Sous Chef

Sous Chef Opportunity

Our Sous Chefs help bring our culinary vision to life, supporting kitchen operations with leadership, creativity, and a commitment to delivering exceptional food at every service. If you're passionate about great food, skilled at leading others, and thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑energy environment, this role is the perfect fit for you.

What You'll Do

• Support all food & beverage operations by following company‑mandated menus, purchasing programs, and culinary standards.
• Maintain key financial targets including food costs, labor, supplies, and kitchen‑related cash flow; review P&L performance and adjust as needed.
• Lead banquet and event execution in partnership with Operations and Sales when the KM/Chef is unavailable, ensuring smooth prep, service, and cleanup.
• Forecast food needs and place accurate orders, ensuring quality, freshness, and proper inventory rotation.
• Help lead, coach, and support the kitchen team, fostering a collaborative, people‑first environment focused on consistency and excellence.
• Oversee food quality, freshness, portioning, and presentation, ensuring every dish meets company standards.
• Assist with kitchen equipment upkeep and support all sanitation and Department of Health requirements, including routine audits.
• Maintain a clean, safe, guest‑ready kitchen, modeling high standards and proactive problem solving.
• Escalate critical issues promptly to the General Manager to keep operations running smoothly.

What You'll Bring

• 1–3 years of kitchen supervisory experience in a high‑volume restaurant, entertainment, retail, or hospitality environment.
• Experience with catered events and banquet production is a plus.
• A combination of relevant experience and education is acceptable.
• Current ServSafe certification required.

What You'll Get

• Free bowling & attractions (laser tag, billiards, mini golf, ropes courses, and rides)
• $1 arcade play
• All‑day play at Boomers, FECs & Waterparks
• Friends & family discounts
• Food & beverage discounts
• Special discounts on parties and group events
• Perks start on your first day

Pay & Benefits

The pay rate for this position is $24 per hour. Lucky Strike Entertainment offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package which includes healthcare coverage and other benefits including medical, insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, employee stock purchase program, employee assistance program (EAP), paid vacation, paid holidays, and paid sick leave. More details regarding benefits are available.