Sous Chef

PJW Restaurant Group; Westmont (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

PJW Restaurant Group’s Treno Pizza Bar in Haddon Township, NJ is hiring a Sous Chef to work closely with the Executive Chef in planning, organizing, and leading kitchen operations. You will focus on culinary expertise, food prep, and ensuring quality and consistency across dishes.

Responsibilities include training staff, maintaining recipe standards, health and safety compliance, and optimizing kitchen operations in a high-volume environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of high-volume culinary management experience.
• Has basic computer skills and ability to use scheduling/time-attendance systems.
• Understand POS systems and inventory control systems.
• ServSafe Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Achieve company objectives in sales, food quality, presentation and safety through training and leadership.
• Ensure food and products are prepared and served to recipes and standards.
• Comply with health, safety and labor regulations at the restaurant and for guests.
• Demonstrate understanding of business operations and financials.
• Manage shifts, scheduling and planning; create memorable dining experiences; monitor culinary trends.

Skills

Culinary management

Leadership

Communication

Can-do attitude

Multitasking

Education

ServSafe Certification

Tools

POS systems

Inventory control

Scheduling software

Job description

Now Hiring a Sous Chef a Treno Pizza Bar in Haddon Township, NJ!

A sous Chef with our company will work closely with the Executive Chef in the planning, organizing, training and leadership necessary to achieve high level culinary standards. Focus on culinary expertise, food preparation, and ensuring quality and consistency of the restaurant’s dishes. Display a strong understanding of all kitchen processes and techniques.

Reports to: Executive Chef

Treno is a stylish yet casual Italian restaurant and bar offering everything from hand-tossed, artisan pizzas and scratch made pastas to seasonal cocktails and wines by the glass. Whether you're enjoying family-style dinners or parties on our patio, Treno delivers an experience that can't be topped.

PJWRG MUST have Key Abilities:

• Ability to lead and make decisions using general, restaurant management guidelines
• Friendly, approachable and able to communicate effectively to employees, other management and customers
• Has a “can-do” attitude and the willingness to learn and execute quickly
• Manages multiple priorities, tasks and takes initiative

Responsibilities:

• Achieve company objectives in sales, food quality, food presentation, kitchen safety, sanitation and cleanliness through training of employees and creating a positive, productive working environment.
• Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant’s recipes, portioning, cooking, presentation and serving standards.
• Fully understand and comply with all federal, state, county and municipal regulations that pertain to health, safety and labor requirements of the restaurant, employees and guests.
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of business operations and financials
• Manage shifts which include daily decision making, scheduling and planningCreate memorable dining experiences by exceeding guest expectations
• Demonstrate ingredient knowledge and understanding of culinary trends
• Ensure adherence to recipes, safety practices and sanitation standards in the kitchen
• Perform calmly and effectively in a high-volume, open kitchen
• Manage on the fly requests with ease and poise
• Coach, lead and develop culinary team

Background and Experience:

• 3+ years of high-volume culinary management experience
• Possesses basic computer skills and the ability to work with a scheduling, time and attendance
• Understand POS systems and inventory control systems
• ServSafe Certification required

PJW Restaurant Group

PJW Restaurant Group has been successful for more than three decades by striving for more. Our energy manifests itself in every concept we create, dish we develop, and drink we serve. We are dedicated to providing experiences that our guests look forward to.

We draw inspiration - and sustenance - from both the neighborhoods we are rooted in and our more than 1,800 employees. Nothing makes us happier than seeing a serving job get passed down from sibling to sibling or watching a line cook grow into a manager.

PJW Restaurant Group creates community destinations. We never stop pushing ourselves to elevate all we offer our guests, and we never settle for less than our best.

Nothing moves forward by standing still, so we will continue growing, continue innovating, and continue raising the bar.