Sous Chef

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill; Radmoor (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Radnor, TN is hiring a Sous Chef to lead back-of-house operations and ensure high standards of quality and service. You will assist the Executive Chef, manage prep, inventory, scheduling, and provide coaching to the kitchen team.

The role requires at least 2 years of restaurant management experience, strong communication, and solid knowledge of butchering, portion control, and POS/Micros systems. We value organizational skills and dedication to guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 2 years of full-service restaurant management experience.
• Butchering and portion control expertise.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of Iconic Hospitality standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to Executive Chef in all areas of responsibility.
• Manage back of house team, operations, and food production.
• Coach, counsel and provide feedback to team; participate in staffing decisions.
• Schedule back of house staff and manage inventory.
• Oversee procurement and receiving of produce, seafood and main foods.
• Ensure a positive environment and enforce cleanliness and organization.
• Lead butchering and portion control on each shift.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Staffing

Scheduling

Team development

Tools

POS/Micros knowledge

Job description

Overview

Our Purpose is to serve our stakeholders, enrich their experiences, and exceed their expectations. We achieve our Purpose through our Mission: Creating extraordinary experiences through hospitality. We strive to demonstrate our Mission in everything we do, especially in our Back of House operations. Our Sous Chefs are responsible for creating a positive environment that sets the expectations for quality food in a neat, clean, and organized kitchen. We expect our Sous Chefs to have excellent communication skills, as they are responsible for the back-of-house team members and certain administrative tasks, including but not limited to scheduling, staffing, ordering and inventory. Our Sous Chefs must be able to remain calm and composed in high pressure situations.

Responsibilities

In order to exceed our guest’s expectations, we have outlined the duties and responsibilities of our Sous Chef below:RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Provides support to Executive Chef in all areas of responsibility
• Manages back of house team members, operations, and food production for the restaurant and FIREBAR®
• Provides direction, discipline and training to team members by coaching, counseling, and providing feedback and termination recommendations
• Accountable for ordering and receiving produce, seafood, and main food orders
• Conducts daily / bi-weekly inventory with team
• Responsible for scheduling back of house team members
• Responsible for team development by interviewing and hiring back of house team members to maintain staffing goals
• Supervises and participates in butchering and portion control on each shift
• Responsible for creating a positive environment that sets the expectation for quality food and a neat, clean and organized kitchen

Qualifications

PRE-REQUISITES:

• 2 years full-service restaurant experience in a management position
• Working kitchen knowledge—butchering and portion control
• Be an expert in Iconic Hospitality
• Must have solid communication and organizational skills

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Iconic Hospitality standards
• Prep Duties
• Storing & Cooling food
• Food handling
• Butchering and portion control
• POS/Micros Knowledge
• Cash handling
• Food and Labor cost control
• Inventory control
• Administrative tasks
• Purchasing
• Safety and Sanitation procedures
• NCO (Neat, clean and organized)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language of the work location
• Reach, bend, push & pull items for up to 2 hours each day
• Able to use fingers, hands, arms and shoulders repetitively for up to 6 hours each day
• Able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for multiple hours in length
• Must have a sense of balance, able to bend, kneel and lift items frequently weighing up to 50 pounds

Firebirds is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay Range

USD $55,000.00 - USD $65,000.00 /Yr.