Sous Chef - Soho House Chicago

Soho House

The Role…  At Soho House, the Sous Chef plays a vital leadership role within the kitchen, supporting the Head Chef and Senior Sous Chef in delivering exceptional, high-quality dishes across all services. As a key member of the culinary management team, the Sous Chef helps drive consistency, creativity, and operational excellence, ensuring that every plate reflects the standards and identity of Soho House.  You will oversee day-to-day kitchen operations, supervise and develop junior chefs, and ensure food safety, allergen compliance, and kitchen hygiene remain at the highest level. The Sous Chef contributes to menu development, coordinates prep and service execution, and steps into leadership responsibilities in the absence of the Senior Sous Chef or Head Chef.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What's in it for you? * Weekly Pay * Team meal whilst on shift prepared by our chefs * Clothing Allowance * Every House Membership * 50% off Food & Drink, 7 days a week * Staff Room Rate; Any Bedroom, Any House, $100 a night * Private Health and Dental Care * Life Assurance * Day off on your birthday * Up to 50% Staff Discount on Cowshed & Soho Home * In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 2 days paid a year to support a charity of your choice. * Free Counselling Sessions * Cookhouse & House Tonic: Our Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate. * Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally * Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to enhance your career ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key duties… * Support the Senior Sous Chef and Head Chef in leading all aspects of kitchen operations, ensuring smooth, efficient service across all meal periods.  * Prepare, cook, and present dishes to Soho House standards, maintaining consistency in quality, flavour, and plating.  * Oversee mise en place organisation, daily prep schedules, and service readiness for assigned sections.  * Supervise and mentor junior chefs, providing guidance, training, and feedback to support their development.  * Uphold strict food safety, hygiene, and allergen management procedures in line with HACCP and Soho House policies.  * Assist in menu execution and contribute ideas to seasonal changes, specials, and development projects.  * Support stock control activities, including ordering, deliveries, waste reduction, and inventory rotation.  * Communicate effectively with both back-of-house and front-of-house teams to ensure seamless service and member satisfaction.  * Lead by example through professionalism, punctuality, and a calm, solution-driven approach in a fast-paced environment.  * Take charge of the kitchen when required, ensuring standards, staffing, and service run smoothly in the absence of senior leadership.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What we are looking for... * 3–5 years of experience in a high-volume, high-quality kitchen, ideally within a premium restaurant, hotel, or private members’ club.  * Strong cooking skills across multiple kitchen sections with a solid understanding of classical and modern culinary techniques.  * Proven experience supervising or leading small teams.  * Excellent knowledge of HACCP, allergen procedures, and food safety practices.  * Ability to work efficiently under pressure while maintaining high standards.  * Professional, reliable, and passionate about food and team development.  * Confident communicator with strong organisational and time-management skills.  * Fluent in English.

Soho House

The role… At Soho House a Sous Chef is motivated to positively influence the kitchen team to follow the direction of Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef in planning, organizing and managing the Kitchen Department according to company policies and state standards. As the Sous Chef, your duties will include recruiting and training new employees, adhering to allergy procedure and food preferences as well as working with the Executive Chef on developing new menu options. A successful Sous Chef is a strong communicator, organized and showcases in-depth knowledge of various cuisines, stations on the line, cooking styles, ingredients, equipment and processes. We hope that you’re a operationally creative professional with strong leadership and management experience looking to share their passion for food by delivering an experience through the dishes they create. Main Duties * Lead by example and alongside the Executive Chef to deliver effective and efficient dining experiences by overseeing the back of house (BOH) operation, staffing, food production, accommodating special request, dietary restrictions and following allergy procedure * Maintain Health and Safety standards set by Soho House, local and regional government * Establish professional relationships with the team and provide educational opportunities to teach and develop skills and on other areas of the business  * Support “Cook House” education and training demos, trips and on the job staff development to ensure safe work habits and proper process as well as procedure if encountered with a dangerous or unsafe situation * Influence process to run an effective and efficient kitchen while maintaining the highest food quality and controls for all dishes served * Manage staff schedules, payroll, kitchen set up / break down, production, prep is completed and staff wear proper uniform as well as disciplinary procedures are followed when applicable * Instill teamwork and synergy exists between the front and back of house staff through proper communication and delegate tasks and staff tasks to ensure smooth service and kitchen operations * Instill teamwork and synergy exists between the front and back of house staff through proper communication and delegate tasks and staff tasks to ensure smooth service and kitchen operations Required Skills/Qualifications: * Minimum of 3-4+ years’ experience working in a similar volume-based business that represents global culture and consistent, approachable and elevated dishes * Culinary trained and professional who is passionate and curious to develop and grow as a Chef * Experienced managing P&L’s, labor, purchasing, vendors and quality control while providing results in revenue * Must possess consistent and stabile work experience & encompass the desire to operationally support the business as an individual contributor and leader * Must encompass Food Serve Safe certification and have experienced with local sanitation regulations * Well-versed and timely email etiquette as well as written and verbal communication * Experienced in training and leading team as well as production of large quantity food; preparation and excellent knowledge of quality food operations * High school diploma or equivalent trade school certification Physical Requirements * Must be able to seize, grasp, turn and hold objects with hands. * Must be able to work on your feet for at least 8 hours. * Fast paced movements are required to go from one part of the club to others. * Must be able to move, pull, carry, or lift at least 40 pounds. * Occasionally kneel, bend, crouch and climb as required. Why work with us... Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to enhance your career. * Health Care + 401K: Full time employees are eligible for full benefits; Medical, Dental & Vision as well as Retirement fund with a 2% match * Paid Time Off: Full- Time Employees have sick day's + vacation days * Career Development: Soho House can progress your career domestically or internationally as well as managerially or technically * Soho Impact: Empowering the Soho House Community to make positive change, through mentoring, apprenticeship, local outreach and sustainability * Learning & Development: An extensive range of internally and externally run courses are available for all employees. * Cookhouse & House Tonic: Celebrating our passion for food and drink. Check out our monthly calendars and get involved in trips, training's and events. Available to all. * Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to. * Team Meal: Whilst on duty in our Houses & Restaurants you will be provided with a substantial meal free of charge. In accordance with California law, the salary range for this role if filled within California is listed below. The range for the position in other geographies may vary based on market differences. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law. Pay Range $70,000—$75,000 USD

