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Highgate continues to demonstrate success in developing a diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts, featuring contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value.\nWith an executive team of seasoned hospitality leaders and corporate offices worldwide, Highgate is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. www.highgate.com\nLocation\nPark Lane New York, situated on Billionaires’ Row - home to the world’s most coveted addresses onCentral Park South - has been completely reimagined as a departure from its neighbors and serves as aunique and inclusive retreat within walking distance of the city’s cultural hubs including Lincoln Center,Carnegie Hall, 5th Avenue shopping, and the Museum of Modern Art. The 47-story property features 610rooms - nearly half of which provide sweeping park-facing views - and 11,000 square feet of reimaginedindoor and outdoor event space. A fitness center perched on the fifth floor offers state-of-the-artequipment and its own separate outdoor terrace. The reimagined hotel features three new food & beverage venues throughout the hotel including an 80-seat lobby bar with an outdoor promenade, an intimate restaurant on the hotel’s second floor, and CentralPark South’s only rooftop lounge atop the hotel. Perched on the 47th floor, the cocktail bar will treat guests to a one-of-a-kind experience against the backdrop of Manhattan's sprawling skyline and park.\nOverview\nThe Sous Chef is responsible for ensuring that all meals coming from the kitchen are well prepared with regard to quality, consistency, eye appeal, taste and food cost. He/she is expected to provide training for all staff; meet corporate quality standards; and assist in establishing and enforcing food specifications, portion control, recipes and sanitation. The Sous Chef is also responsible for controlling food and labor costs while maximizing guest satisfaction.\nResponsibilities\nWork with other F&B managers and keep them informed of F&B issues as they arise.\nKeep immediate supervisor fully informed of all problems or matters requiring his/her attention.\nCoordinate and monitor all phases of Loss Prevention in kitchen areas.\nPrepare and submit required reports in a timely manner.\nMonitor quality of all food product and presentation.\nEnsure preparation of required reports, including (but not limited to) Wage Progress, payroll, revenue, employee Schedules, quarterly actions plans.\nOversee all aspects of the daily operation of the kitchen and food production areas; hot food from the main kitchen and bakery, and cold food from the pantry.\nMake cooks aware of daily forecasts and customer counts so that they can be adequately prepared to serve both hot and cold food on time.\nRespond to guest complaints in a timely manner.\nEnsure compliance with SOP’s in all outlets.\nEnsure compliance with requisition procedures.\nConduct staff performance reviews in accordance with Highgate Hotel standards.\nUnderstand, implement and monitor corporate promotions in outlets, including buffet and three-meal concept standards.\nKnow and enforce all local health department sanitation laws.\nAssess food portion size, visual appeal, taste and temperature of items served.\nCheck all stations at the end of every shift for proper food storage and sanitation.\nCheck food purchases for proper ordering, quality and price structure.\nOversee daily activities such as preparation for all food items, sanitation of the outlets, receiving daily inventories, log-on report and food cost report.\nPrepare daily food production sheets.\nQualifications\nAt least 4 years of related progressive experience; or a culinary graduate with at least 2 years of progressive experience in a hotel or a related field.\nMust have knowledge of F&B preparation techniques, health department rules and regulations, liquor laws and regulations.\nLong hours sometimes required.\nMedium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.\nMaintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times. \nMust be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all level of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner.\nMust be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests.\nMust be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.\nApproach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-oriented manner.\nAttend all hotel required meetings and trainings.\nParticipate in M.O.D. coverage as required.\nMaintain regular attendance in compliance with Highgate Hotel Standards, as required by scheduling, which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.\nMaintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing nametags.\nComply with Highgate Hotel Standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.\nMaximize efforts towards productivity, identify problem areas and assist in implementing solutions.\nMust be effective in handling problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary.\nMust be able to understand and evaluate complex information, data, etc. from various sources to meet appropriate objectives.\nMust be able to maintain confidentiality of information.\nPerform other duties as requested by management.\nExpereince working in Union environment highly desirable. \nBenefits\nWe are pleased to offer to our full-time associates a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and financial future.\nMedical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching contributions\nPaid holidays\nPaid vacation\nPaid sick leave (provided in accordance with applicable law)\nEmployee assistance program (EAP)\nEducational opportunities / Tuition reimbursement\nPaid jury duty leave, personal leave, medical leave, and military leave in accordance with applicable law\nFor Employees Based in Washington:\n8 paid holidays per year\nUp to 20 days of paid vacation per year, based on classification and length of service\nPaid Sick & Safe Time accrues at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, with up to 72 hours of unused time carried over from one anniversary year to the next.\nFor Employees Based in Colorado:\n8 paid holidays per year; employees working in the City of Denver receive 64 hours of designated holiday time per calendar year\nUp to 20 days of paid vacation per year, based on classification and length of service\n6 days or 48 hours of Paid Sick Leave per year, accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked.\nFor Employees Based in California:\n8 paid holidays per year\nUp to 20 days of paid vacation per year, based on classification and length of service, capped at 1.5x annual accrual rate; non-supervisory employees working in the City of Los Angeles accrue up to 22 days of Compensated Time Off, based on length of service capped at 192 hours of combined PST and CTO.\nPaid Sick Time accrues at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, unused time is carried over from one anniversary year to the next up to a maximum of 80 hours; employees working in the City of Los Angeles are provided 40 hours of Paid Sick Time annually on their anniversary, unused time is not carried over from one anniversary year to the next.\nPlease note that certain benefits described above for associates in Washington, Colorado, and California may vary for associates covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (“CBA”). For such associates, eligibility for and the terms and conditions of benefits are governed by the applicable CBA and any applicable plan documents, and may differ from the benefits described above. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency, the terms of the applicable CBA and governing plan documents will control, as applicable.\n**The above-referenced benefits do not apply to part-time positions\nPosting Date\nThis job opening was posted on October 12, 2026 and will remain open for at least 75 days.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8942,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Dental insurance","Health insurance","Life insurance","Retirement plans","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Real Estate Investment","Hotels & Resorts"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-12T18:49:50Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":6,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-13T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/highgate-sous-chef-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/highgate-sous-chef-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-14T01:02:21Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1572,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1901308},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1901308"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fhighgate-sous-chef-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fhighgate-sous-chef-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fhighgate-sous-chef-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/highgate-sous-chef-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fhighgate-sous-chef-2"}]}