Sous Chef 

With popular locations throughout China, our first American Grandma's Home brings the same casual approach to regional Chinese cuisine stateside, with a new location in the central Manhattan neighborhood of Flatiron.

Job Summary: The Sous Chef working with the Executive Chef is to set, meet and exceed the goals of the business. The Sous Chef manages all areas of the culinary operations with a business and financial mindset and leads the Line Cooks, Prep Cooks, and Porters, providing goals and supporting growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed budget expectations set in partnership with the executive management team
• In conjunction with management team assist in all aspects of pre-opening of the restaurant as it relates to culinary
• Create and develop all recipes with detailed documentation and for training
• Manage recruitment of the culinary team
• Ensure all kitchen areas are maintained in compliment to with all regulatory standards
• Increase productivity and foster positive inter-departmental communications
• Continually innovate, refine, and update culinary programming to maintain standing as an industry leader
• Ensure all culinary team members and continually developed and trained to the highest standards
• Strengthen the relationship between the team and our community
• Ensure relevant knowledge of and adherence to all applicable laws, policies, and procedures

The candidate must have

• Extensive knowledge and experience of Chinese cuisine
• Previous roles as Sous Chef/Chef de Cuisine
• Proficient knowledge of systems and processes in food cost management
• Strong financial knowledge
• Ability to lead and empower a team
• Mandarin Chinese Fluency would be a plus although not a requirement