Position: Restaurant Sous Chef
Location: View (3 Consuelo Place, Oakdale, NY)
Join a Team Where Your Talent Can Grow
Are you passionate about creating exceptional food and leading a high-performing culinary team? Lessing's Hospitality Group is looking for a talented Sous Chef to join the team at View, one of Long Island's premier waterfront dining destinations.
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside an experienced Executive Chef, showcase your creativity, develop your leadership skills, and build a long-term career with a company that believes in promoting from within. If you're looking for a fast-paced, collaborative environment with room for growth and professional development, we'd love to meet you.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with the executive chef to produce diversified menus in accordance with the restaurant’s policy and vision;
- Come up with new dishes which appeal to the clients, whenever required;
- Establish the working schedule and organize the work in the kitchen so that everything runs smoothly;
- Produce high quality dishes that follow up the established menu and level up to Lessing's standards, as well as to clients’ requirements;
- Plan the food design in order to create a perfect match between the dish’s aspect and its taste;
- Discover talented chefs and train them in order to reach the high standards of the location;
- Train the auxiliary kitchen staff in order to provide best results in minimum time and using at the maximum the available resources;
- Maintain order and discipline in the kitchen during working hours;
- Create tasting menus for clients interested in contracting the food for different events (wedding, banquets, corporate dinners, birthday parties, etc.)from their kitchen;
- Make sure the hygiene and food safety standards are met in all stages of food preparation, starting with the ingredients and ending with the finished dish which leaves the kitchen door;
- Make sure that the professional equipment is in good conditions and signal any malfunction before it affects the staff or the clients.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years experience.
- Culinary degree preferred.
The Company: Lessing’s Hospitality Group is comprised of over 100 locations throughout the Northeast and Florida. Lessing’s operates 23 wedding and catering venues, 16 full-service restaurants, over 75 corporate and academic dining centers, a historic inn, and a presidential yacht. Steeped in 135 years of tradition, Lessing’s Hospitality Group’s focus is on providing each guest and client with unique, personalized experiences and remarkable hospitality.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $21.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Shift:
Experience:
- Sous Chef: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
