Sous Chef: Hospitality-Driven Kitchen Leader

Barcelona Wine Bar; Brookline (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Barcelona Wine Bar in Brookline, MA is seeking a Sous Chef to assist the Executive Chef in planning and directing food preparation in a high-volume kitchen. You will supervise staff and ensure top quality and presentation from kitchen to table.

This role requires leadership, the ability to handle pressure, and a commitment to hospitality and the guest experience; culinary degree preferred, 1–3 years in fast-paced kitchens, and strong teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-volume kitchen operations.
• Culinary degree preferred.
• Strong leadership and training abilities.

Responsibilities

• Commit to passionately, intensely, uncompromisingly humble hospitality and high-quality guest experience
• Work with the executive chef to produce diversified menu items in accordance with the restaurant's policy and vision
• Monitor the hygiene and food safety standards of all stages of food preparation, starting with the ingredients and ending with the finished dish which leaves the kitchen
• Handle volume and stress with poise and finesse
• Organize and manage the expo process in the kitchen
• Uphold the standard of high-quality food above all else
• Understand that simple, rustic, authentic food takes as much - if not more - talent as dainty colors pooled in the middle of a big plate

Skills

Passion for food & guest experience

Grower/farmer/ingredient relationships

Time management

Active listening

Teach techniques

Menu-building basics (computer skills)

Education

Culinary degree preferred

Job description

Barcelona Wine Bar in Brookline, MA is seeking a Sous Chef to assist the Executive Chef in planning and directing food preparation in a high-volume kitchen. You will supervise staff and ensure top quality and presentation from kitchen to table.

This role requires leadership, the ability to handle pressure, and a commitment to hospitality and the guest experience; culinary degree preferred, 1–3 years in fast-paced kitchens, and strong teamwork.