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PM SOUS CHEF

Lula Café is hiring a PM sous chef.

Our mission at Lula Café is to create joyful food experiences by working with love and compassion. We hold these core values: empathy, creativity, equity, and community.

We’re looking for someone in a leadership capacity to manage our PM service and help create and grow a unique kind of restaurant culture. We believe in respecting the emotional and physical labor that goes into creating great food by giving our team the resources, training, and guidance they need to excel, and by listening and collaborating with them as we go. We believe in strong but compassionate leadership. We aim for healthy work conditions and measurable happiness among the staff. We believe in serious effort, conscious choices, and hard work for good outcomes.

The PM Sous Chef, in collaboration with our team of chefs, including Chef/Owner Jason Hammel and Exec Chef Andrew Holladay, is responsible for the production, organization and execution of our PM service and kitchen team.

Duties include:

-express and promote Lula’s Core Values and their presence in the workplace
-maintain a high standard of efficiency, cleanliness and organization
-cultivate and lead a group of free thinking and diverse employees to work toward a common purpose
-promote sustainability and a healthy workplace culture
-manage employee training and growth
-collaborate with the Lula kitchen management team on creative and seasonal thought towards menus and product

Daily Responsibilities:
-collaborate with Lula’s Executive Chef on production efficiencies and organization
-execute seasonal menu changes and implementation with Executive Chef
-implement and execute production for PM menu
-oversee PM service setup with PM line cooks
-oversee and execute PM menu tastings and adjustments
-oversee and execute PM kitchen service close, focusing on cleanliness and organization
-review closing mise en place sheets, additional orders for next day production
-collaborate with kitchen management team on food and labor cost control
-expedite AM and PM services on an as needed basis
-assist various departments with organization, cleanliness, production, execution and quality assurances

Candidates should display/have:

• Excellent interpersonal skills: kind, personable, approachable, respectful, while willing to coach and hold folks accountable
• Punctual, reliable, organized, and self-motivated
• Ability to be flexible, multitask, and communicate effectively

• 2+ years of culinary experience
• Computer skills– especially with spreadsheets and email communication
• Must have or obtain a City of Chicago manager's food handlers certification.

• Ability to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Open schedule, including evenings, holidays.