Sous Chef

Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Quarterly Bonus

Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays

401(k)

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Life/Accident/Critical Illness

Domestic Partner Benefits

Restaurant Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Summer House North Bethesda, part of Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, is seeking a Sous Chef with 2 years of experience to lead the kitchen and BOH teams in a busy full‑service format. The role includes line checks, recipe maintenance, cost controls, and staff development.

Benefits include competitive salary, bonus eligibility, PTO, healthcare, and restaurant discounts. Must be flexible to work mornings, nights, and weekends across multiple sites as needed.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of sous chef experience in a full-service restaurant.
• Ability to lead and manage the kitchen staff.
• Flexibility to work varied shifts, including early mornings, late nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Run BOH shifts and supervise kitchen, dish and all BOH teams.
• Lead pre-shift meetings; conduct line and cooler checks and tastings.
• Collaborate with GM/chef to review and maintain recipe books.
• Perform regular line checks to ensure menu item quality.
• Purchase and order food products and supplies daily.
• Assist in tracking and controlling food costs.
• Coordinate FOH/BOH communication on production timing.
• Assist with interviewing, onboarding and training of BOH staff.
• Promote teamwork across all teams.
• Handle guest, vendor and staff issues with tact and courtesy.
• Work varied shifts including weekends and travel as needed.
• Lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Job description

Summer House North Bethesda is Hiring Now SOUS CHEF!

Summer House Santa Monica offers a California-inspired, chef-driven menu that includes simple ingredients sourced from local grower partnerships and sustainable products with a heavy focus on vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options.

Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants is looking for a Sous Chef with 2 years of sous chef experience. We reward our teams with benefits, career-long training and growth opportunities.

A Few of Our Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Quarterly Bonus
• Paid Time Off - including Paid Holidays, Personal Days & Vacation
• 401(k)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life, Accident Protection & Critical Illness Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• Restaurant Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program - focusing on a commitment to mental health & wellness

Why Work With Lettuce?

Lettuce is a culinary-driven restaurant company with a genuine commitment to our people we welcome unique perspectives and nurture diverse talents at over 90 locations, supported by our Culture of Caring. We proudly serve guests at more than 55 concepts ranging from fast casual to fine dining restaurants.

EOE. We participate in E-Verify

• Run BOH shifts and ensure effective and efficient BOH shifts and operations including food prep and cooking, ensure adequate inventory levels of food and supplies, and supervise the kitchen, dish and all other BOH teams
• Lead BOH pre-shift meetings and participating in line, temp and cooler checks and food tastings for the shift
• Partner with GM and/or designated managers/chefs to regularly review and maintain recipe books
• Perform regular line checks throughout the day to ensure quality of all menu items
• Purchase and order food product and supplies for the restaurant including daily product order
• Assist with tracking and controlling food cost
• Ensure effective communication of food production and timing issues, needs, and special requests between front of house (FOH) and BOH
• Partner with GM and management team to interview, hire, onboard, train, supervise and develop all BOH employees and teams as needed
• Model and promote teamwork across all teams
• Use tact and good judgment when dealing with challenges pertaining to guests, vendors and employees, and respond with patience and courtesy
• Work a variety of days and shifts (including early mornings, late nights and weekends) at multiple sites with or without overnight travel, as needed
• Move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds
• 2-3 years of sous chef experience in a full-service restaurant
• Ability to lead and manage the kitchen staff

USD $55,000.00 - USD $75,000.00 /Yr.