What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sous Chef position at Carolina Hurricanes/Lenovo Center?
The Carolina Hurricanes and Lenovo Center are seeking a skilled and driven Sous Chef to support kitchen operations at a high-volume sports and entertainment venue. This role is critical to delivering consistent, high-quality food experiences across concessions, premium hospitality, and large-scale events.
Working closely with the Chef de Cuisine, the Sous Chef will lead day-to-day kitchen executions, ensuring food quality, operational efficiency, and team performance. This is a hands-on leadership role ideal for a culinary professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-energy environment and is passionate about both food excellence and operational discipline.
What You’ll Do
What You’ll Do
Drive Food Quality & Execution
- Execute menu items to ensure consistency in quality, taste, presentation, and temperature across all service areas
- Maintain high culinary standards and monitor production to ensure speed, accuracy, and adherence to recipes
- Partner with the Chef de Cuisine on menu development, balancing quality, efficiency, and cost
Lead Kitchen Operations
- Oversee daily kitchen operations including prep, production, service, and breakdown
- Maintain clean, organized, and fully stocked kitchen and storage areas
- Manage inventory, product rotation, and waste to support freshness and cost control
Team Leadership & Development
- Supervise, train, and develop kitchen staff, fostering accountability and teamwork
- Support hiring and onboarding while providing hands-on leadership during service
- Ensure team adherence to food safety, equipment use, and operational standards
Safety, Sanitation & Compliance
- Maintain compliance with all health, safety, and sanitation regulations
- Promote a safe and clean working environment through proper food handling and safety practices
Operational & Administrative Support
- Assist with scheduling, labor management, and payroll accuracy
- Support process improvements and complete operational tasks within established timelines
What We’re Looking For
- Culinary degree or equivalent professional experience
- 4–6 years of experience in high-volume culinary environments such as sports venues, convention centers, hotels, or large-scale catering operations
- Strong understanding of kitchen operations, food safety, and high-volume production
- Experience with concessions, commissary, or multi-outlet food service operations preferred
- Proven ability to maintain food quality and consistency in fast-paced environments
- Hands-on leadership style with strong coaching and team development skills
- Working knowledge of inventory management, food cost control, and kitchen systems
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Proficiency with basic administrative tools (e.g., scheduling, inventory systems, Microsoft Office)
- Ability to work extended hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays based on event schedules
- Must pass a criminal background check
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a high-energy sports and entertainment environment
- Execute large-scale culinary operations serving thousands of guests
- Work with a team that values quality, consistency, and innovation
- Grow your culinary career in a fast-paced, team-driven setting
Hurricanes Holding, LLC reserves the right to change or modify the employee's job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. Hurricanes Holdings, LLC may require an employee to perform duties outside his/her normal description. This description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.