Sous Chef – Lead Kitchen, Menus & Quality

Pyramid Global Hospitality; Saint Michaels (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance with employer Contri

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Exclusive employee discounts

Job summary

Pyramid Global Hospitality is seeking a skilled Kitchen Manager at the Inn at Perry Cabin to lead culinary operations on the Eastern Shore. The role focuses on ensuring high-quality food, staff supervision, and adherence to safety standards within a luxury hotel environment.

You will manage production, costs, and menu development while coordinating with catering and events teams to deliver exceptional guest experiences.

Qualifications

• Certification of culinary training or apprenticeship required. Culinary degree preferred.
• Food Handling and Sanitation certificates required.
• Minimum three years’ experience and/or training in the Culinary Department of a luxury hotel, with three years in a management capacity preferred.

Responsibilities

• Schedule production work for subordinate employees.
• Check staffing, uniforms, and daily production sheets.
• Review quality of product.
• Coordinate units of kitchen operation.
• Assist with controlling food costs and requisitioning necessary supplies.
• Ensure proper sanitation and maintenance of kitchen equipment and kitchen operation.
• Ensure that meals are prepared and delivered on time and in acceptable quantity and quality.
• Test, write, and standardize recipes. Establish and create written standards for execution.
• Assist with developing new menu items to allow the hotel to compete with other banquet operations in the area.
• Assist Catering department with developing special menus for functions; meet with clients as requested.
• Meet with the Executive Chef to review equipment needs, plate up assistance, cleaning schedule/project status, health/safety and sanitation follow up.
• Review the daily activities; check the following: house count, forecasted covers for each outlet, catering activity, purchases, meetings, appointments, and VIP/special guests.
• Practice emergency procedures in compliance with hotel/company standards; react and assist in hotel emergency situations as needed.
• Inspect the cleanliness of the line, floor, and all kitchen stations. Direct staff to rectify any deficiencies.
• Ensure that staff maintain and strictly abide by state sanitation/health regulations and hotel requirements.
• Instruct staff in the correct usage and care of all machinery in the kitchen operation, stressing safety.

Skills

Kitchen versatility

English communication

Leadership

Cost control

Safety/compliance

CPR certification

Multitasking

Team training

Problem solving

Crew management

Education

Culinary training/certificate

Culinary degree (preferred)

Food Handling & Sanitation certificates

Tools

Property Management System

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pyramid Global Hospitality is seeking a skilled Kitchen Manager at the Inn at Perry Cabin to lead culinary operations on the Eastern Shore. The role focuses on ensuring high-quality food, staff supervision, and adherence to safety standards within a luxury hotel environment.

You will manage production, costs, and menu development while coordinating with catering and events teams to deliver exceptional guest experiences.