Sous Chef

Columbus Brewing Company; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free beer

Job summary

Columbus Brewing Company is seeking a hands-on Sous Chef to lead daily kitchen operations beside the Executive Chef, develop the culinary team, and uphold standards for quality, safety, and cost control.

You will help plan private events and catering, coach teammates, manage inventory and scheduling, and ensure a welcoming, accountable kitchen that reflects CBC’s Hospitality Mindset and care for guests and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Proven kitchen leadership experience in a busy restaurant, brewery, or hospitality setting.
• Experience executing food for private events, banquets, or catering.
• Strong understanding of kitchen operations, including shift management, ordering, inventory, and labor/food cost control.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Executive Chef in managing daily kitchen operations, coordinating food production, and maintaining consistent food quality, presentation, and service timing.
• Support labor management through scheduling, daily staffing adjustments, and task delegation to meet business needs and labor cost goals.
• Assist with food cost management through recipe adherence, portion control, efficient prep, waste reduction, and monitoring product usage.
• Support kitchen leadership by setting clear expectations, coaching teammates, and holding the team accountable for performance and CBC’s core values.
• Assist with interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and training kitchen teammates to build a skilled, dependable team.
• Assist with planning and executing food for private events, catering, and banquets, coordinating quantities, preparation, timing, and presentation with the events team.
• Assist with ordering and receiving, verifying product quality and accuracy, and maintaining appropriate stock levels.
• Support accurate inventory counts, proper storage and rotation, and communication of shortages or purchasing needs.
• Reinforce food safety, sanitation, cleanliness, and proper handling of allergies and dietary requests.
• Model CBC’s core values daily: Hospitality Mindset, Stay Curious, and Give a Sh*t through ownership, follow-through, and care for guests and teammates.
• Open availability required, including days, nights, weekends, and opening and closing shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Food safety

Inventory management

Team coaching

Catering events

Job description

At Columbus Brewing Company, great beer and food bring people together—and hospitality makes them want to come back. We take pride in our craft, our Columbus roots, and creating welcoming experiences for our guests and teammates. Our core values—Hospitality Mindset, Stay Curious, and Give a Sh*t—shape how we work: care for people, keep learning, and take ownership of the details that matter.

Sous Chef Overview

We’re looking for a hands‑on Sous Chef who cares about great food and the people behind it. Working alongside our Executive Chef, you’ll lead daily kitchen operations, support and develop our culinary team, and maintain consistent standards for food quality, safety, preparation, and cost control.

You’ll support teammates and serve guests, asking question and find ways to improve, and follow through, holding standards, and taking pride in every plate. We’re looking for someone who leads by example, stays composed during busy services, and builds a kitchen where people feel supported and accountable.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Executive Chef in managing daily kitchen operations, coordinating food production, and maintaining consistent food quality, presentation, and service timing.
• Support labor management through scheduling, daily staffing adjustments, and task delegation to meet business needs and labor cost goals.
• Assist with food cost management through recipe adherence, portion control, efficient prep, waste reduction, and monitoring product usage.
• Support kitchen leadership by setting clear expectations, coaching teammates, and holding the team accountable for performance, kitchen standards, and CBC’s core values.
• Assist with interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and training kitchen teammates to build a skilled, dependable team.
• Assist with planning and executing food for private events, catering, and banquets, coordinating quantities, preparation, timing, and presentation with the events team.
• Assist with ordering and receiving, verifying product quality and accuracy, and maintaining appropriate stock levels.
• Support accurate inventory counts, proper storage and rotation, and communication of shortages or purchasing needs.
• Reinforce food safety, sanitation, cleanliness, and proper handling of allergies and dietary requests.
• Model CBC’s core values daily: demonstrate aHospitality Mindset,Stay Curiousabout opportunities to improve, andGive a Sh*tthrough ownership, follow-through, and care for guests and teammates.

Experience

• Proven kitchen leadership experience in a busy restaurant, brewery, or hospitality setting, with a hands‑on approach and the ability to stay composed during service.
• Experience executing food for private events, banquets, or catering while maintaining quality, consistency, and timing.
• Strong understanding of kitchen operations, including shift management, ordering, inventory, and labor and food cost control.
• Solid culinary skills with attention to recipe execution, cooking techniques, food handling, and presentation.
• Working knowledge of food safety and sanitation, with a commitment to keeping a clean, organized, and safe kitchen.
• Ability to coach, train, and support teammates while setting clear expectations and holding the team accountable.
• AHospitality Mindsetthat shows in how you treat guests and teammates, a willingness toStay Curiousand keep improving, and aGive a Sh*tattitude toward every plate, every shift, and every detail.
• Open availability required, including days, nights, weekends, and opening and closing shifts.

Great food. Great beer. A team that cares. Join Columbus Brewing Company and bring your creativity to a kitchen where you can help shape the menu, grow as a leader, and work alongside people who care about their craft and each other. And yes—there’s free beer.