Sous Chef

Southern Social in Germantown, TN is looking for one sous chef to join our 95 person strong team. We are located on 2285 S Germantown Road. Our ideal candidate must have experience maintaining a cooperative relationship with team members, optimizing staff productivity and exemplifying teamwork by being ready to stand-in during absences.

• Plan and direct food preparation and culinary activities
• Obtain feedback on food and service quality, and handling customer problems and complaints
• Oversees and organizes kitchen stock and ingredients
• Ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verifies all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance
• Keeps cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
• Hires and trains new kitchen employees to restaurant and kitchen standards
• Manages food and product ordering by keeping detailed records and minimizes waste, plus works with existing systems to improve waste reduction and manage budgetary concerns
• Supervises all food preparation and presentation to ensure quality and restaurant standards
• Works with head chef to maintain kitchen organization, staff ability, and training opportunities
• Verifies that food storage units all meet standards and are consistently well-managed
• Assists head chef with menu creation
• Coordinates with restaurant management team on supply ordering, budget, and kitchen efficiency and staffing
• Rectify arising problems or complaints
• Compliant with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards

• 2+ years culinary education
• 3+ years’ experience in a similar position
• Advanced knowledge of food profession principles and practices
• Excellent knowledge of BOH systems, ordering and inventory
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Available to work on call, shifts, after hours, over weekends and on public holidays
• Ability to spot and resolve problems efficiently
• Working knowledge of various computer software programs (MS Office, restaurant management software, POS)
• Keep up with cooking trends and best practices
• Communication and leadership skills
• Demonstrates values of collaboration, accountability, authenticity, trust, and learning
• Commitment to the consistent production of high quality, detailed work
• Organizes, plans, and schedules in an efficient, productive manner
• Performs under stress in a fast-paced, changing organization
• Works effectively with individuals from diverse racial, cultural, and educational backgrounds

• Company Paid Benefits
  - Medical, Dental and Vision
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts

We are looking forward to reading your application.