Sous Chef
Love & Salt
Los Angeles, CA
Love & Salt hiring Sous Chef in Los Angeles, CA

Love & Salt hiring Sous Chef in Los Angeles, CA

Love & SaltMore Info

Full Time • Salary ($65k - $70k)
Expires: Feb 21, 2025

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Required Years of Experience

2 years


Job Details

Love & Salt is seeking a professional Sous Chef to help lead our vibrant operation.

 Love & Salt is an Italian inspired neighborhood restaurant with California sensibility that exemplifies the culture of Los Angeles. Recognized as the Top 10 Best New Restaurants by Los Angeles Magazine, led by Executive Chef Christopher Feldmeier and a seasoned management team, Love & Salt serves fresh and market driven ingredients, a highly curated wine list and seasonal hand crafted cocktails with genuine hospitality. Our attitude, philosophy and passion are all about how we show love & respect for our team, our product, our equipment, our guests, our vendors, our community and ourselves. Our mission is to Be Amazing, Make Friends with everyone who walks through the door and Love Our Community! All candidates commit to live by our core values of love, integrity, quality, generosity, respect and teamwork.

To learn more about us, Google us, visit us on Facebook and Instagram @loveandsaltla, visit our website www.loveandsaltla.com or read this article http://www.lamag.com/thebestnewrestaurants/the-top-10-best-new-restaurants-of-2015/.

Position Description:

A qualified Sous Chef needs to maintain ownership over the entire venue and all aspects of the BOH operation alongside the Executive Chef and Chef De Cuisine, and in the absence of the Executive Chef and Chef De Cuisine. In their absence, the Sous Chef assumes all responsibilities normally assigned to the Executive Chef and Chef de Cuisine with a willingness to enthusiastically follow the Chef’s recipes and vision. Working as a Sous Chef is often a step toward becoming a Chef de Cuisine and serves as on-the-job training for those wishing to continue their careers. A Sous Chef must be familiar with all of the daily operations of the kitchen, and must be able to perform any task in the kitchen if needed. The Sous Chef connects personally with offering guests a uniquely memorable experience and personalized service, developing and promoting a winning culinary program, engaging and building relationships with local food and beverage purveyors, establishing a well-run kitchen staff and routine, and thriving in a fast paced environment. This leadership position also assists in monitoring the financial performance of the business and actively participates in community/industry organizations.

Qualifications: 

  • 2-3-years of experience in management in a chef driven, market driven, full-service restaurant with strong knowledge in menu development and back of the house operations.
  • Experience with menu development, and working with purveyors that demonstrates understanding of purchasing, pricing, and menu costing preferred.
  • Well-honed culinary skills, strong food-handling technique and cooking ability,
  • A culinary degree a plus
  • Some experience in running the day-to-day operations of a well-organized and efficient kitchen.
  • Some experience with the oversight and execution of food production and with training, development and management with good leadership, interpersonal and mentoring skills maintaining a courteous, friendly and professional manner while working under pressure. 
  • Some understanding of cost and labor control systems that lead to restaurant profitability (i.e P&L, recipe costing, food/labor, etc.).
  • Ability to run every cooking station.
  • Passion about food and the hospitality industry and hunger to learn and grow everyday with attention to detail and precision in work is a must.
  • High school or equivalent education required. Bachelor's Degree preferred. Culinary school preferred. 
  • Food Safety Manager certificate required and must be familiar with OSHA, SB198, local Department of Health regulations, state liquor laws and relevant current laws governing handling of hazardous substances.
  • Must be able to work nights, weekends and some holidays. 


Compensation Details

Compensation: Salary ($65,000.00 - $70,000.00)

Benefits & Perks: Health Insurance, Paid Time Off


Required Skills

Advanced Knife Skills

Menu Development

Charcuterie and Cheese Board Arrangement

Purchasing

Back of the house operations

Pricing

Basic Knife Skills

Culinary Skills

Food Production Oversight

Dough Making

food handling techniques

Portioning

Cooking Ability

Dressing Making

Mentoring

Menu Costing

Cost and Labor Control Systems

Food Safety Knowledge

P&L

Safety Procedures Knowledge

Food Production

Food/Labor Management

Kitchen Equipment Maintenance

Running Cooking Stations

Training and Development

Expediting

Leadership

Food Handler Certification

Interpersonal Skills

Frying

Food Safety Manager Certificate

Mentoring skills

OSHA Regulations Knowledge

Gluten Free Cooking

Sb198 Knowledge

Cost Control Systems

Local Department of Health Regulations Knowledge

Grilling

State Liquor Laws Knowledge

P&L Management

Handling Hazardous Substances Knowledge

Inventory Management

Recipe Costing

Cleaning / Sanitation

Labor Control

Kitchen Management

Cooking Station Management

Meat Butchery

Passion for Food and Hospitality Industry

Events Management

Attention to Detail

Ordering / Purchasing

Precision in Work

Pasta Cooking

Food Safety Management

Pasta Dough Making

Knowledge of OSHA Regulations

Pizza Cooking

Knowledge of Sb198 Regulations

Receiving

Knowledge of Local Health Department Regulations

Sauteing

Knowledge Of State Liquor Laws

ServSafe Certified

Sous Vide

200 Covers Per Night

Vegan / Vegetarian Cooking

Prepping Ingredients

Vegetable Cookery

Woodfire Cooking

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Italian, Californian, American

Upscale Casual

Love & Salt is an Italian inspired neighborhood restaurant with California sensibility that exemplifies the culture of Los Angeles. Love & Salt serves fresh and market-driven ingredients, a highly curated wine list and seasonal handcrafted cocktails with genuine hospitality. Our attitude, philosophy and passion are all about how we show love & respect for our team, our product, our equipment, our guests, our vendors, our community and ourselves. Our mission is to Be Amazing, Make Friends with everyone who walks through the door and Love Our Community!

To learn more about us, Google us, visit us on Facebook and Instagram @loveandsaltla, visit our website www.loveandsaltla.com or read this article http://www.lamag.com/thebestnewrestaurants/the-top-10-best-new-restaurants-of-2015/.

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