Sous-chef LOW Five

Become the right hand of the chef at Low Five in Utrecht!

Are you an experienced cook with leadership experience and ready to take on daily management on the floor? For our new restaurant Low Five in Utrecht, we are looking for a Sous-chef. In this role, you will lead the team during shifts and ensure that dishes are prepared according to the chef's quality standards.

Your role as Sous-chef

As Sous-chef, you are responsible for the daily operations on the kitchen floor. While the chef focuses more on the organization behind the scenes, you focus on the service and the cooks in the kitchen. In the absence of the chef, you take over the leadership.

• Floor leadership: You lead the kitchen team during shifts, coach the cooks, and ensure that service runs smoothly.
• Menu development: You actively participate in thinking and building the menu within the chef's vision.
• Quality & HACCP: You check the dishes leaving the kitchen and oversee hygiene regulations.
• Interaction: Because we have an open kitchen, you are ready to speak with guests and approach them at the table for extra explanation if necessary.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a decisive cook who is organizationally strong and remains calm in a busy kitchen.

• Experience: You have at least 3 years of relevant experience as a Chef de Partie or in a similar role where you have provided leadership on the floor.
• Skills: You have good culinary techniques, maintain an overview, and have basic knowledge of procurement costs.
• Mentality: You are proactive, decisive, and can switch gears quickly during peak moments.
• Language: You speak fluent English (fluent English is required) due to our international team and the guests.

What do we offer you?

• Building from the start: The opportunity to set up the kitchen team and the processes of a new restaurant together with the chef.
• Hours & contract: A position of at least 36 hours pe...