Fontainebleau Miami Beach is looking to hire a Senior Sous Ched for its casual dining restaurant Vida.

Vida features contemporary American cuisine. The restaurant caters to guests whether seeking a casual quick meal or a more social dining experience in Miami Beach, serving breakfast and lunch daily. Early risers can enjoy a traditional breakfast or indulge in a full morning buffet featuring omelets to order, pastries, St. James smoked salmon, waffles, pancakes, applewood smoked bacon, “freshly cracked” farmed eggs and much more. For lunch, offers fresh salads, classic sandwiches and composed entrees including Rotisserie Half Chicken, Roasted Salmon, Wagyu Skirt Steak, and more.

The Senior Sous Chef Responsible to assist the Executive Sous Chef with the day-to-day running of the department and overall quality of foods produced while maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and sanitation in designated work areas.

Examples of Duties, includes but is not limited to the following:

1.    Ability to maintain a clean, neat and organized work environment
2.    Follow recipes, to increase or decrease recipe as needed.
3.    Display good knife skills. Season food properly.
4.    Follow all processes that are in place.
5.    Communicate will all internal customers efficiently
6.    Follow all rules and regulations in employee handbook properly
7.    Properly rotate product in walk in cooler
8.    Clean and maintain equipment properly
9.    Maintain and strictly abide by state sanitation/health regulations and hotel requirements HACCP
10.    Fill out Sous Chef schedule.
11.    Perform other duties as required.

• Knowledge of statutory requirements regarding health and safety, sanitation, proper chemical usage, fire procedures, and HACCP. 
• Knowledge of all kitchen equipment operations. 
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with management, staff, and guests.  
• Culinary degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Five years relevant experience in a high quality, high volume, and multi-unit operations preferred.  Two years supervisory experience preferred.