Executive Sous Chef

THE CLUB AT KUKUI`ULA

Executive Sous Chef

Role Overview

The Executive Sous Chef is a key member of The Club at Kukui'ula’s culinary leadership team, reporting to the Executive Chef. This role supports the Executive Chef in the daily management of kitchen operations and leads the kitchen in the Executive Chef’s absence. The Executive Sous Chef helps maintain efficient, well-organized operations while ensuring consistently high standards for food quality, presentation, and sanitation. Responsibilities may include scheduling, menu development, recipe creation, ordering, inventory control, and coaching and evaluating team members.

Qualifications

• Advanced mastery of culinary skills and cooking methods.
• Strong knowledge of butchering, soups, consommés, stocks, sauces, pastries, garde manger, and product identification.
• At least five years of culinary experience at a level comparable to an Executive Sous Chef.
• At least five years of supervisory experience in a comparable role, such as Chef de Cuisine or Sous Chef.
• Culinary institute education or equivalent industry training is highly desirable.
• Experience in a private club, high-end restaurant, or luxury resort is highly desirable.
• A passion for creating high-quality food and developing other team members.

Requirements

• Ability to stand for 10–12 hours during a shift.
• Ability to walk, kneel, and bend as needed.
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds.
• Ability to support daily kitchen operations and assume leadership responsibilities when the Executive Chef is absent.
• Ability to work flexible hours/scheduling including weekends, holidays, early mornings, and evenings based on business needs
• Able to adjust when working off property events.

Salary Range

$ 100,000 - $125,000 USD Annual

TEAM KUKUI'ULA Benefits

We are not a team because we work together. We are a team because we respect, trust and care for each other. The Club at Kukui`ula offers an amazing selection of employee benefits. Majority of benefits are provided to our employee team members for FREE.

Full Time & Part Time

• HEALTH CARE – Medical, Dental, Vision & Prescription Drugs
• GROUP LIFE INSURANCE
• ACCIDENTAL DEATH & DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE
• PAID VACATION
• PAID SICK LEAVE
• PAID FLOATING HOLIDAYS
• PAID HOLIDAYS
• HAWAII LIFE FLIGHT
• KAUAI AUTOMATED FUEL NETWORK

ALL Employees

• 401-k RETIREMENT PLAN
• DAILY LUNCH OPTIONS
• WORKOUT FACILITIES