Soho House

The role… At Soho House the Executive Sous Chef is responsible for assisting the Executive Chef in planning, organizing and leading the Kitchen Department according to company policies and state standards. As the Executive Sous Chef, you will have culinary, leadership, and human resource skills. Similar responsibilities to a Chef de Cuisine (CDC), a key responsibility is to do everything necessary to ensure Soho House’s Kitchen Department is operating at maximum efficiency and to Soho House standards. This is a job for people who love food and are natural leaders! A successful Executive Sous Chef will work alongside the Executive Chef in an operational capacity while also supporting the teams scheduling, labor and development. Main Duties * Lead by example and alongside the Executive Chef to deliver effective and efficient dining experiences by overseeing the back of house (BOH) operation, staffing, food production, accommodating special request, dietary restrictions and following allergy procedure * Maintain Health and Safety standards set by Soho House, local and regional government * Establish professional relationships with the team and provide educational opportunities to teach and develop skills and on other areas of the business  * Lead “Cook House” education and training demos, trips and on the job staff development to ensure safe work habits and proper process as well as procedure if encountered with a dangerous or unsafe situation * Influence process to run an effective and efficient kitchen while maintaining the highest food quality and controls for all dishes served * Purchase and produce top-quality food to create seasonal menus, maintain recipes, pictures and specifications are followed as well as update signage and displays for dates, food displays for quality, cleanliness and food safety * Manage staff schedules, payroll, kitchen set up / break down, production, prep is completed and staff wear proper uniform * Instill teamwork and synergy exists between the front and back of house staff through proper communication and delegate tasks and staff tasks to ensure smooth service and kitchen operations * Partner with Executive Chef to develop event menus, food preparation, food costs, quality food service and product are delivered. * Shares the overall responsibility of proper storing procedures, food orders, food cost, equipment, sanitation and hygiene to Company and local standards Required Skills/Qualifications: * Minimum of 4-5+ years’ experience working in a similar volume-based business that represents global culture and consistent, approachable and elevated dishes * Culinary trained and professional who is passionate and curious to develop and grow as a Chef * Experienced managing P&L’s, labor, purchasing, vendors and quality control while providing results in revenue * Must possess consistent and stabile work experience & encompass the desire to operationally support the business as an individual contributor and leader * Must encompass Food Serve Safe certification and have experienced with local sanitation regulations * Well-versed and timely email etiquette as well as written and verbal communication * Experienced in training and leading team as well as production of large quantity food; preparation and excellent knowledge of quality food operations * High school diploma or equivalent trade school certification Physical Requirements * Must be able to seize, grasp, turn and hold objects with hands. * Must be able to make periodical fast paced movements are required to go from one part of the property to others. * Must be able to move, pull, push, carry or lift at least 30 pounds. * Must be able to occasionally kneel, bend, crouch and climb is required. * Must be able to perform physical activities such as lifting, cleaning, and stooping. * Must be able to stand, walk, lift, and bend for long periods of time. Why work with us... Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to enhance your career. * Health Care + 401K: Full time employees are eligible for full benefits; Medical, Dental & Vision as well as Retirement fund with a 2% match * Paid Time Off: Full- Time Employees have sick day's + vacation days * Career Development: Soho House can progress your career domestically or internationally as well as managerially or technically * Soho Impact: Empowering the Soho House Community to make positive change, through mentoring, apprenticeship, local outreach and sustainability * Learning & Development: An extensive range of internally and externally run courses are available for all employees. * Cookhouse & House Tonic: Celebrating our passion for food and drink. Check out our monthly calendars and get involved in trips, training's and events. Available to all. * Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to. * Team Meal: Whilst on duty in our Houses & Restaurants you will be provided with a substantial meal free of charge. In accordance with New York law, the salary range for this role if filled within New York is listed below. The range for the position in other geographies may vary based on market differences. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law. Pay Range $90,000—$110,000 USD