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Basic Kitchen Is Seeking a Sous Chef - Downtown CHS, SC
Basic Kitchen is seeking a highly motivated, energetic individual to lead our BOH team alongside our Chef and Sous. We cultivate a friendly, forward thinking environment with a focus on health and wellness and an emphasis on local produce. The sous chef assists with daily operations of the kitchen, providing professional leadership and direction to kitchen personnel. Ensures that all recipes, food preparations, and presentations meet restaurant's specifications and commitment to quality. Maintains a safe, orderly, and sanitized kitchen. Demonstrates this by example, using proper food handling techniques. Reporting directly to the Executive Chef, this position will assist in ordering, menu engineering, cost control, and supervision and training of staff.
Ideal candidates will be energetic, enthusiastic, hyper creative, and able to handle large volume. Candidate MUST be motivated by seasonal ingredients, and farm to table connection. Previous leadership experience is REQUIRED. Candidate must have experience in health and wellness and a penchant for cooking nutritious, health-oriented cuisine. Must have hands on management style with strong communication and organizational skills and the ability to effectively manage and motivate a diverse staff. Must have some clerical experience and strong line skills are required.
We provide a challenging team oriented environment, where excellence is expected in all areas of food preparation and presentation.
Skills and Qualities
2+ years in BOH, 2+ years in a kitchen management position
ServSafe Certified
Teaching and professional communication skills
Experience managing inventory and menu costing
Experience developing work schedules and managing labor costs
Ability to assess and respond to issues as they arise
Level-headed and efficient during high-volume/pressure situations
Sense of urgency: works hard and assists fellow team members
Awareness of skills necessary for all FOH & BOH positions
Outgoing & self-motivated: enjoys coming to work, interacting with customers
Desire to learn and grow with Basic Kitchen, career-minded and ambitious
Basic Kitchen Benefits
Its not just about what you can do for us, its what we can do for you! Heres what were offering:
a friendly, creative, exciting work environment in an open kitchen
food /merch discounts, competitive wages
opportunities for advancement and career development
Compensation Salaried, Competitive BOE
