Sushi Sous Chef: Lead, Mentor, and Elevate a Busy Kitchen

Flagship Restaurant Group; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid Time Off

Employee discount 50%

Job summary

Flagship Restaurant Group is seeking a Sous Sushi Chef for Blue Sushi Sake Grill at 5th & Broadway. You will collaborate with the Executive Chef and General Manager to lead back-of-house operations, ensuring quality and an exceptional guest experience in a fast-paced environment.

You will train and develop kitchen staff, manage prep, inventory, and ordering, and uphold safety, cleanliness, and standardized recipes while maintaining a positive kitchen culture.

Qualifications

• Strong culinary foundation and passion for consistent, high-quality food.
• Experience leading BOH teams and coaching staff.
• Organized, dependable, able to stay calm during high-volume service.
• Understanding of food cost, inventory, prep planning, ordering, portioning, and waste control.
• Clear communicator, able to direct and support team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the Executive Chef in all areas of daily kitchen operations, including prep, service, ordering, receiving, inventory, scheduling support, training, and team development.
• Lead BOH team through daily service, ensuring food is prepared consistently, efficiently, and per recipe, presentation, portioning, allergy, and quality standards.
• Train, coach, and develop cooks, prep team members, dish team members, and other BOH employees by setting clear expectations and supporting station execution.
• Assist with managing food cost and product controls through proper ordering, receiving, inventory counts, rotation, portioning, waste reduction, and consistent recipe execution.
• Support labor management by assisting with schedules, shift planning, staffing adjustments, and daily team organization.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Team coaching

Food cost management

Inventory management

Prep planning

Portioning

Waste reduction

Clear communication

Kitchen organization

Safety and cleanliness

Education

Culinary education preferred

Tools

Inventory software

Scheduling software

Microsoft Office (Word/Excel)

Job description

Flagship Restaurant Group is seeking a Sous Sushi Chef for Blue Sushi Sake Grill at 5th & Broadway. You will collaborate with the Executive Chef and General Manager to lead back-of-house operations, ensuring quality and an exceptional guest experience in a fast-paced environment.

You will train and develop kitchen staff, manage prep, inventory, and ordering, and uphold safety, cleanliness, and standardized recipes while maintaining a positive kitchen culture.