Commis Chef

Chef Thomas Keller’s Surfside destination, The Surf Club Restaurant, is seeking talented individuals who are enthusiastic about food, beverage and hospitality to join the culinary brigade as a Commis Chef.  In this role you will have the opportunity to learn and perform tasks for creating our fine dishes, all while maintaining our standards of food quality and cleanliness.

Located within the Four Seasons Hotel at the iconic Surf Club, Chef Keller’s restaurant honors the location’s history of good times and grand parties with classic Continental cuisine for a modern audience. Like the swinging patrons of the '50s and '60s hotspots this restaurant celebrates, The Surf Club Restaurant knows how to have fun.

Responsibilities:

• Consistent Food Preparation: Ensure all food and products are prepared and served according to recipes, portioning, and serving standards.
• Mise en Place Production: Efficiently and accurately produce mise en place as requested by the Chef de Partie and Sous Chefs.
• Maintain Cleanliness: Keep the work environment clean, sanitary, and safe at all times.
• Equipment Maintenance: Ensure all kitchen equipment is kept clean and in excellent working condition.
• Effective Collaboration: Communicate and collaborate effectively with team members to achieve and maintain standards.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred.
• Accredited Culinary Education, preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant working experience.
• State Health Certificate, preferred.
• A keen attention to detail, organization, and cleanliness.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely in the predominant language of the property.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced and changing environment, reach, bend, stoop, frequently lift up to 50 lbs, and stand for long periods of time.

Chef Keller’s collection of restaurants are founded on a culture of mentorship and provide a solid foundation of skills to support the culinary profession. We are proud to offer: 

• Opportunities for growth and advancement     
• Peer mentorship     
• Scholarship programs     
• Company sponsored medical and dental plans with a contribution of up to 69% of your individual premium*     
• Voluntary plans such as vision, life and AD&D insurance, accident, hospitalization, critical illness short- and long-term disability insurance, and pet insurance.   
• 401K with no waiting periods and the opportunity to receive up to 4% of your salary as matching contributions     
• Employee discounts at Chef Thomas Keller's casual properties     
• Family meal    
• Complimentary parking   
• Paid time off  

Who we are: 

With more than 10 properties and 800 employees, the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group (TKRG) has grown from one restaurant to a large family of businesses.  

TKRG proudly represents The French Laundry, Per Se, The Surf Club Restaurant, Bouchon Bistro, Bouchon Bakery, Ad Hoc and RO Restaurant & Lounge. The properties and people Chef Keller inspires are known for setting new standards in cuisine, service and employment experiences. Our goal is to collaborate with talented restaurant professionals and offer opportunities to learn and grow within the hospitality profession. As we have expanded over time, the expectations that set apart our restaurants have not changed: ensuring that every guest feels special, and every guest experience is exceptional. A guest can walk into The French Laundry or one of the Bouchon Bakeries and have the most enjoyable, unique and memorable experience. A chef will find the same blue aprons and green tape in each of our kitchens—symbols of a common striving for excellence. Outside the kitchens, every action we take must reflect the generosity, nurturing and finesse within. As members of the TKRG family, we have the responsibility to ensure this consistency. Beyond it all is a mission, perhaps summed up best by Chef Keller himself. “To make people happy, one guest at a time,” he says. “That is what cooking is all about.” 

Looking for other opportunities with our group? Check out open positions on: ThomasKeller.com/careers 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. 

*Company contribution depends on your plan selection. Benefit offerings are subject to change over time.