Sous Chef

About The Hickoryhurst Smokehouse:

Most of our produce comes from nearby farms. Still family owned, 42 years on. Friday and Saturday nights are mandatory for servers and line cooks.

This Sous Chef runs the line on dinner service and handles ordering, scheduling and food cost. This is an in-person role at our Dallas location.

What you'll do:

• Develop menu items and specials and write recipe cards.
• Lead pre-shift meetings with the kitchen and front of house.
• Coordinate banquet event orders and prep lists.
• Build the kitchen schedule and manage labor.
• Taste everything and hold the line to the standard.
• Cost recipes and keep food cost within target.
• Handle health inspections and keep logs up to date.

Skills and experience:

• 2+ years of kitchen experience, including at least 2 in a sous chef or kitchen manager role.
• Proven food and labor cost control.
• ServSafe Food Protection Manager certification.
• Calm under pressure and good at teaching.
• Comfortable working in a hot, loud kitchen.
• Available nights, weekends and holidays.

Also helpful:

• Experience opening a restaurant.
• Toast, 7shifts or MarketMan.
• Culinary degree.

Schedule: 50 to 55 hours a week typical

Pay and benefits:

Compensation: $61,000 to $70,000 per year

• Uniforms provided.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) with 4% match.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you need an accommodation during the application process, let us know.

This position requires a background check.

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at The Hickoryhurst Smokehouse, LLC.