Sous Chef

Recruiting Partner: Nichelle Ritter

San Antonio, Texas | Hospitality Operations | Not Remote | $60,000 to $75,000 | Job ID: 182880

Job Summary

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We are seeking an experienced Sous Chef to join a successful, high-volume, upscale restaurant in San Antonio, TX. This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on culinary leader who thrives in a scratch-kitchen environment, takes pride in exceptional food quality, and enjoys developing strong kitchen teams.

The ideal candidate brings a background in polished, upscale dining, strong operational knowledge, and the ambition to continue growing within a professional restaurant organization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead daily kitchen operations, including prep, line execution, and high-volume service.
  • Maintain exceptional standards for food quality, consistency, presentation, and sanitation.
  • Train, coach, and develop culinary team members.
  • Oversee ordering, receiving, inventory, product pars, and waste control.
  • Support food and labor cost management, scheduling, and kitchen profitability.
  • Resolve operational challenges while maintaining quality and efficiency.
  • Collaborate with the Executive Chef and front-of-house leadership to ensure seamless service.
  • Foster a positive, accountable, and team-oriented kitchen environment.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of recent Sous Chef experience in upscale casual, polished, or fine dining.
  • Strong, hands-on Kitchen Managers with comparable culinary experience may also be considered.
  • Proven success in high-volume, full-service restaurant operations.
  • Strong background in scratch-made culinary execution.
  • Solid understanding of food costs, labor management, inventory, ordering, and waste control.
  • Demonstrated ability to train, coach, and develop culinary teams.
  • Stable work history with progressive leadership responsibilities.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Willingness to participate in an out-of-market training program.

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Professional development and advancement opportunities
  • Supportive, team-focused working environment

Apply Today

  • If you're a motivated Sous Chef who enjoys leading from the line, developing people, and delivering exceptional culinary experiences, we encourage you to apply.

 

JOB ID: 182880

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Additional Information

At Goodwin Recruiting, our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, color, marital or family status, national origin, disability, religion, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity has no bearing on whether they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We work hard to identify a broad slate of candidates for each of our clients, with many hiring success stories to share.

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