Sous Chef - Honeywood
Lexington, KY 40517
About the Job
Position Summary:
Assistant management in the kitchen, following and enforcing the Chef’s requirements and guidelines. Creative and professional, willing to participate in creating daily specials, seasonal menus and special menus and guaranteeing a quality output from the kitchen and culinary team. Duties include recruiting new employees, responding to customer issues, and developing new menu options, often running the line of cooks during service and running the kitchen in the Chef’s absence. Excellent communication skills with in-depth knowledge of several cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and processes a must.
Sous Chef Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist Chef with the preparation and planning of meal designs.
- Ensure that kitchen activities operate in a timely manner.
- Resolve customer problems and concerns personally.
- Monitor and record inventory.
- Keep track of receiving orders and placing orders when needed
- Provide support to all other cooks with various tasks including line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating.
- Recruit and train new cooks and kitchen employees to meet restaurant and kitchen standards.
- Create weekly schedule for kitchen employees
- Help Track and report purchases each week for the Prime Cost Dashboard
- Adhere to and implement sanitation regulations and safety regulations.
- Manage the kitchen team in the executive chef's absence
Sous Chef Requirements
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role or two years experience with Holly Hill Restaurant group in building roles
- Strong knowledge of cooking methods, kitchen equipment, and best practices.
- Good understanding of MS Office and restaurant software programs.
- Teamwork-oriented with outstanding leadership abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- AOS or Culinary degree a plus, high school diploma or GED a must
- ServSafe food handling certification is preferred. Food Service Managers card required
- Sound knowledge of cooking methods and techniques and/or a desire to learn
Holly Hill & Co is a family of restaurants owned by award winning Chef and Restaurateur, Ouita Michel. From fine dining at our historic Holly Hill Inn, to Kentucky po' boy sandwiches at Windy Corner Market; from our famous beer battered fish and hand cut fries at Smithtown Seafood, to original takes on Kentucky classics at Honeywood in The Summit we offer flavors and experiences for everyone. Whether you're interested in baking fresh breads daily, pouring wine from an award winning list, or catering weddings in the heart of horse country, if it's hospitality you're looking for you've come to the right place. Welcome!