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Sous Chef

North Italia
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 9/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/26/2027
Hiring Immediately – Sous Chef

North Italia is offering:
  • Medical, dental and vision, company-paid group life insurance, short term disability and long-term disability
  • Flexibility: Paid time off including vacation and sick time
  • Health Savings Account
  • 401k plan with company match
  • Tuition assistance
  • Eligible for up to 50% next day pay (exclusions apply)
  • Employee Assistance Programs

Reporting to:
This position reports to the Executive Chef and will help lead a culinary team committed to preparing every dish from scratch with a focus on quality, flavor, and excellence in order to deliver our mission: Great Hospitality, Every Time.

As the Sous Chef you will:
  • Manage shifts which include daily decision making, scheduling, and planning
  • Demonstrate ingredient knowledge and understanding of culinary trends
  • Use your career experience and talents to help the restaurant reach its financial goals by controlling cost of goods and searching for solutions when targets are not met
  • Maintain kitchen cleanliness, organizations, and equipment care and maintenance
  • Manage on-the-fly requests with ease and poise creating a calm and positive work environment
  • Foster an environment of continuous learning, open and honest feedback, and corrective action as needed
  • Manages labor expectations and plans each scheduled shift accordingly
  • Demonstrate the knowledge and awareness of sales and labor budgets and the ability to discuss P&L with management team
You’ll thrive in this position if you are:
  • Passionate about creating memorable dining experiences by exceeding guest expectations
  • Dedicated to creating a safe environment for the team and guest through highest standards for product quality and restaurant cleanliness
  • Committed to driving continuous improvement by coaching, leading, and developing the restaurant team
  • Service-oriented in your approach to working in a high-volume environment

  • 2 years of high-volume culinary management experience
  • Demonstrated working understanding of business operations and financials
  • Experience with POS systems and inventory control systems; prior POSitouch and Crunchtime experience is a plus
  • Able to work ten-hour plus shifts, plus ability to stand, sit, squat, or walk for extended periods of time
  • Must be able to work closing shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed
  • Able to grasp, reach overhead, push, lift, and carry up to 50 pounds
  • Finger/hand dexterity to operate kitchen machinery, knives, etc.
  • Ability to withstand changes in temperature, occasional smoke, steam and heat, and work in a confined space
  • Must possess hearing, visual, and sensory abilities to observe and detect emergency situations; also to distinguish product, taste, texture, temperature, and presentation of food

A Job Handcrafted Just For You
Since 2002, North Italia has been a favorite neighborhood spot for crave-worthy, from-scratch modern Italian food.
We believe every moment a guest spends with us should be one that is worth savoring. Our restaurants have a contemporary, welcoming vibe that our guests love. From the front of the house to the kitchen, our passion for what we do creates a vibrant energy that always makes you feel at home.

Benefits:

Health Insurance, Employee Discounts, Vacation & Paid Time Off

Salary : $65,000 - $72,000

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