Junior Sous Chef

Poppy in Glen Ellen is currently seeking an experienced Junior Sous Chef to join our team.

We are a restaurant group with multiple locations in the Sonoma Valley, which includes the girl & the fig in Sonoma, Poppy in Glen Ellen, the girl & the fig CATERS!, Suite D, and our FIGfood product line. We strive to use the best in local, sustainable food, and we continually develop many in-house programs to promote those ideals. Our second cookbook was released in 2011 and focuses on our seasonal Plats du Jour menu while also featuring many local farmers and artisan producers. Please visit us online at www.thegirlandthefig.com for more information.

Junior Sous Chefs assist the Chef in providing excellent quality, consistency and presentation of all food prepared for guests in the restaurant as well as in all daily operations of the kitchen, including management of staff, safety procedures, and continual staff training.

The Perfect Candidate...

• Shares our dedication to great food
• Has experience in a dynamic environment
• Has strong cooking, leadership, and management skills
• Has the ability to provide excellent quality, consistency, and presentation of all food prepared

A Typical Day for Sous Chefs Includes...

• Assisting the Chef in daily operations of the kitchen
• Performing a wide range of cooking techniques
• Handle food properly and understand use of kitchen tools, equipment, and safety procedures
• Minimizing food wastage and bringing any deficiencies in quality or consistency to Chef's attention
• Ensuring safety procedures are in place and adhered to

We Are Looking for Candidates Who Have...

• Ability to provide or complete CA Food Handler certification and renew as necessary
• A minimum of 2 years Line Cook experience
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, recipe books, and procedural manuals

Physical Demands...

• Ability to lift up to 50lbs and regularly move items between 10-20lbs
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Proper knife handling skills and techniques
• An acute sense of taste and smell

Job Details...

• This is a full-time position
• Hourly rate for this position is $24 to $30
• Starting salary is dependent on experience and qualifications

Benefits...

We want our team to thrive and succeed, and we believe that maintaining happiness at work is essential to a successful team. In addition to providing staff with competitive wages, our employees enjoy a variety of rewarding benefits such as: health, dental, vision, and life insurance for full time staff, accrued vacation for management staff, sick time, 401k with employer match, staff meal, discounts, employee assistance program, employee referral program, health and wellness, and more.

the girl & the fig, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected class under federal, state or local law.