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About the Role

Aba Austin is seeking a Sous Chef to manage Back of House (BOH) operations, ensuring efficient food preparation, cooking, and team supervision. This role involves leading pre-shift meetings, maintaining recipe standards, conducting line checks, managing inventory and food costs, and fostering effective communication between Front of House (FOH) and BOH teams. The Sous Chef will also partner with management on hiring, training, and developing BOH staff, while modeling teamwork and handling guest, vendor, and employee challenges with professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Run BOH shifts and ensure effective and efficient BOH shifts and operations including food prep and cooking
• Ensure adequate inventory levels of food and supplies
• Supervise the kitchen, dish and all other BOH teams
• Lead BOH pre-shift meetings
• Participate in line, temp and cooler checks and food tastings for the shift
• Partner with GM and/or designated managers/chefs to regularly review and maintain recipe books
• Perform regular line checks throughout the day to ensure quality of all menu items
• Purchase and order food product and supplies for the restaurant including daily product order
• Assist with tracking and controlling food cost
• Ensure effective communication of food production and timing issues, needs, and special requests between front of house (FOH) and BOH
• Partner with GM and management team to interview, hire, onboard, train, supervise and develop all BOH employees and teams as needed
• Model and promote teamwork across all teams
• Use tact and good judgment when dealing with challenges pertaining to guests, vendors and employees, and respond with patience and courtesy
• Work a variety of days and shifts (including early mornings, late nights and weekends) at multiple sites with or without overnight travel, as needed
• Move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds

Requirements

• 2-3 years of sous chef experience in a full-service restaurant
• Ability to lead and manage the kitchen staff

Location

• Austin, TX

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 2-3 years of sous chef experience

Salary/Compensations

• USD $55,000.00 - USD $75,000.00 /Yr.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Quarterly Bonus
• Paid Time Off - including Paid Holidays, Personal Days & Vacation
• 401(k)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life, Accident Protection & Critical Illness Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• Restaurant Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program - focusing on a commitment to mental health & wellness

About the Company

• Aba, meaning father in Hebrew, is a Mediterranean restaurant with a California influence.
• Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants is a culinary-driven restaurant company with a genuine commitment to our people: we welcome unique perspectives and nurture diverse talents at 130+ locations, supported by our Culture of Caring.

Equal Opportunity

• We participate in E-Verify / Participamos en E-Verify