Sous Chef

Specialty Restaurants is looking for a positive and enthusiastic Sous Chef to join the family at our newest location, Whiskey Joe’s Pensacola Beach! The Whiskey Joe’s brand is focused on creating a memorable dining experience for its guest with family fun, delicious food, and incomparable waterfront views. We challenge our management team to be innovators in hospitality by consistently delivering a 5-Star experience to our team, guest, partners and community.

Top-notch Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Quarterly bonus
• Benefits including vacation pay, medical, dental and vision insurance
• Lifestyle Spending Account, this benefit supports you and your family in numerous ways such as through gym memberships, child care, groceries, student loans & more!
• Company dining package with allotted spending amount each month
• Variety of Supplemental Benefit Plans for life’s unknowns
• 401k with annual employer match after 12 months (ER match 25% of the first 5% contribution)
• Employer paid life Insurance throughout the length of employment
• Paid/Floating holidays for 5 major holidays
• Education Assistance Program (EdAP) for hospitality related education growth
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to assist with work life balance
• Management Referral Program with up to a $4,000 payout for qualifying management positions

The Sous Chef is generally in charge of high-quality food production. He/she also supports the Executive Chef by completing projects as directed. The Sous Chef may be required to temporarily assume the duties of the Chef in his or her absence.

Pay: $62000 - $78000 / year

Job Duties:
•Responsible for food production
•Ensures adherence to all recipes guidelines to provide consistent quality, proper presentation technique and food safety standards, consults with Chef if there are any concerns.
•Operates all kitchen equipment safely and correctly.
•Follows facility and chef’s safe food handling guidelines.
•Follows all sanitation and nutrition practices.
•Follows all portion sizes, quality standards, department rules, policies and procedures
•Oversee and assist the kitchen staff in all aspects of food production
•Performs additional responsibilities, although not detailed, as requested by the Chef or General Manager at any time.

Education/ Experience/ Skills:
•Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
•Detailed oriented with a strong emphasis on accuracy and time management.
•2 years' recent experience in a similar role
•Strong familiarity with OSHA and all local Department of Health Regulations.
•PC literate with a working knowledge of Outlook, Esysco, and MS Excel preferred.
•Degree in Culinary Arts is a plus
•Adherence to all Company and Safety Policies and Procedures.

Physical Demands:
•Physical demands include light work, prolonged walking and/or standing along with the occasional exertion of up to 25lbs of force.

Disclaimer:
The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; and is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.