️ Sous Chef - Luxury Italian Restaurant | NYC
1 day ago
New York
Job Description Location: New York, NY Employment Type: Full-Time Compensation: $80,000 – $85,000 (Salary) Experience Required: 2+ years (Supervisory level preferred) About the Opportunity We are supporting a luxury, ingredient-driven Italian restaurant located within a premier hospitality environment in New York City. This is an exciting opportunity for a Sous Chef who thrives in a high-standard, open-kitchen setting and is passionate about seasonal Italian cuisine, leadership, and culinary excellence. This role plays a key leadership position within the kitchen, supporting senior culinary leadership while helping drive consistency, quality, and team culture. Key Responsibilities • Support the Chef de Cuisine and senior culinary leaders in all kitchen operations, • Lead and supervise daily kitchen execution to ensure exceptional food quality and consistency, • Assist with menu development, recipe execution, and item costing, • Oversee mise en place, station readiness, and service execution, • Maintain strict food safety, sanitation, and temperature control standards, • Train, coach, and mentor line cooks and junior kitchen staff, • Conduct random sanitation and temperature checks throughout service, • Accept or reject ingredients from suppliers based on quality standards, • Ensure proper storage, labeling, rotation, and dating of all products, • Maintain a clean, organized, and professional open-kitchen environment, • Coordinate closely with service leadership to support smooth service flow, • Assist with prep lists, freezer pulls, and end-of-shift kitchen breakdown, • Uphold company policies, procedures, and professional standards Required Experience & Qualifications • Culinary degree or apprenticeship preferred, • Minimum 2 years in a supervisory role within a luxury restaurant or hotel setting, • Strong leadership, communication, and coaching skills, • High attention to detail and quality control, • Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, • Comfortable working long shifts, weekends, nights, and holidays, • Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 30 lbs, • NYC Food Handlers Card / Department of Health certification required, • Multi-lingual skills are a plus Compensation & Benefits • Salary: $80,000 – $85,000 annually, • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, • Paid Time Off (PTO), • 401(k), • Commuter Benefits, • Dining Discounts Ideal Candidate Profile This role is ideal for a Sous Chef who: • Enjoys hands-on leadership in a visible kitchen environment, • Values seasonal, ingredient-focused Italian cuisine, • Thrives in a luxury hospitality culture, • Leads with professionalism, consistency, and calm under pressure, • Is passionate about mentoring and team developmentCompany DescriptionRestaurantZone is one of the fastest-growing national recruiting agencies in the hospitality/restaurant space. We are a research-based retained recruitment agency & hybrid tech company that focuses on key roles for restaurants and hospitality. RestaurantZone has been featured in National Restaurant News and Total Foods Service Magazine and has worked with reputable brands like Red Lobster, Vapiano's, Chick-fil-a, Sbarro’s, McDonald's, Domino's, Cracker Barrel, Google, and Facebook. We are the cutting edge of recruiting with tech-savvy recruiters with over 100+ collective years of experience working on the team. We have hundreds of jobs to fill and grow! Our recruiters work the entire country and focus on all major locations including Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Washington DC, Houston, Las Vegas, Denver, Hawaii, and more!RestaurantZone is one of the fastest-growing national recruiting agencies in the hospitality/restaurant space. We are a research-based retained recruitment agency & hybrid tech company that focuses on key roles for restaurants and hospitality. RestaurantZone has been featured in National Restaurant News and Total Foods Service Magazine and has worked with reputable brands like Red Lobster, Vapiano's, Chick-fil-a, Sbarro’s, McDonald's, Domino's, Cracker Barrel, Google, and Facebook. We are the cutting edge of recruiting with tech-savvy recruiters with over 100+ collective years of experience working on the team. We have hundreds of jobs to fill and grow! Our recruiters work the entire country and focus on all major locations including Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Washington DC, Houston, Las Vegas, Denver, Hawaii, and more!
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