AM Senior Sous Chef - Orion's Roof

Sushi Sous Chef

The Sushi Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef in the consistent, profitable, safe, and quality-driven daily operation of the kitchen, with primary concentration on sushi, premium seafood, and disciplined station execution. This role leads a focused sushi area while also maintaining the standard Sous Chef ability to work hot line, cold side, prep, and service-support stations as business levels require. The Sushi Sous Chef is responsible for sushi product integrity, fish handling, rice quality, mise en place, sanitation, training, station organization, and service execution. The position helps lead kitchen associates in the Executive Chef's absence or as assigned, reinforces professional brigade culture, and promotes a team-first atmosphere rooted in accountability, cleanliness, urgency, and pride.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the sushi and assigned kitchen service areas during peak dining periods, ensuring quality, speed, presentation and consistency.
• Prepare and supervise sushi, sashimi, rolls, composed seafood items, sauces, garnishes, rice and related mise en place to established standards.
• Maintain disciplined standards for fish quality, freshness, receiving inspection, temperature control, storage, labeling, rotation, thawing and waste control.
• Manage Human Resources in the production and preparation areas of the kitchen in order to attract, retain and motivate the associates while providing a safe work environment; interview, hire, schedule, train, develop, empower, coach and counsel, recommend and conduct performance and salary reviews, provide open communication vehicles, recommend discipline and termination, as appropriate.
• Schedule and manage the maintenance and sanitation of the kitchen, equipment, and related areas to ensure a healthy, safe work environment which meets or exceeds federal, state, corporate and franchise standards, and regulations.
• Monitor, analyze and control all labor and food costs; prepare the appropriate reports, charts, and schedules to ensure budgets are met or exceeded while quality is maintained or improved.
• Assist the Executive Chef with menu development, sushi features, seasonal items, promotions, costing discipline and product utilization.
• Promote the Accident Prevention Program to minimize liabilities and related expenses.
• Train associates in knife skills, sushi handling, station setup, recipes, plating, safety procedures and service execution.
• Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
• Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

• Two+ years of post-high school education, culinary education is desirable.
• Five+ years of employment in a related position.
• Experience working with sushi and Asian-influenced cuisine required.
• Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the food profession. This includes experiential knowledge required for management of associates and/or complex problems and food and beverage management.
• Knowledge of hotel operations, including marketing plans, security and safety programs, personnel and labor relations, preparation of business plans, repairs, maintenance, budget forecasting, quality assurance programs, hospitality law, and long-range planning.
• Leadership skills to motivate and develop staff and to ensure accomplishment of goals.
• Ability to work effectively under time constraints and deadlines.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences, such as effectively communicating with supervisors, coworkers, public etc.

Compensation

Salary Range: $60,000.00 - $60,000.00 Annually Tipped/Service Charge Eligible? No Discretionary Performance Bonus Eligible? No

Benefits

HEI Hotels and Resorts is committed to providing a comprehensive benefit program that offers you choices for your physical, mental and financial wellness, creating value in your most important investment - you! For your physical and mental wellness we offer competitive Medical and Dental programs through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield as well as Vision insurance programs through EyeMed. Our Vacation, Sick and Holiday programs are available for you to rejuvenate with time off. HEI also provides pet insurance through the ASPCA. For your financial wellness, HEI provides a wide array of coverage, including Supplemental, Spousal and Child Life insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability plans. Our 401(k) Savings Plan with matching funds, and discounts through our 'YouDecide' and Hotel Room Discount programs provide additional incentives for choosing HEI as the employer of your future. Specific details and eligibility of these programs vary by location and employment status.

HEI Hotels and Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.