Sous Chef

ATAIA Spa Club; Old Bridge (NJ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Complimentary spa access

Job summary

ATAIA Spa Club is opening a brand-new kitchen in Old Bridge, New Jersey. We are seeking a strong cook and organized leader to be the Executive Chef's right hand, helping build the kitchen from opening day and confidently run it when the Chef is away.

You will lead prep, stations and service with calm urgency, cook a fresh wellness-minded menu, train and develop cooks, enforce food safety, support inventory and cost control, and help execute member events and guest-chef dinners.

Qualifications

• Professional kitchen experience across multiple stations.
• Leadership, training and organizational skills.
• Solid food-safety knowledge; ServSafe Manager preferred.
• Lead Cook or Sous Chef experience in upscale settings.
• Availability for evenings, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Lead prep, stations and service with calm urgency
• Cook and plate a fresh, flavorful, wellness-minded menu to a high standard
• Train and develop cooks, explaining not just what, but why
• Enforce food safety, and support inventory, receiving and cost control
• Help execute member events and guest-chef dinners

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Staff training

Food safety

Multistation experience

Evening/weekend availability

Job description

Compensation: $45,000- $55,000 per year, based on experience

When service gets busy, you don't create more noise. You create control.

We're looking for a strong cook and organized leader to be our Executive Chef's right hand. You'll help build ATAIA's kitchen from opening day and confidently run it when the Chef is away.

What You'll Do

• Lead prep, stations and service with calm urgency
• Cook and plate a fresh, flavorful, wellness-minded menu to a high standard
• Train and develop cooks, explaining not just what, but why
• Enforce food safety, and support inventory, receiving and cost control
• Help execute member events and guest-chef dinners

What You Bring

• Professional kitchen experience across multiple stations
• Leadership, training and organizational skills
• Solid food-safety knowledge; ServSafe Manager preferred
• Sous Chef or Lead Cook experience in upscale settings preferred
• Availability for evenings, weekends and holidays

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Help open a brand-new kitchen and restaurant
• Cook alongside celebrated guest chefs
• Clear development toward Executive Chef-level responsibility
• High standards, never a hostile kitchen
• Perks & Benefits: paid time off and complimentary spa access

About ATAIA

ATAIA Spa Club is a new 25,000-square-foot wellness destination opening in Old Bridge, New Jersey. Rooted in our Eastern European heritage and the timeless ritual of the banya, ATAIA brings together a traditional banya and hammam, Finnish and infrared saunas, a snow room, salt and clay rooms, red-light and oxygen therapy, dry float, hot and cold plunges, massage, facials, body scrubs and wraps, platza rituals, and a full restaurant and juice bar. At ATAIA, people come first: our guests and our team.

Cook. Lead. Teach. Take ownership. We'd love to meet you.

ATAIA Spa Club is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. Offers are contingent on successful completion of pre-employment screening, including a background check, consistent with applicable law.

We read every application and reply within a few days.