Sous Chef: Lead Kitchen Production & Menu Innovation

H.E.B.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

H.E.B. in Dallas, TX seeks a Sous Chef to oversee daily kitchen duties across multiple stations including Bakery, Tortilleria, and Pastry areas.

You will supervise line cooks and partner with the Executive team to ensure product quality, schedule staff, and maintain budget adherence. The role requires strong culinary skills, high-volume production experience, and the ability to maintain sanitation standards while training and cross-training kitchen staff.

Qualifications

• Ability to execute high volume production
• Experience in ordering
• Inventory maintenance
• Shrink control
• Proficiency with automated reporting systems including
• Inventory
• Food Cost
• Scheduling
• Time & Attendance and labor preferred
• Ability to supervise
• train
• and cross-train kitchen staff
• Ability to work a flexible schedule
• including opening
• closing
• and weekend shifts

Responsibilities

• Total kitchen production in absence of the Executive Chef.
• Assist in new product development and menu costing.
• Maintain clean and sanitary work areas throughout the kitchen, walk-ins and storage areas.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organization

Culinary skills

Food processing skills

Equipment maintenance and troubleshoot

Sanitation standards

Education

Professional Culinary Degree or equivalent

Job description

H.E.B. in Dallas, TX seeks a Sous Chef to oversee daily kitchen duties across multiple stations including Bakery, Tortilleria, and Pastry areas.

You will supervise line cooks and partner with the Executive team to ensure product quality, schedule staff, and maintain budget adherence. The role requires strong culinary skills, high-volume production experience, and the ability to maintain sanitation standards while training and cross-training kitchen staff.