Chef de Cuisine or Executive Sous Chef - Willow Tree Recruiting

Chef de Cuisine or Exec Sous Chef

Fine Dining Michelin Star Restaurant

$110,000 - $120,000

Join this very highly regarded, Michelin Star rated, Bay Area fine-dining restaurant group as a Chef de Cuisine-in-training or an Exec Sous Chef, with a strong focus on hospitality. If you are passionate about creating wonderful dining experiences for guests, then this is the place for you.

Company

• Well-established, growing, regional restaurant group, with multiple concepts and businesses
• Operates some of the top-rated restaurants in the SF Bay Area

Benefits:

• Great career growth potential, both within each concept and across the group
• 401K with matching
• 10 days vacation
• Medical insurance paid 50% for employee
• Vision and Dental insurance
• Free meals and discounts across sister restaurants

Your Role with the Company:

The Chef de Cuisine in training is responsible for assisting the CDC in managing the kitchen, in-training to hopefully become a CDC at a Michelin rated restaurant in a year. Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Supervise, train, and coach kitchen staff
• Ensure foods are prepared in accordance with company standards for quality, freshness, consistency, and timelines
• Ensure all equipment is operated safely via OSHA regulations
• Ensure proper food storage and safe handling practices
• Maintain appropriate stock levels of foods as order volume dictates
• Oversee the managerial aspects of the Kitchens, with focus on Food Cost, labor Cost, upkeep of Recipe Viewer software
• When needed, work in the restaurants to fill in for other Chef roles
• Other duties as dictated by Chef de Cuisine to run smooth BOH operations

Qualifications

• 2+ Years strong BOH experience as an Exec Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine in a $6M+ fine dining restaurant
• Culinary degree strongly preferred
• Michelin star experience a plus, but not required
• Able to work under pressure with ease, especially during very busy meal periods
• Experience in analyzing inventory vs. ordering needs

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