Sous Chef

Tupelo Honey - Gainesville; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fair Start Wage

Health care offerings

Wellness and Tuition Reimbursements

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Life, Dental, and Disability benefits

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Tupelo Honey - Gainesville is seeking a hands-on kitchen supervisor to lead our BOH team, ensuring recipe execution, safety, and high standards during opening and closing shifts.

You will coach line cooks, oversee prep and expo, and help maintain Steritech standards while guiding performance and mentorship across the kitchen. Prior restaurant experience and a passion for hospitality are required.

Qualifications

• Previous restaurant experience required.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in kitchen preparation and cooking.
• At least 6 months experience in a similar capacity.

Responsibilities

• Open or close the restaurant on a designated shift.
• Oversee BOH shift and ensure all BOH operational standards are in place.
• Oversee BOH execution including line, prep, expo, and dish.
• Ensure recipe execution and adherence to recipe specs.
• Head the preparation of Tupelo Honey family meal.
• Maintain safety and sanitation, adhering to Steritech standards.
• Provide coaching, counseling, discipline and mentorship of direct reports.

Skills

Restaurant experience

Kitchen prep

Similar role experience

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity and growth in your hospitality career? Look no further!

Here at Tupelo Honey, we believe "The happiest beesmake the best honey"and we are ready to hire team members with a passion to serve our community and foster the brand we love so much.

We feel passionate about offering a diverse array of benefits to meet our team members’ needs throughout every age and stage of employment.

HONEY POT BENEFITS

• Fair Start Wage
• Industry-leading employee and family health care offerings
• Wellness and Tuition Reimbursements
• Accrual of Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life, Dental, and Disability benefit options
• Fast-growth company with advancement opportunities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for opening or closing the restaurant on a designated shift.
• Responsible for the oversight of BOH shift and ensuring all BOH operational standards are in place.
• Responsible for the oversight of BOH execution including line, prep, expo, and dish.
• Responsible for recipe execution and adherence to recipe specs.
• Heads the preparation of Tupelo Honey family meal.
• Responsible for safety and sanitation, adhering to Steritech standards.
• Responsible for performance management and training of line and expo.
• Responsible for supporting back of house leadership with BOH supervision; including coaching, counseling, discipline and overall mentorship of direct reports.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous restaurant experience required.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in kitchen preparation and cooking.
• At least 6 months experience in a similar capacity.

REQUIREMENTS

• Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time.
• Be able to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen and dining room personnel.
• Must have schedule flexibility to cover all meal periods as needed.
• Must be able to move and process information quickly.

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