Sous Chef, Lobby Cafe & Hotel Bar

Dorchester Collection; Beverly Hills (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary stays with breakfast

50% off dining inside DC hotels

Development opportunities

Social events throughout the year

Free meals on duty

Discount platform access

Job summary

The Beverly Hills Hotel, a Dorchester Collection property, is looking for a Sous Chef to lead and inspire a lively luxury kitchen team in Beverly Hills. You will work alongside culinary leaders to craft exceptional dining experiences and manage daily kitchen operations.

Candidates should bring attention to detail, strong communication, and flexibility to adapt to a fast-paced environment. Competitive pay and extensive development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• English is the primary language required.
• Experience in luxury hospitality or high-end dining is a plus.
• Ability to manage cooks and assist with scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Manage cooks and assist with weekly labor scheduling.
• Motivate and communicate with kitchen staff; maintain personnel records.
• Ensure cleanliness and safety; monitor storage, rotation, and utilization of food.
• Develop and implement new recipes and menus for events.
• Attend weekly meetings and monitor daily operation reports and inventory.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Flexibility

English language

Teamwork

Job description

We care about your career and are known for having the absolute best people in the industry. When you join us as a Sous Chef you start a unique opportunity to become celebrated as the very best in your field. You’ll learn not only from your fellow Legends, but also through our award-winning learning academy, so that you can achieve the highest standards of craft, service, and leadership and become a legend in your own story.

What we're up to

Ushering in an exciting new era of dining and entertainment experiences complemented by world class design and signature style, the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel, a Dorchester Collection property, is unveiling a series of exceptional food and beverage venues slated to open this December – a glamourousSupper Club, chicLobby Café, and a world-classHotel Bar. These new outlets will showcase a variety of culinary concepts and elevated cocktail moments enhanced by live entertainment.

Join a historic legacy and lead the first major transformation of The Beverly Hills Hotel since the 1940s. As a part of this landmark expansion, you will help to bringthese captivating new outletsto life. This rare opportunity invites you to bring fresh, modern flair to the "Pink Palace," blending the hotel’s timeless heritage with forward momentum to maintain its enduring relevancy and set a new benchmark in luxury hospitality.

What you'll get

As a Sous Chef at The Beverly Hills Hotel, here are just some of the great benefits you will receive:

• Complimentary stays with breakfast included in all Dorchester Collection hotels – stay once a year at each hotel!
• 50% off at bars and restaurants within all our Dorchester Collection hotels
• World class development opportunities (Service Excellence Training, Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging Trainings, Monthly Lunch & Learns)
• Social events throughout the year, including Quarterly Employee Appreciation Day events, Quarterly Employee Awards, Annual End of Year Gala
• Free Meals on duty.
• Exclusive Access to a discount platform featuring 1000s of retailers

As a Sous Chef at The Beverly Hills Hotel, your compensation will range between $78,000-$80,340 annually

What you'll do

A day in the life of our Sous Chef demands high levels of energy to keep up. They need consistency even though the days are never alike; and creativity to tackle daily adventures. Listing all the tasks that our Sous Chef accomplish would be lengthy, but the list below is essential to know.

• Our Sous Chef is responsible for managing cooks. Our Sous Chef assists with weekly labor schedules and handling revisions as necessary.
• Encourages, motivates and is accessible to employees. Assist with administering, coordinating and distributing information to all kitchen employees. Maintain accurate paperwork for scheduling, payroll and employee records. Provide People & Culture with the necessary information to keep personnel files current.
• Provides feedback to Culinary Management team for the preparation of kitchen employee performance reviews.
• Ensure a neat, clean and safe working environment. Organize and maintain food storage, rotation and utilization.
• Taste and review food products daily to ensure quality and consistency with preparation and presentation.
• Assist with developing, implementing and maintaining new recipes, presentations and products. Implements daily “special” menu at the direction of the Culinary Management team Assists with preparing menus for hotel sponsored events.
• Attend weekly Catering meetings if applicable and Kitchen meetings. Analyze and monitor the daily operation reports and track the kitchen’s inventory, places orders, monitor equipment maintenance and condition, and ensure that a kitchen operates alongside state and federal health and safety codes during their day. This will include food production, preparation, plating and garnishing to ensure our guests receive nothing but the best experience.
• Our Sous Chef needs to have the ability to cook in any kitchen and cover any service and must be flexible to the operation schedule.
• Sometimes our guests have special requests involving the planning and development of menus and recipes. Performing special duties as required, acknowledging dietary restrictions and even special occasions.
• Our hotels are truly luxury hotels. This requires preventing and correcting the imperfections and blemishes that tend to come up. Our Sous Chef are relied upon to report these and work with several other positions to correct.
• Communication is what keeps our department running perfectly. Our Sous Chef must communicate with other departments and extended hotel team to ensure the alignment remains. Our Sous Chef must foster a We Care culture while maintaining hotel standards.
• The items shared are essential. However, to ensure consistency, our Sous Chefs are provided with specifics on how we care for their department and our hotel.

What you'll bring

• All our employees are ambassadors of our Vision, Values and culture.
• English is the primary language used in our hotel. Our Sous Chef must feel comfortable communicating in this language.
• Attention to detail is critical for this role.
• We pride ourselves in nurturing an environment where Working Together is a must. Our Sous Chef are our biggest champions of this.
• Our hotels operate nonstop; this requires flexibility from everyone on the team.

Job Location

USA

Location

9641 Sunset Blvd 90210 Beverly Hills

Our Hotels

We are not just a collection of hotels, but instead a talented community. A family with a shared passion and commitment to, unapologetically, love and breathe who we are every day. We do this with a backdrop of extraordinary hotels, steeped in history, glamour and stories, which provide the perfect stage for our people – our Legends – to live our vision –Treasured by Guests, Cherished by Employees, Celebrated Worldwide.

Diversity and Inclusion at Dorchester Collection are core beliefs of our We Care philosophy., which is an environment where all of our employees feel valued and respected, allowing positive engagement to prosper. We continually strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusivity is part of our DNA, reflected by our core values of Passion, Personality, Respect, Working Together and Creativity. When submitting your application, please let us know if you require any special accommodations during the interview process.

EOE: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.

ADA: The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disability Act.

Reference

2026-6526