Sous Chef

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one medical coverage

401(k) matching

Annual performance bonus

Job summary

A leading entertainment company in Los Angeles seeks a Culinary Supervisor to guide and oversee kitchen operations, ensuring exceptional service and compliance with standards. Ideal candidates will have an Associate Degree in culinary arts and at least two years of culinary experience, including supervisory roles. Responsibilities include managing staff, coordinating schedules, and maintaining quality assurance procedures. This role offers competitive compensation, including benefits such as medical coverage and 401(k) matching, fostering growth and career advancement.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years' culinary experience or equivalent.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Minimum one year of previous supervisory experience required.
• Flexible to work all shifts including holidays, nights, weekends, and overtime.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information to groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Strong math skills including rate, ratio, and percent calculations.
• Ability to interact with guests, staff and colleagues and resolve conflicts diplomatically.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and daily supervision to staff.
• Coordinate scheduling with attention to guest satisfaction.
• Produce menu items and ensure kitchens are ready for service.
• Support compliance with departmental budgets.
• Demonstrate superior customer service and uphold department standards.
• Assist with cost control and inventory management.
• Assist with attendance tracking and administrative duties.
• Maintain quality assurance and health department standards.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements within area of responsibility.
• Maintain confidentiality in all matters.

Skills

Culinary skills

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Scheduling

Cost control

Guest service

Problem solving

Education

Associate Degree in culinary or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Overview

We’re always looking for talent that believes in having fun. At PENN Entertainment, you’ll get to be a part of an exciting industry, where the days and nights are fast paced. You’ll work with an incredibly diverse set of coworkers driven by their enthusiasm for helping people find and have more fun. You’ll also get to work at a company that cares about your career growth and will help you get the support you need to expand your possibilities.

Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well‑being. Specific benefits—such as day‑one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonus—may vary by position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.

Click HERE to discover how we empower team members to grow, thrive, and advance in their careers.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing guidance and daily supervision to staff in the department. Supports and administers operational goals and monitors achievements of performance and profit objectives.
• Adheres to scheduling and coordinates with manager any scheduling concerns, with attention to guest satisfaction.
• Produces menu items as listed in each restaurant. Follows all prep lists and ensure kitchens are stocked and ready for service.
• Responsible for supporting compliance to departmental budgets.
• Enthusiastically supports, actively promotes, and demonstrates superior customer service in accordance with department and company standards and programs. Ensures customer service standards are followed by all team members and addresses issues as they arise.
• Assists with maintaining of cost control methods and procedures by monitoring consistent pars and inventory in each restaurant.
• Assists Chef de Cuisine with administrative duties, such as tracking/maintenance of attendance records.
• Assists with maintaining established quality assurance procedures to ensure acceptable health department and customer service standards.
• Responsible for ensuring the compliance with all regulatory compliance within area of responsibility and reporting potential issues to management.
• Maintains strict confidentiality in all departmental and company matters.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be at least 21 years of age.

• Associate Degree (A.A.) in culinary or related field; minimum of two years' culinary experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum one year of previous supervisory experience required.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook).
• Flexible to work all shifts including holidays, nights, weekends, and overtime as business needs dictate.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Must have the ability to interact with guests, staff and colleagues and resolve problems and conflicts in a diplomatic and tactful manner.