Sous Chef

Job Details

This is a great opportunity for anyone excited to work on a close-knit team to deliver to guests the best of what the Mid-Atlantic has to offer. We’re searching for someone with 3-5 years of experience in the kitchen and a shared vision for a sustainable, locally sourced concept. The perfect candidate would have a passion for whole fish & animal butchery, wild ingredients, fermentation, preservation, charcuterie, total utilization and limiting overall waste.

Responsibilities

1. Maintaining a constantly evolving menu under the direction of Chef de Cuisine
2. Thoroughly knowing the recipes and ingredients you’re working with, which includes quality of food, preparation, and presentation
3. Upholding your kitchen staff to all health code regulations
4. Regulating the flow of the kitchen through job delegations, labeling, storage, prep, and safety
5. Butchering
6. Creating and maintaining daily prep lists
7. Developing and preserving relationships with local farmers, ranchers, and artisans
8. Building the team through interviews, hiring, performance reviews, and disciplinary action
9. Managing labor and food costs, product levels, and weekly inventories
10. Managing the larder and rotating it properly

• Advanced Knife Skills
• Charcuterie and Cheese Board Arrangement
• Basic Knife Skills
• Menu Development
• Recipe Development
• Dressing Making
• Food Safety Knowledge
• Safety Procedures Knowledge
• Kitchen Equipment Maintenance
• Expediting
• Family Meal Preparation
• Fish Butchery
• Fish Cookery
• Food and Beverage Pairing Knowledge
• Budgeting
• Costing
• Food Handler Certificate
• Plating and Presentation
• Frying
• Gluten Free Cooking
• Grilling
• Inventory
• Cleaning / Sanitation
• Kitchen Management
• Meat Butchery
• Meat Cookery
• Molecular Gastronomy
• Events Management Knowledge
• Ordering / Purchasing
• Receiving
• Pasta Cooking
• Pasta Dough Making
• Pizza Cooking
• Portioning
• Vendor Management
• Sauce Making
• Sauteing
• Scheduling
• Servesafe Certified
• Smoking
• Sous Vide
• Team Development and Training
• Sushi Making
• Vegan / Vegetarian Cooking
• Prepping Ingredients
• Vegetable Cookery