Sous Chef Responsibilities:
Primary Qualifications:
-2+ years of relevant management experience
-Proficient in pizza and dough-making a significant plus
-Proficient in pasta making
-Minimum 2 years of line cook experience
-Proficient in administrative duties (Google Office)
-Understanding of mathematics to cost and scale recipes
-As an ambassador for Roberta’s, always conduct yourself professionally in all work environments. You are the representative of our company both inside and outside of the work realm
Ordering:
-Daily ordering for all kitchens from our many vendors based on pars that change weekly and seasonally.
-Develop professional relationships with vendor reps and partnering farms
Line Skills:
-Fast, clean and organized at all times
-Flexibility to work any station in the restaurant in both kitchens (prep, expo, colds, pasta, grill, deck, slapping, oven and new stations as they are created
Administrative:
-Comfortable using Google Drive and email
-Maintains clear and consistent communication with professional and prompt responses to emails, texts, etc.
-Daily professional correspondence with directors and owners
-Schedule writing and time card review as needed
-Attend weekly sous chef meetings
Menu Development:
-This is the fun part! We’re constantly talking about dish ideas, so have ideas ready. Maybe it’s just one ingredient or a new technique - you never know what will inspire the next great dish
-Understanding what makes a dish a “Roberta’s” dish
-Oversee all cost analysis and quality of food production
-Understand costing, pricing, and sales goals for kitchens.
-Department of Health Compliance:
-Have a food handler’s license
-Set the standards for safe work habits and DOH compliance
-Prepare the entire kitchen staff for a DOH inspection and manage the staff during inspection
-Ability to walk inspectors through during a visit
Coaching:
-Stay focused but make it fun
-Ensure teamwork and proper communication with the front of house staff
-Build a culture of collaboration and problem solving amongst the management team
-Comfortable administering disciplinary action reports/coach and council pull-asides
Off-site:
-With multiple openings planned in the next few years, there is a lot of possibility
-Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally (up to two months) for openings, consulting, and pop-ups.
-Maintain a valid passport at all times
About us:
Roberta’s is looking for a dynamic and passionate individual for a Sous Chef position! With multiple locations on both the east and west coasts and an always expanding array of menu items, we’re looking for someone who embodies Roberta's spirit of hard work and creativity while also having a strong foothold in the management skills necessary to run a successful restaurant. The ideal candidate would be someone who understands the foundation of what’s driven us from a neighborhood spot to an international culinary destination and who will help drive us forward as well.
We look forward to meeting you!
