Sous Chef

Job Description

Job Description

Our fine dining décor and ambiance welcomes guests to have the best experience, in the first plant-based restaurant in town to have a full bar with an inspired cocktail program. There are no obvious vegan cues and most guests don't even make the connection that the menus is plant-based - they just know that our restaurant is inviting and the food is wonderfully delicious.

Crossroads is an intersection where vegans, flexitarian's, omnivores and meat eaters can cross paths to share a delicious meal and a good time. We believe great food should be enjoyed by everyone! If you share the same enthusiasm, we’d love to have you join our growing team!

What We Are Looking For:

The Sous Chef is responsible for the day-to-day culinary operations, including overseeing staff, aiding with menu preparation, and ensuring food quality and freshness. The Sous Chef reports to the Head Chief and Executive Chef.

Primary Job Responsibilities – Includes, but is not limited to:

• Provides guidance to kitchen staff members, including, but not limited, to line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating
• Trains new kitchen employees to restaurant and kitchen standards
• Supervises all food preparation and presentation to ensure quality and restaurant standards
• Assist in recruiting qualified individuals
• Responsible for monitoring and developing team member performance to include, but not limited to, providing supervision, assisting with evaluations, training, and scheduling.
• Works with head chef to maintain kitchen organization, staff ability, and training opportunities
• Verifies that food storage units all meet standards and are consistently well-managed
• Coordinates with restaurant management team on supply ordering, budget, and kitchen efficiency and staffing
• Check quality of ingredients
• Keeps cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
• Monitor stock and place orders when there are shortages.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local and company health, safety, sanitation standards are attained.
• Report to work as schedule, on time and prepared to work.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For:

• At least two to five of experience as a Chef in a similar environment.
• Serve Safe Certification.
• Ability to walk and stand during entire shift; continuously reach, bend, lift, carry; be able to lift up to 20 lbs as needed.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English.
• Polished appearance and demeanor.
• Ability to successfully lead and mentor a team.
• Ability to obtain & maintain full knowledge and understanding of company and department rules and regulations, policies and procedures.