Sous Chef - Lead BOH, Talent & Menu Excellence

Lettuce-Entertain-You; Lincolnwood (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Quarterly Bonus

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401(k)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical

Dental & Vision Insurance

Life, Accident & Critical Illness

Domestic Partner Benefits

Restaurant Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants in Lincolnwood near Chicago is hiring a Sous Chef with 2–3 years of full-service restaurant experience to lead kitchen operations. You will oversee food prep, inventory, and BOH teams, while partnering with management to maintain recipes and food cost controls.

The role requires handling multiple shifts, early mornings, late nights and weekends, with opportunities for growth, benefits, and staff development within a culinary-driven company.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of sous chef experience in a full-service restaurant.
• Ability to lead and manage the kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Sous chef experience

Leadership

Job description

Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants in Lincolnwood near Chicago is hiring a Sous Chef with 2–3 years of full-service restaurant experience to lead kitchen operations. You will oversee food prep, inventory, and BOH teams, while partnering with management to maintain recipes and food cost controls.

The role requires handling multiple shifts, early mornings, late nights and weekends, with opportunities for growth, benefits, and staff development within a culinary-driven company.