Waterfront Kitchen Leader | Elevate High-Volume Scratch

LM Restaurants; Deerfield Beach (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Quarterly Bonus

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Employee dining discounts

Referral bonus program

Tuition reimbursement program

Job summary

The Cove is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to lead the back-of-house operations at our Deerfield Beach waterfront restaurant. You will guide a high-volume scratch kitchen, ensuring quality, freshness, and precise execution during service, while mentoring line cooks and prep staff.

You will oversee food preparation, plating standards, and recipe execution, partnering with the Executive Chef to strengthen a culture of teamwork, accountability, and pride on the kitchen line.

Qualifications

• Culinary leadership and ability to run a serious scratch kitchen.
• Deep understanding of fresh ingredients, seafood, proteins, sauces, prep, and presentation.
• Capable of leading the line during rush and developing kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead back-of-house operations in the Executive Chef's absence.
• Run a high-volume scratch kitchen focusing on quality, freshness, and execution.
• Train, coach, and develop Sous Chefs, cooks, prep cooks, and utility staff.
• Own line execution, maintain food quality, ticket times, plating, and consistency.
• Execute recipes and menus to standard while preserving scratch-made prep.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Scratch kitchen management

Seafood knowledge

Food prep & plating

Job description

The Cove is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to lead the back-of-house operations at our Deerfield Beach waterfront restaurant. You will guide a high-volume scratch kitchen, ensuring quality, freshness, and precise execution during service, while mentoring line cooks and prep staff.

You will oversee food preparation, plating standards, and recipe execution, partnering with the Executive Chef to strengthen a culture of teamwork, accountability, and pride on the kitchen line.