Sous Chef - Puttshack
Oak Brook, IL 60523
About the Job
Puttshack is an upscale, tech-infused mini golf experience that appeals to everyone. More than just indoor mini golf, Puttshack leans on its ground-breaking technology to elevate the game while also serving world-class food and full bar in a cool environment.
We're looking for an Sous Chef to join our team!
You will be responsible for building strong teams - through development, effective hiring, and engagement. You will also be accountable for a variety of venue business functions and execution of consistent and flawless culinary and operational standards. This may include but is not limited to scheduling, inventory management, ordering, managing (opening/closing) shifts and hiring.
You must also develop your culinary team through training, mentoring, and managing so that you can deliver consistent culinary experience to every Puttshack guest.
We'd like for you to have:
- 3+ years of prior restaurant, hotel, or entertainment management experience
- 2+ recent years as an Executive Chef, Sous Chef or Kitchen Manager in a high volume ($4M+ annual revenue) restaurant, hotel, or entertainment environment
- Ability to manage a diverse work environment
- High school diploma or equivalent
What you’ll do:
- Bring your 'A' Game each and everyday
- Lead by example by demonstrating Puttshack Core Values
- Develop their team through coaching and purposeful feedback
- Drive Associate engagement and entrepreneurial spirit
- Promote safe operational standards for both Guest and Associate safety
- Create relationships with local and national vendors to ensure we always have the best product and ingredients to work with
- Leverage business metrics and trends to drive performance and to maximize profit
- Forecast food consumption
- Monitor equipment for operational efficiency and safety
- Maintain food and labor costs to budgeted plan
- Assist in menu item pricing
The Puttshack experience is really all about having fun – and doing something fun - together.
- Our Purpose - To bring everyone in to play.
- Our Vision - To be the universal answer to the question ‘Where should we get together?’
- Our Mission - To create lasting memories for people of all generations through a shared, world-class entertainment experience.
- Our Values:
- Bring your 'A' game - We strive for excellence in everything we do.
- Lead the Way - Our associates embrace and are inspired by change.
- Own the Fun - We revel in our guests’ enjoyment.
- Care Deeply - We take great care of our guests, our associates and the communities we call home.
What’s in it for you:
- Paid PTO
- Health insurance: medical, dental, and vision
- Paid Parental Leave
At the intersection of entertainment and hospitality, Puttshack is committed to equal opportunity and is firmly committed to preventing discrimination and harassment, including sexual misconduct, based on legally protected diversity characteristics (such as race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family status, citizenship, genetic information, and veteran status) in its application and hiring processes and in its employment decisions. As an affirmative action employer, Puttshack also takes steps to prevent retaliation and create a respectful, equitable, and inclusive environment for our Associates, Guests, and Vendors.