Job Details

Merkin Vineyards Hilltop Winery & Trattoria features finely crafted Arizona wines paired with freshly made breads, pasta, entrees, salads and wood-oven pizzas... Our restaurant and tasting rooms are well-known and well-established and we look forward to adding talented, dedicated, and energized Sous Chef to our existing team! Check us out at www.merkinvineyards.org.

Position Summary: The Sous Chef is responsible for planning and preparing food in the restaurant and supervising other kitchen staff.

Experience: Five years or more experience in a full-service restaurants, to include pizza experience.

Compensation: Competitive salary depending on experience.

Duties Include:

The following is a general, but not fully inclusive, list of basic daily/weekly job duties and functions:

• Oversees food preparation and cooking. Prepares meals and food to meet the specifications of guests in a timely manner.
• Assists with the hiring and training of new kitchen staff.
• Properly measures kitchen ingredients and food portions.
• Ensures kitchen staff adhere to set standards, procedures, department rules and sanitation requirements.
• Uses kitchen knives and equipment such as grills, ovens, steamers and warmers in food preparation.
• Manages kitchen inventory and ensures supplies are fresh and of high quality.
• Ensures proper food temperatures when cooking and storage after.
• Keeps workstation and kitchen equipment clean, organized and sanitized according to sanitation standards.
• Facilitates kitchen opening and closing.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Executive Chef.

Benefits: Eligible for health insurance and vacation pay (subject to Company policies).

Additional Requirements: Yavapai County Food Worker Certificate. (

This job is ideal for someone who is:

• Team oriented and appreciates providing support to others while expecting support in return.
• Dependable and reliable in relation to their work schedule and work duties.
• Adaptable and flexible to a dynamic workplace that is structured but also evolving.
• Goal oriented and appreciates and responds well to working towards specific results.
• Self-managed and self-aware once provided goals and objectives.
• Collaborative by nature and appreciates offering and receiving creative ideas and constructive feedback.

Merkin Vineyards an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.