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Sous Chef Ray's in the City

Sous Chef

Full Time • Ray's in the City
Company Overview
We are an award winning, fine dining Atlanta institution.  Since 1984 we have been serving Atlanta prime steaks, fresh seafood, and fine wines. We provide outstanding work locations, unparalleled training and exciting work environments. We are passionate about providing impeccable dining experiences for our guests and wide-ranging and rewarding work experiences for our team members.

Established in 1984, Ray’s Restaurants LLC, is a privately owned company. With three Atlanta based restaurants, we have the unique opportunity to connect with each one of our guests on an intimate level. We truly own that warm and inviting family environment. Our restaurants are a blend of creativity, consistency, and culinary excellence, paired with real flexibility and opportunity. A career with us can be the start of a real meaningful career.

Job Summary
As an Sous Chef, you will lead in Culinary Innovation, which is to lead a high volume, fine dining, creative, local ingredient, scratch kitchen through knowledge, technique, and experience. You will also drive Operational Excellence, which is to excel in a culinary-driven environment with the freshest ingredients, the cleanest kitchen, top of the line equipment, and high operating standards and systems. You are responsible for providing direct and indirect service throughout a guests dining experience.

Responsibilities
  • Lead in Culinary Innovation: Lead a high volume, fine dining, creative, local ingredient, scratch kitchen through knowledge, technique, and experience
  • Drive Operational Excellence: Excel in a culinary-driven environment with the freshest ingredients, the cleanest kitchen, top of the line equipment, and high operating standards and systems.
  • P&L understanding, labor, cost of goods, direct operations. 
  • Create & Nurture Culture: Promote a fun and positive family-style work environment
  • Motivate & Mentor: Coach, teach, develop, and inspire your culinary team to provide unforgettable food with high standards.
  • Build Financial Performance: Build sales and maximize financial success for your restaurant. Overseeing all BOH operations, increase profitability by following company policies and procedures.
  • Inspire Hospitality: Ensure guest satisfaction through memorable culinary experiences and by living our mission statement “Together, We Live, We Learn, We Wow”
  • Oversee the delivery of food and beverage orders within established time frames
  • Establish professional, hospitable rapport with each guest and team member
  • Always perform as a team member
  • Attend and participate in on-going training sessions, read shift notes and attend shift meetings
  • Adhere to company policies and standards

Qualifications
  • 1-2+ years of experience of back of house operations management. Experience working in a hands-on, fast paced, high volume fine dining environment, 1+ years as a Sous Chef
  • Experience managing a full service high volume restaurant, mentoring and training hourly team members
  • Demonstrate a working understanding of business operations, financials, inventory, and cost of goods
  • Create memorable dining experiences with WOW moments
  • Manage shifts, which include daily decision making and scheduling
  • Directly responsible for P&L, Yearly Budgets, POS systems and OpenTable
  • Drive continuous improvement by acting and thinking like an Owner
  • Ensure product and facility quality and restaurant cleanliness
  • High School diploma or GED
  • Must be authorized to work in the USA and proper documentation
  • Must be at least 21 years of age
  • Obtain any necessary licensing or permits
  • Ability to stand on feet for an extended period of time
  • Ability to work flexible shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays
  • Ability to work in a fast pace environment
  • Excellent customer service skills with strong ability to interact with guests
  • Verbal communication skills, and accurate math and cash handling skills

Benefits/Perks
  • Competitive Wages for all positions, healthy bonus structure for management
  • Ray’s offers Medical, Dental, Vision insurance after 30 days of service for full time employees
  • Ongoing career development and support starting with a comprehensive training program
  • We have 401K Employee Contributions (as soon as hired) and 401K Employer Match to 4% (Match offered to full time employees after 1,000 hours in 12 months, 21+ years old requirement)
  • Paid Time Off for full time employees (30+ hours average per week)
  • Performance based career growth - Ray’s believes in promoting from within the company
  •  Dining Allowance and Employee Food Discounts – We want you to have the fine dining exceptional experience! 
  •  Direct Deposit offered for all 
  •  Fun work vibe and company outings with an amazing team!

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.





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Benefits

Competitive wages
Ray’s offers great pay for all employees!
Performance based career growth
Ray’s loves to promote from within our own team!
Multiple insurance benefits for all full time employees
Ray’s offers full time employees (30+ hours per week) Medical, Dental, Vision insurance after 60 days of service
Paid time off for all full time employees
Ray’s offers paid time off for all full time employees so that you can enjoy life to the fullest!
401K Retirement account with company match
Ray’s offers employee contributions on hire date for all employees and employer match up to 4% for full time employees that work 1,000 hours within 12 months and are 21+ years of age
Direct Deposit
Ray’s offers direct deposit to all employees. Tips paid on checks for easier tax recording at year end.
Companywide Employee Food Discounts
Ray’s offers 50% food discounts for all employees. Come and enjoy our fine dining experience for yourself!
Fun company events
Ray’s is a great place to work and we treat our Ray’s Family like FAMILY!