Sous Chef

Hiring Immediately - Sous Chef

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive healthcare starting as low as $10/month within 30 days
• Medical, dental and vision, company-paid group life insurance, short term disability and long-term disability
• Flexibility: Paid time off including vacation and sick time
• Health Saving Account
• 401k plan and company match
• Tuition assistance
• Eligible for up to 50% next day pay (exclusions apply)
• Employee Assistance Programs

A JOB HANDCRAFTED JUST FOR YOU

Since 2002, North Italia has been a favorite neighborhood spot for crave-worthy, from-scratch modern Italian food.

We believe every moment a guest spends with us should be one that is worth savoring. Our restaurants have a contemporary, welcoming vibe that our guests love. From the front of the house to the kitchen, our passion for what we do creates a vibrant energy that always makes you feel at home.

Reporting to: This position reports to the Executive Chef and will help lead a culinary team committed to preparing every dish from scratch with a focus on quality, flavor, and excellence in order to deliver our mission: Great Hospitality, Every Time.

As theSous Chefyou will:

• Manage shifts which include daily decision making, scheduling, and planning
• Demonstrate ingredient knowledge and understanding of culinary trends
• Use your career experience and talents to help the restaurant reach its financial goals by controlling cost of goods and searching for solutions when targets are not met
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness, organizations, and equipment care and maintenance
• Manage on-the-fly requests with ease and poise creating a calm and positive work environment
• Foster an environment of continuous learning, open and honest feedback, and corrective action as needed
• Manages labor expectations and plans each scheduled shift accordingly
• Demonstrate the knowledge and awareness of sales and labor budgets and the ability to discuss P&L with management team

You'll thrive in this position if you are:

• Passionate about creating memorable dining experiences by exceeding guest expectations
• Dedicated to creating a safe environment for the team and guest through highest standards for product quality and restaurant cleanliness
• Committed to driving continuous improvement by coaching, leading, and developing the restaurant team
• Service-oriented in your approach to working in a high-volume environment

• 2+years of high-volume culinary management experience
• Demonstrated working understanding of business operations and financials
• Experience with POS systems and inventory control systems; prior POSitouch and Crunchtime experience is a plus
• Able to work ten-hour plus shifts, plus ability to stand, sit, squat, or walk for extended periods of time
• Must be able to work closing shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Able to grasp, reach overhead, push, lift, and carry up to 50 pounds
• Finger/hand dexterity to operate kitchen machinery, knives, etc.
• Ability to withstand changes in temperature, occasional smoke, steam and heat, and work in a confined space
• Must possess hearing, visual, and sensory abilities to observe and detect emergency situations; also to distinguish product, taste, texture, temperature, and presentation of food

Who we are: We are restauranteurs with concepts like no other. We are culinary forward and relentlessly focused on hospitality. Delicious, memorable experiences created by passionate people - this defines who we are and where we are going.

We are an e-verify and equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace for all. We welcome applicants from a wide variety of identities, ideas, perspectives and experiences and encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. The Cheesecake Factory offers reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities.