Sous Chef

Crescent Hotels & Resorts; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Crescent Hotels & Resorts seeks an experienced Sous Chef to support the Executive Chef in delivering exceptional quality and presentation for a Curio Collection by Hilton property in Houston. The role oversees daily culinary operations, ensures sanitation standards, and drives consistency across restaurant and event services.

The ideal candidate has prior sous chef or kitchen leadership experience in luxury or high-volume environments, with flexibility for early mornings, evenings, weekends, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading kitchen teams in luxury hotel, upscale restaurant, or high-volume settings.
• Strong culinary knowledge and leadership skills required.
• Attention to detail and ability to stay composed during peak service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop kitchen team; supervise food preparation and production.
• Maintain recipe and presentation standards; ensure restaurant, banquet and event readiness.
• Assist with team training, scheduling, quality control, and inventory management.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Team training and development

Kitchen supervision

Food preparation

Inventory management

Cost control

Sanitation and food safety

FIFO compliance

Event and banquet prep

Job description

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The Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef in leading daily culinary operations while ensuring exceptional food quality, presentation, consistency, and sanitation standards throughout our luxury Curio Collection by Hilton property.

This hands-on culinary leader will supervise and develop kitchen team members, oversee food preparation and production, maintain recipe and presentation standards, and ensure restaurant, banquet, and event operations are properly prepared for successful service.

Key responsibilities include assisting with team training and development, scheduling, food preparation, quality control, inventory, ordering, food and labor cost management, waste reduction, and kitchen organization. The Sous Chef will also ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, storage, labeling, and FIFO standards.

The Executive Chef, Food & Beverage leadership, Restaurant, Banquets, Stewarding, and Purchasing teams to maintain efficient operations and consistently deliver an elevated culinary experience.

The ideal candidate has previous Sous Chef, culinary supervisory, or kitchen leadership experience, preferably within a luxury hotel, upscale restaurant, or high-volume culinary environment. Strong culinary knowledge, leadership skills, attention to detail, and the ability to remain composed during high-volume service are essential.

Previous luxury or full-service hotel experience is highly preferred, and Hilton or Curio Collection experience is a plus.

Schedule flexibility, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays, is required based on business and event needs.

Lead the kitchen. Develop the team. Create memorable experiences one plate at a time.

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