AM Sous Chef

Lazy Bear is looking for a full-time AM Sous Chef. We are interested in people with passion and integrity, who will push the level of our creativity, experimentation, and standards on a daily basis. We're looking for career-minded individuals that will stick around and grow with us. We expect great attitudes, personal integrity, attention to detail, dedication to cleanliness, strong organization, friendliness, positivity, and a team mentality.

Requirements

• A minimum of two years of experience in fine dining kitchens, with some Michelin background preferred.
• Career-minded: looking to stay in one place for a longer period of time and grow with the company.
• Great attitude and personal integrity.
• Strong attention to detail and a need to work clean.
• Experience organizing food storage over multiple cooling units and dry storage.
• Experience taking, submitting, and maintaining inventory.
• Experience managing multiple people in a kitchen setting organized around both short term and long term goals.
• California Food Handler’s Certification, Manager’s Certification is a plus.
• Knowledge of advanced cooking techniques and how to use a variety of commercial cooking devices.

Job Duties

The Lazy Bear AM Sous Chef assists in tasks relating to prep, product ordering, product fabrication, and inventory.  They will directly manage a team of commis during AM hours, with a focus toward preparation and product management.  We are seeking individuals who exemplify a standard of excellence but have the patience to teach and elevate new hires.  In addition they will:

• Uphold the standards and the culture of Lazy Bear.
• Receive deliveries and ensure that they are accurate and that invoices are included every time. 
• Closely oversee, guide, and teach our commis.
• Detailed butchering of proteins.
• Place orders.
• Effectively communicate with all aspects of the management team and members of the Front of House staff in order to facilitate the best experience for our staff and for our guests.

About Lazy Bear 

Lazy Bear is a fine dining restaurant designed to bring communities together and link the dining experience to the creation and foundations of each plate. We currently hold two Michelin Stars and are on Eater’s Essential 38 for San Francisco. 

Benefits

• Competitive salaried pay plus incentives
• Work weeks are usually five days with Sundays and Mondays off, time off for holidays.
• Promotion from within
• Subsidized health, vision, dental, immediately upon higher
• 4% match for 401K
• Generous time off and maternity/paternity leave policies
• Priority reservations and employee discounts on dining
• Special industry events and offsites

We look forward to hearing from you!