Sous Chef-RiNo
$70,000–$80,000 year
On-siteDenver, Colorado, United States
Denver, Colorado, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$70,000–$80,000 yearMedium
Full TimeMedium
Job Summary
Plan and direct food preparation in the kitchen while supervising staff and monitoring hygiene standards from ingredients to finished dishes. Work with the executive chef to produce diversified menu items that uphold high-quality food and presentation standards. Organize the expo process, handle volume and stress with poise, and teach techniques to kitchen team members. Maintain close relationships with ingredient growers and foragers to ensure top-tier sourcing. Requires 1-3 years of high-volume kitchen experience; hours may vary based on chef needs or emergencies.
Required Qualifications
- 1-3 years of high volume kitchen experience
- Commit to passionately, intensely, uncompromisingly humble hospitality and high-quality guest experience
- Work with the executive chef to produce diversified menu items in accordance with the restaurant's policy and vision
- Monitor the hygiene and food safety standards of all stages of food preparation, starting with the ingredients and ending with the finished dish which leaves the kitchen
- Handle volume and stress with poise and finesse
- Organize and manage the expo process in the kitchen
- Uphold the standard of high-quality food above all else
- Understand that simple, rustic, authentic food takes as much – if not more – talent as dainty colors pooled in the middle of a big plate
- Share the passion for food, wine and the guest experience
- Ability to maintain a close relationship with the people that grow, forage, fish and fabricate our ingredients, making sure their standards are as high as ours
- Excellent time manageability skills
- Active listening and learning skills
- Ability to teach techniques and strategies to those under you
- Basic computer skills for menu building
- Be able to withstand the pressure and strain of working in close quarters
- Position requires prolonged standing, bending, stooping, twisting, lifting products and supplies weighing 45 pounds, and repetitive hand and wrist motion
- Work with hot, cold, and hazardous equipment
Desired Qualifications
- Culinary degree preferred
Hiring someone like this?
Get your role in front of qualified candidates on Sorce.