Sous Chef

Our team is seeking a Sous Chef to help build momentum to drive our culinary department to the next level. The successful candidate will focus on supporting the chef through leading daily production, helping to train new team members and maintaining a safe and fun work environment. There is an expectation of 20% of your role is filled with administrative duties that keep the daily tasks on point. This role is key to ensuring product falls within the client vision and company standards.

This candidate has excellent food preparation skills, health code knowledge and the ability to train and produce according to timelines. The perfect sous chef will have small-company energy with expert navigation skills for completing assigned tasks independently and with a team. Your strengths present themselves with calm confidence in your daily operation, ability to communicate clearly and find motivation in the why we deliver excellence at every level.

Our ideal candidate:

- Is approachable and balanced, open to personal development

- Advocates for what is right, not whats easy

- Knows what equipment, supplies, staffing and timing are required to complete tasks

- Always looks to improve the process

- Has accountability to results

Responsibilities - The Primary job of the Sous Chef includes but is not limited to:

- Supportive to department leadership and exemplify our values

Maintaining ownership of kitchen productivity, including managing teams to scheduled labor hours and ensuring hourly employees are completing tasks within expected timelines

- Expectations and direction communicated by the Executive Chef during pre-shift meetings should be reinforced consistently through your leadership, including holding the team accountable through follow-up, action, and day-to-day execution standards.

- Develop, organize, and delegate daily prep lists and cleaning tasks

- Coach and develop the skills of all culinary staff

Lead by example and maintain kitchen presence to ensure consistency in execution

- Conduct regular one-on-ones and bi-annual performance reviews

- Provide real-time coaching and in the moment feedback

- Partner with culinary leadership and human resources to appropriate document and manage performance or disciplinary issues

- Own onboarding of all new team members

- Event Operations Management

Review upcoming BEOs in a timely manner to identify culinary requirements, timelines, special requests, guest counts, menu modifications, and potential operational challenges.

- Develop and communicate a clear food preparation and execution plan for each assigned event, including production timelines, staffing needs, equipment, transportation, and service requirements.

- Work with Culinary leadership to strategically schedule and fill Event Chef shifts

- Identify and coordinate equipment and supply needs for events, including any specialized equipment required for custom menu items or unique service formats.

- Maintain awareness of custom menu items and special client requests that require additional preparation, equipment, ingredients, or advance planning.

- Facilitate timely and accurate communication of event details, expectations, and changes to the culinary team and other departments as needed.

- Serve as Event Chef for assigned events, providing onsite culinary leadership and ensuring successful execution of the BEO, food production, presentation, timing, and service standards.

- Train and support new Event Chefs in event preparation, BEO interpretation, onsite execution, communication, and quality-control standards.

- Ensuring a consistent 1 st class product of highest quality is achieved & maintained in all areas while adhering to operational deadlines.

Regularly walk the kitchen to monitor cleanliness and organization, ensure the kitchen is properly shut down at the end of service, verify product needs, and confirm orders are placed in a timely manner.

- Enforce all food safety policies and procedures according to government guidelines

- Supervise line team regarding menu and accountability to recipes

- Assist in building and maintaining recipe cards, cost cards and SOP binders

- Execute catering expo duties to bridge the gap from production kitchen to events team

- Contribute to menu development for seasonal catering menus and client custom requests

- Troubleshoots potential issues, offers solutions and train others to do the same

Qualifications

Requirements:

- Minimum of 3 years in culinary leadership role

- Minimum of 3 years of catering chef experience

- Demonstrated leadership skills

- Proficient in cold and hot production

- Must have flexible schedule

- Ability to lift 50 pounds and stand for 8 hours at a time

- Insurable driving record

What You'll Get:

- Paid Time Off & Nine Paid holidays

- Paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community

- Catering Discount

- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Available

- Life & Disability Insurance

- Paid parental & adoption leave

- 401 (K) savings plan with company match

Why Choose Us?
Together & Company and associated brands are woman owned businesses with the belief that a culture of inclusivity makes us better. We value our teammates for their unique perspectives and experiences, and we know that our diversity is what fuels our strength and innovation as individuals and a team.

If you are looking for just a job this is not your best option. If you want to belong to a family of people who care about what they do, and each other...who want to be better, learn more, help others do the same and create some of the best whole-hearted hospitality experiences in Central Ohio...then welcome to the team.

Together & Company is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled