Junior Sous Chef

Junior Sous Chef  – Full Time | $29.00–$33.00/hour | based on experience, skills, and education

Location: Redmond, WA

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM  | Weekdays Only  | Benefits and Growth Opportunities

Lavish Roots is hiring a full-time, weekday Junior Sous Chef to join our talented team!

We’re looking for a strong kitchen leader to join our team—someone who knows how to run a smooth kitchen, inspire their crew, and still find time to knock out a killer prep list. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy mentoring others, and are passionate about great food made right, we want to meet you.

We're Looking For Someone Who:

    •    Has strong leadership experience in a high-volume kitchen setting

    •    Balances hands-on cooking with administrative tasks

    •    Communicates clearly and leads with purpose

    •    Stays cool under pressure and keeps the team on track

    •    Understands the balance between quality, speed, and consistency

In This Role, You’ll Be Responsible For:

Culinary Excellence

    •    Oversee execution of breakfast and lunch and service, ensuring quality and consistency

    •    Verify food is prepped, portioned, and served to standard

    •    Maintain speed and flow during service—jumping in where needed

    •    Help shape seasonal menus and keep offerings aligned with company goals

    •    Support FOH and cold bar teams as needed to ensure a seamless guest experience

Team Leadership

    •    Lead, train, and support a team of cooks, prep cooks, and dish team members

    •    Host daily pre-shift meetings to align on service, quality, and expectations

    •    Set a positive tone in the kitchen and model professionalism

    •    Provide feedback, coach in real time, and support employee growth

Administrative and Operational Duties

    •    Write prep lists and manage daily production schedules

    •    Participate in performance conversations and interviews

    •    Maintain clear communication with cross-functional teams

    •    Ensure compliance with all safety, cleanliness, and food handling standards

    •    Keep up with emails and service recaps while staying engaged on the floor

What You Bring

    •    At least 3 years of kitchen leadership experience in a full-service, high-volume environment

    •    Deep understanding of culinary operations, from production to execution

    •    Strong menu development and recipe writing skills

    •    Confidence with large-batch cooking and catering-level execution

    •    Culinary degree is great—but not required if you bring real-world skills and hustle

If you’re ready to step into a role that blends leadership, creativity, and hands-on cooking in a supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Love About Working Here:

📅 Work-Life Balance: Enjoy your weekends off and recharge with generous time off.

✨ Creative Culinary Work: Craft fresh, globally inspired dishes in cutting-edge kitchens.

🤝 Collaborative Environment: Join a passionate team that values growth and excellence.

📈 Career Growth: Opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career from within.

🍴 Free On-Shift Meals: Fuel your day with delicious food made by our talented team.

🛡️ Robust Benefits Package:

    •    Majority company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

    •    Commute assistance programs

    •    10 vacation days, 5 sick days, and 13 paid holidays

    •    Annual performance-based raises tied to goal setting

About Lavish Roots:

With over 10 kitchens and cafés across Bellevue, Seattle, and Redmond, Lavish Roots brings high-quality, globally inspired food to workplaces and communities. We’re passionate about great food, strong teams, and supporting each other’s growth.

Education and Work Experience

• Culinary school degree preferred but not required
• At least three years relative experience in kitchen and operations management in a full service, moderate to high volume Restaurant, Club, or Catering establishment
• Solid track record of success in previous assignments/operation
• Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking basic English.

Work Environment

• Fast paced kitchen
• High sense of urgency
• Moderate to high noise level
• Exposure to soap and cleaning solutions
• Slippery/uneven surfaces may be encountered
• Frequently moving from walk-in cooler/freezer to normal kitchen environment
• Occasional smoke, steam, and heat in a confined space

Requirements

• Valid King County Food Handler Permit
• Valid Managers Serv-Safe Certification
• Completes Learn, Legal, and Privacy courses required by Meta
• Positions at this location require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations, boosters, and/or regular COVID-19 testing.

*NOTE: Where permitted by law, applicants who are offered a position for this location may be asked about their vaccination status, which must meet minimum business requirements. All religious, medical, or other legally recognized exemptions regarding vaccination status will be considered.

Physical Demands

• Some heavy lifting (may lift 10-40 lbs.) and possible moving of equipment required
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision for safe navigation of work area and use of equipment
• Heavy and repetitive hand and arm motion involved in production and clean up
• Standing, walking, bending, twisting, and balance are all required to perform job task
• Reaching across surfaces while moving containers, reaching above shoulders for containers for removal and storage
• Standing a minimum of 8 hours a day
• Carrying containers of different sizes and different types of product of all shapes and sizes
• Removing hot items from oven
• Able to work 10 hours or more shift plus ability to stand, sit or walk for extended periods of time
• Must possess hearing, visual, and sensory abilities to observe and detect emergency situations; also distinguish product, taste, texture, and temperature

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. Physical requirements include stooping, standing, climbing and frequent lifting of equipment. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Authorized to work in the U.S.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Lavish Roots INC is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.