Sous Chef – Fishtown

Loco Pez; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Service charge pool

Staff meals provided

Health benefits

Job summary

Loco Pez, a Mexican taqueria and bar in Philadelphia, seeks an experienced PM Sous Chef to join the management team. You will lead evening kitchen operations, supervise prep, and assist the Executive Chef with ordering and sanitation. The role requires weekend availability and reports to the Executive Chef.

The position emphasizes staff training, purchasing, and maintaining high standards of cleanliness in a high-volume setting. Competitive compensation offered with benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in varied kitchen positions including food preparation, line cook, fry cook, and expediter.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage a kitchen team.
• Strong organizational and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work well in a high-volume, fast-paced setting.
• Clear and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead alongside line cooks to maintain consistency and oversee evening kitchen operations.
• Assist AM Sous Chef and Executive Chef with prep supervision, ordering, and receiving.
• Uphold highest standards of kitchen sanitation and cleanliness.
• Train staff in purchasing, receiving, preparation, quality standards, safety, and sanitation.
• Report to Executive Chef and coordinate weekend and evening shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

High-volume setting

Spanish language

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

LOCO PEZ
Mexican Taqueria & Bar
2401 E Norris St., Philadelphia, PA 19125
NOW HIRING: PM SOUS CHEF

About Us

Loco Pez is Fishtown’s popular Mexican taqueria and bar, with a passion for simple, delicious, and approachable Tex-Mex cuisine. We are a high-volume operation that takes pride in consistency, quality, and a kitchen culture built on teaching and promoting from within. If you are a driven culinary professional looking to grow, we want to meet you.

The Role

We are hiring an experienced PM Sous Chef to join our management team. This is a leadership position responsible for working alongside the line cooks to maintain consistency and oversee evening kitchen operations. The PM Sous Chef will also assist the AM Sous Chef and Executive Chef with prep supervision, ordering, receiving, and upholding the highest standards of kitchen sanitation and cleanliness.

The PM Sous Chef is also responsible for training staff in purchasing, receiving, preparation, quality standards, safety, and sanitation. This position consists primarily of evening shifts. Full weekend availability is required, including Sundays. The PM Sous Chef reports directly to the Executive Chef.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in varied kitchen positions including food preparation, line cook, fry cook, and expediter
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage a kitchen team
• Strong organizational and decision-making skills
• Ability to work well in a high-volume, fast-paced setting
• Clear and effective communication
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• ServSafe certification preferred
• Spanish speaking is a plus
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to stand for long periods of time

$45,000 – $55,000 annual salary, depending on experience
Service charge share pool distributed among all kitchen staff
Staff meals provided
Health benefits available

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Loco Pez’s policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, age, medical condition, marital status, military service, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by law.