What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sous Chef Assistant Kitchen Manager position at The Scotsman Public House?
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Job Description:
Join the team at Waynesville’s first and only Scottish Pub & Restaurant! We’re a thriving, award-winning establishment celebrating nearly 4 years of success. Recognized as the #1 Pub and #2 Restaurant in Haywood County—along with numerous other awards and regional accolades—we’ve built a reputation for quality, community, and excellence.
We are looking to hire 1:
FULL TIME SOUS CHEF
Responsibilities:
- Manage Kitchen Staff. Oversee staffing and training. Assist the Head Chef and oversee weekly kitchen staff schedule. Supervise cooking and prep. Ensure kitchen staff has knowledge of all menu items and executes every item correctly. Ensure kitchen staff follow safety and cleaning protocols.
- Work shifts alongside kitchen staff. The Sous Chef will be working cooking line shifts along with the line cooks and quality checking presentation.The Sous Chef will need to know how to do every position in the kitchen in order to fill in wherever needed and train new staff.
- Ensure that sanitation and cleaning protocols are followed by all kitchen staff members.
- Inventory, ordering and receiving. The Sous Chef will assist the Head Chef in their absence.
- Food Cost. The Sous chef will manage loss and ensure every loss is getting logged and documented appropriately. If the Sous Chef sees any unnecessary loss they will report issues to the Head Chef and work on a solution.
Skills:
- Cooking in a fast paced restaurant kitchen
- Strong leadership and management skills - can “put out fires” literally and figuratively
- Leads by example, but also with compassion and a positive attitude
- Works well independently and is self-motivated
- Works well in a team environment and leading a team
- Inventory, pars, & cost control
- Familiar with kitchen sanitation measures and safety regulations
- Knows how to cook on and operate flat tops, burners, ovens, and friers
- Experience cooking lunch/dinner items in a restaurant kitchen.
- Can lift and move boxes/objects 50lbs
Qualifications:
- Minimum 4 years restaurant kitchen experience (required).
- Minimum 1 year management experience (preferred).
- Driver’s License and transportation (required)
- ServeSafe Manager Certification or willing to get it (required).
- NC Foodhandlers permit or are willing to get it (required).
Schedule:
- Full time
- Days & Evenings
- Weekdays and weekends
- Will vary at first, but will be able to get on a normal weekly schedule
Pay:
- Salary 43k/year - 50k/year depending on experience
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Shift Meal
- Employee Discount
Physical Setting:
- Elevated Pub/Gastropub
Salary : $43,000 - $50,000