Sous Chef - Berkeley, CA

Ruth's Chris Steak House is a renowned American steakhouse chain known for its exceptional dining experience and commitment to quality. Established in 1965, Ruth's Chris has set the standard for premium dining and continues to be a leader in the hospitality industry, offering a unique blend of upscale cuisine, excellent service, and a welcoming atmosphere. The company prides itself on fostering an empowering workplace culture where employees are encouraged to grow and develop their careers while delivering the best possible experience to guests. With dozens of locations nationwide and expanding globally, Ruth's Chris Steak House combines tradition with innovation, ensuring it remains a top choice for steak lovers and fine dining enthusiasts. The establishment values dedication, professionalism, and a passion for culinary excellence in its team members, providing a supportive environment that nurtures talent and recognizes hard work. The position available is for a key role within the kitchen team, focusing on maintaining the high standards that Ruth's Chris is known for. This role involves performing essential restaurant food preparation tasks, including daily raw and cooked prep as well as butchering, ensuring that dishes meet the restaurant's quality specifications. The candidate will be working closely with the restaurant Chef as part of a dynamic culinary team, taking on responsibilities such as supervising line cooks, conducting inventory orders, and ensuring smooth kitchen operations. This role is crucial in delivering consistent food quality and efficient service during each shift. The work involves overseeing the preparation areas like the pantry, broil, sides cooking stations, or expediter duties as scheduled by the Chef. Additionally, the position includes operational duties like conducting daily restaurant walk-throughs to ensure all areas are restaurant-ready, managing inventory and supply orders for ingredients and kitchen necessities, and scheduling kitchen staff to align with business needs and labor budgets. The kitchen leader will also be responsible for maintaining safety, security, sanitation, and cleanliness standards, contributing to both food safety and an optimal working environment. This role often acts as the Chef's deputy, supervising kitchen operations and staff performance in the Chef’s absence, and supporting overall restaurant goals including managing food and labor costs effectively. This full-time position offers an annual salary range of $58,000 to $75,000, reflecting the expertise and dedication required. Employees at Ruth's Chris enjoy a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, participation in a management incentive performance plan, a 401(k) retirement plan with a company match, generous paid time off, training and leadership development programs, and dining discounts. These benefits demonstrate the company’s commitment to supporting its workforce both professionally and personally. This opportunity is ideal for culinary professionals eager to advance their careers while working for a prestigious brand recognized for excellence in the hospitality sector.

• Extensive experience cooking in and ideally leading a high-volume, upscale concept restaurant
• Proficient and cross-trained in all kitchen job stations, positions and cooking skills
• Servsafe Food Certification and/or equivalent