Your Role in the Story
As the Sous Chef at LENEA (All-Day Dining restaurant), you are the operational and creative backbone of the kitchen, supporting the Head Chef in delivering a dynamic, high-quality all-day dining experience. Collaborating with Rikas concept, you ensure that every dish reflects Lenea’s culinary vision while maintaining speed, consistency, and excellence in a fast-paced, design-led environment. You are a hands-on leader who inspires the kitchen team, drives operational efficiency, and ensures that Lenea’s culinary identity, quality, and guest satisfaction meet and exceed Rikas stretch standards at all times.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Head Chef in menu development, recipe creation, daily specials, and ongoing refinement of dishes in line with Lenea’s concept and Rikas standards.
- Support the Head Chef with the team hiring, evaluation and trainings.
- Support the Head Chef with the Kitchen manuals creation.
- Lead and supervise all kitchen stations, ensuring smooth service flow and consistent quality throughout breakfast, lunch, and dinner periods.
- Take full responsibility for kitchen operations in the absence of the Head Chef.
- Train, coach, and mentor chefs at all levels, fostering strong technical skills and a performance-driven kitchen culture.
- Ensure all food preparation and presentation meets the restaurant's quality standards.
- Oversee kitchen stock, ingredients, and ordering, ensuring accuracy, availability, and cost control.
- Enforce strict FIFO procedures, proper food labeling, and storage standards.
- Manage waste reduction initiatives and support budgetary and cost-control targets.
- Maintain clean, organized, and fully stocked stations before and during service periods.
- Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, and health regulations at all times.
- Monitor kitchen equipment and report maintenance needs promptly.
- Collaborate closely with Restaurant Management and F&B leadership on staffing, scheduling, and operational efficiency.
- Contribute creative ideas and improvements to enhance kitchen performance, menu appeal, and guest satisfaction.
- Uphold a positive, disciplined, and professional working environment in line with the Lenea brand.