Sous Chef

Company: Pig & Khao - Lower East Side
Location: New York
Posted on: September 4, 2024

Job Description:

Pig and Khao is hiring a Sous Chef If you are a hard-working, team player with a good attitude - please apply. Southeast Asian cooking experience is a plus, but not required; an ability and desire to learn IS required.

Chef Leah Cohen's Pig and Khao serves refined Southeast Asian cuisine in a fast-paced, downtown setting. Since opening in 2012, Pig and Khao has been awarded 2 stars by the New York Times and named Best Asian Restaurant NYC for 2016 by Zagat.Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Managing a staff of 10 to 15 cooks
• Hiring and training BOH staff
• Ordering and maintaining food costs
• Creating prep lists for the staff
• Working with the CDC to create specials and new menu items
• Expediting
• Preparing and maintaining work station on the line up to 2 shifts a week
• Maintaining professional standards
• Working clean, efficiently, and with respect for ingredients
• Ensure that all dishes are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant's recipes, portioning, cooking and service standards
• Keeping equipment clean and in excellent working condition
• Maintaining a positive work environment via effective, professional communication with other employees and managers
  Requirements:
  
  
  • Experience working in a professional kitchen as a Jr Sous Chef or Tournant for a minimum of 1 year
  • Extensive knowledge of culinary techniques, procedures and equipment
  • Ability to think quickly and multitask in a fast paced environment
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbal and written
    What we can offer you:
    
    
    • The ability to work team full of talented professionals
    • Internal growth opportunities
    • Option to join our Medical, Dental and Vision plans ( full time employees)
    • Commuter Benefits (full time and part time employees)We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
      More detail about Pig & Khao - Lower East Side part of Restaurants by Leah Cohen & Ben Byruch, please visit

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