Sous Chef – Lead High-Volume, From-Scratch Italian Kitchen

iCIMS, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Company-paid life insurance

Short & long-term disability

Paid time off (vacation & sick)

Health Savings Account

401k with company match

Tuition assistance

Next-day pay up to 50%

Employee Assistance Programs

Job summary

North Italia in San Diego is seeking a Sous Chef to lead a high-volume culinary team and craft dishes from scratch with an emphasis on quality, flavor, and hospitality. You will report to the Executive Chef and drive the kitchen toward excellence in every service.

The role requires 2+ years of kitchen leadership, strong operations knowledge, and the ability to manage shifts, costs, and labor while maintaining safety and quality standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of high-volume culinary management experience.
• Demonstrated working understanding of business operations and financials.
• Experience with POS systems and inventory control systems; prior POSitouch and Crunchtime experience is a plus.
• Able to work ten-hour plus shifts, plus ability to stand, sit, squat, or walk for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to work closing shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Able to grasp, reach overhead, push, lift, and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Finger/hand dexterity to operate kitchen machinery, knives, etc.
• Ability to withstand changes in temperature, occasional smoke, steam and heat, and work in a confined space.
• Must possess hearing, visual, and sensory abilities to observe and detect emergency situations; also to distinguish product, taste, texture, temperature, and presentation of food

Responsibilities

• Manage shifts which include daily decision making, scheduling, and planning.
• Demonstrate ingredient knowledge and understanding of culinary trends.
• Use your career experience and talents to help the restaurant reach its financial goals by controlling cost of goods and searching for solutions when targets are not met.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness, organizations, and equipment care and maintenance.
• Manage on-the-fly requests with ease and poise creating a calm and positive work environment.
• Foster an environment of continuous learning, open and honest feedback, and corrective action as needed.
• Manages labor expectations and plans each scheduled shift accordingly.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and awareness of sales and labor budgets and the ability to discuss P&L with management team

Skills

High-volume culinary management

Business operations understanding

Staff leadership

Shifts and scheduling

Food safety and quality

Calm under pressure

Tools

POS systems

POSitouch

Crunchtime

Job description

North Italia in San Diego is seeking a Sous Chef to lead a high-volume culinary team and craft dishes from scratch with an emphasis on quality, flavor, and hospitality. You will report to the Executive Chef and drive the kitchen toward excellence in every service.

The role requires 2+ years of kitchen leadership, strong operations knowledge, and the ability to manage shifts, costs, and labor while maintaining safety and quality standards in a fast-paced environment.