Sous Chef

Plate Restaurant Group; Leawood (KS); On-site; USD 21,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Employee discount

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Plate Italiano Moderno, part of Plate Restaurant Group, is seeking a culinary professional to lead in a fine dining setting with a chef’s counter and weekly specials. Day and night shifts are available; opportunities to oversee two busy restaurants are included.

We value proven skill, dependability, and leadership to deliver elevated dishes and guest experiences. Must be able to manage schedules, train staff, and ensure safety and quality across BOH operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–4+ years in a high-volume, diverse dining environment.
• Culinary training with strong leadership and management experience.
• Ability to hire and train all kitchen stations and lead the BOH team.
• Proven experience managing P&L, labor, purchasing, and vendors.
• Food safety certification and knowledge of local sanitation regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead production, preparation, and presentation of all food.
• Oversee P&L costs and labor management while ensuring quality.
• Hire, train, and develop all kitchen stations and staff.
• Manage scheduling, payroll, and kitchen set-up/breakdown.
• Maintain health, safety, and allergy procedures and compliance.
• Foster teamwork between front and back of house and optimize service.

Skills

Culinary skills

Leadership

Communication

P&L management

Vendor management

Staff training

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job description

Plate Italiano Moderno is searching for a culinary professional. Plate Restaurant is willing to pay for proven skill and dependability. If you want to show off your skills in a fine dining environment with a chef's counter and weekly specials, then we want to talk to you. Day shift and night shift available.

Plate Italiano Moderno está buscando profesionales culinarios para ayudarnos a dirigir dos restaurantes ocupados. Plate Restaurant Group está dispuesto a pagar por habilidad y confiabilidad comprobadas. Si desea mostrar sus habilidades en un ambiente elegante con un mostrador de chef y especiales semanales, entonces queremos hablar con usted. Turno diurno y turno nocturno disponibles.

Job Type: Part Time/Hourly

Job Description:

• Manage production, preparation and presentation of all food.
• Manage P&L costs.
• Able to hire and train all stations in a kitchen.
  A successful Sous Chef is a strong communicator, organized and showcases in-depth knowledge of various cuisines, stations on the line, cooking styles, ingredients, equipment and processes. We hope that you're a operationally creative professional with strong leadership and management experience looking to share their passion for food by delivering an experience through the dishes they create.
  Main Duties
• Lead by example and alongside the Executive Chef to deliver effective and efficient dining experiences by overseeing the back of house (BOH) operation, staffing, food production, accommodating special request, dietary restrictions and following allergy procedure
• Maintain Health and Safety standards.
• Establish professional relationships with the team and provide educational opportunities to teach and develop skills and on other areas of the business.
• Influence process to run an effective and efficient kitchen while maintaining the highest food quality and controls for all dishes served.
• Manage staff schedules, payroll, kitchen set up / break down, production, prep is completed, and staff wear proper uniform as well as disciplinary procedures are followed when applicable.
• Instill teamwork and synergy exists between the front and back of house staff through proper communication and delegate tasks and staff tasks to ensure smooth service and kitchen operations.
• Instill teamwork and synergy exists between the front and back of house staff through proper communication and delegate tasks and staff tasks to ensure smooth service and kitchen operations.
• Minimum of 3-4+ years' experience working in a similar volume-based business that represents global culture and consistent, approachable and elevated dishes.
• Culinary trained and professional who is passionate and curious to develop and grow as a Chef.
• Experienced managing P&L's, labor, purchasing, vendors and quality control while providing results in revenue.
• Must possess consistent and stabile work experience & encompass the desire to operationally support the business as an individual contributor and leader.
• Must encompass Food Serve Safe certification and have experienced with local sanitation regulations.
• Well-versed and timely email etiquette as well as written and verbal communication
• Experienced in training and leading team as well as production of large quantity food; preparation and excellent knowledge of quality food operations.
• High school diploma or equivalent trade school Type: Full-time
• Instill teamwork and synergy exists between the front and back of house staff through proper communication and delegate tasks and staff tasks to ensure smooth service and kitchen operations.
  Requirements

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Upscale casual restaurant

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Every weekend
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Leawood, KS : Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Restaurant experience: 3 years (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person