Sous Chef - Old Lahaina Luau

Na Hoaloha Ekolu; Lahaina (HI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Prescription drug coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Flexible spending account

Employee meals

Employee discounts

Job summary

Na Hoaloha Ekolu at Old Lahaina Luau on Maui is seeking a skilled Sous Chef to lead culinary teams during daily service, events, and specials. You will help maintain the company vision, train staff, and ensure top-tier execution across all platforms.

The ideal candidate has high-end restaurant experience, proven leadership, and a passion for great food and service. You will collaborate with management, update recipe books, oversee safety and standards, and help create memorable dining

Qualifications

• Has worked in a high-end, fast-paced, and quality-driven restaurant environment.
• Has an appreciation for and working knowledge of really good food.
• Provides leadership that inspires teamwork, generates energy, enthusiasm, and drives results.
• Has a reputation for excellent relationships with customers, vendors, floor, kitchen staff, and the community.
• Has the ability to implement and to continuously improve the systems and procedures that lead to success.

Responsibilities

• Executing the menus, specials and events: Ensures top-tier culinary execution across all platforms.
• Team Leadership: Responsible for the training and performance of the team in terms of consistency, quality, and technique.
• Trend Awareness: Recognizes food trends with current and future menus.
• Standards Adherence: Assists in overseeing adherence to the company and Hui standards.
• Collaboration: Works with the management team to align on restaurant goals.
• Recipe Management: Adheres to and updates recipe books as needed.

Skills

High-end restaurant experience

Leadership

Relationship building

Process improvement

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Our award winning, Old Lahaina Luau is a well-established business on Maui for 40 yrs. We thrive on sharing the Hawaiian culture through food, dance and hospitality with our 350 guests nightly. We are seeking highly motivated, with attention to detail individuals to join our team. We offer a great working environment with excellent benefits to those who share our values, principles and the spirit of Aloha.

Sous Chef Job Profile

Description

The Sous Chef is responsible for supporting and advising the innovative aspect of each special, event, and daily menu. Maintains the vision of the company, Hui and Executive Chef.

The ideal candidate for this position:

• Executing the menus, specials and events: Ensures top-tier culinary execution across all platforms.
• Team Leadership: Responsible for the training and performance of the team in terms of consistency, quality, and technique.
• Trend Awareness: Recognizes food trends with current and future menus.
• Standards Adherence: Assists in overseeing adherence to the company and Hui standards.
• Collaboration: Works with the management team to align on restaurant goals.
• Recipe Management: Adheres to and updates recipe books as needed.
• Communication: Attends and participates in pre-shifts regularly to educate FOH and BOH staff on menu and special items.
• Safety Culture: Coaches the teams to maintain Health & Safety standards.
• Decisive Action: Makes on-the-spot decisions that are in support of and consistent with the standards and vision of the Hui and company.
• Reporting: Communicates with the Executive Chef and Management team regularly on all aspects of the business.
• Meeting Attendance: Attends mandatory meetings for Management and AMP staff.
• Scheduling: Creates the work schedule for the team.

Experience & Qualifications

• Has worked in a high-end, fast-paced, and quality-driven restaurant environment.
• Has an appreciation for and working knowledge of really good food.
• Provides leadership that inspires teamwork, generates energy, enthusiasm, and drives results.
• Has a reputation for excellent relationships with customers, vendors, floor, kitchen staff, and the community.
• Has the ability to implement and to continuously improve the systems and procedures that lead to success.

Performance Characteristics

• Trains with effectiveness

Performance Expectations

• Leadership style consistent with OLL team management.
• An outgoing personality who can create and build energy around them.
• Passionate about great food and great service.
• Excellent planning, organization, and coordination skills.
• Comfortable making decisions and problem-solving.
• High level of interest in learning about food, people, and business.
• Possesses strong interpersonal skills and is able to work easily with diverse people and groups.
• Has experience in the training and development of staff members.
• Is self-directed and able to work independently, as well as be an integral member of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Likes to work holidays, weekends, events, and other peak periods of the restaurant business.
• Can complete assigned and self-assigned tasks within the designated timeline.

Examples of Job Tasks

• Maintains inventory and places orders.
• Sets up Task Analysis with time parameters.
• Assigns duties, responsibilities, and workstations to employees in accordance with work requirements.
• Trains the team on food preparation, safe food handling, and safety procedures.
• Estimates ingredients and supplies required to maintain flexible pars based on business demands.
• Analyzes operational problems such as waste, theft, and over-portioning, and communicates/suggests procedures to alleviate these problems.
• Maintains an updated recipe book.
• Recommends measures for improving work procedures and worker performance to increase service quality, efficiency, and enhance job safety.
• Creates weekly work schedules

We offer an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, drug, 401(k) with up to 4% company match, PTO upon qualifying, flexible spending account, employee meals, discounts and much more!