Schweitzer

Schweitzer

Sous Chef - Crow's Bench - Year Round

Sandpoint, ID · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 33 days ago
CollaborationFood Safety

About the role

  • Crow's Bench restaurant is centered around farm-to-table alpine cuisine, where we make our food from scratch.
  • The Sous Chef is second-in-command in the Crow's Bench kitchen and plays a critical role in supporting the Head Chef in all aspects of kitchen operations.
  • This includes supervising kitchen staff, ensuring food quality and consistency, maintaining kitchen hygiene standards, and assisting in menu planning and inventory management.

Responsibilities

  • Ensures all prep is done according to recipes and portion standards. Leads kitchen staff through service. Expo, all line stations, prep, opening/closing, dish pit.
  • Manage daily food production by creating accurate prep lists and ensuring timely setup/pick-ups.
  • Complete prep work and maintain fully stocked backups to ensure readiness for daily service.
  • Organize and rotate food inventory received from the warehouse on a daily and weekly basis; maintain appropriate inventory levels.

Requirements

  • Non-Slip shoes required.
  • Must be willing to work with both Front of House and Back of House teams.

Nice to have

  • Minimum time in related position.
  • 4+ years of Restaurant kitchen and line cook experience required

Skills

  • Knife Skills. Knife Sharpening/Upkeep
  • Sauteing, Searing, Grilling, Braising, Frying, Roasting
  • Reducing, Simmering
  • Open Flame Cooking
  • Proper/Safe Food Storage, Temperature Control, Proper/Safe Reheating
  • Brines, Pickling
  • The 5 Mother Sauces
  • Food Safety
  • License/Certifications - Idaho Food Safety Certification (will be allowed to take the test upon hire)
  • Physical Capabilities: Able to stand/walk for the entire shift and lift up to 50 lbs.
  • All sensory skills needed.
  • There is a possibility of outdoor work during the summer & shoulder seasons.

Compensation

  • Salary actions- None

Benefits

  • Accrued paid sick leave
  • Depending on employment status you could qualify for full medical benefits, vacation time, and paid parental leave.

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