED a plus but not required
• Previous experience a plus
• Must be able to work long hours, weekends, evenings and holidays
• Must have a high standard of cleanliness and understanding of food safety practices
• Must be clear and concise with verbal and written communication including emails
• Must understand all kitchen equipment and communicate issues with the engineering department

The company also conducts post-offer employment verifications, motor vehicle, and criminal background checks.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.