{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"199a1813bc19c0e722ea5073","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/199a1813bc19c0e722ea5073","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/199a1813bc19c0e722ea5073","title":"Sous Chef","description":"We are seeking an experienced and productive Chef/Manager to join the Ecco Project team (Woodberry Kitchen, La Jetée, Bar Dali, & Cafe Terracotta), working with local products from our growers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.\nThis role is production-focused with the ability to batch and delegate tasks to team members, write prep lists, and maintain peak kitchen efficiency. An all-day cafe setting showcasing the best our region offers.\nRepresent with integrity the work of our growers, watermen, and producers, as well as of our butchers, cooks, bakers, bartenders, and baristas. Strive to represent our approach, our producers, and our mission as truly as possible through genuine empathy and sincere efforts in operations and service.\nLead by example by expressing enthusiasm for the full range of what we have to serve from this region.\nResponsibilities:\nWrite prep lists according to the cafe's needs using intercompany platforms to achieve efficient and accurate ordering and production. Delegate tasks to team members ensuring productivity, quality, and high standards of execution, while maintaining highly productive days as an individual contributor. Ensure on-time delivery for all products including cafe service readiness in the AM.\nCommunicate effectively with Managers, the Pastry & Cafe Team, the Owner, the Culinary Director, and the Business Operations Director to improve operational efficiency.\nProduce all products according to established recipes, working with variable farm products and ensuring quality always meets standards. Be responsive to guest feedback and direction from the Culinary Director and Owner.\nOwn recipe development according to seasonal adjustments provided by the Culinary Director and Owner. Have mise en place ready and conduct recipe testing according to plan, along with owning documentation and replication of new recipes.\nSeek constant improvement in quality and efficiency.\nAttend manager meetings weekly including preparing notes for team\nQualifications:\n2+ years working in a professional - scratch kitchen\nProduction kitchen & restaurant kitchen experience preferred\nTechnical skills including scaling recipes, mixing, and prep planning\nLeadership experience preferred\nCompensation commensurate with experience.\nPay: $57,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year\nBenefits:\n401(k)\n401(k) matching\nDental insurance\nHealth insurance\nVision insurance\nWork Location: In person","company":"Eccoproject","rawCompany":"eccoproject","city":"Baltimore","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-03T19:35:08.341Z","occupations":[{"code":"35-1011.00","title":"Chefs and Head Cooks","slug":"chefs-and-head-cooks"},{"code":"35-1012.00","title":"First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers","slug":"first-line-supervisors-of-food-preparation-and-serving-workers"},{"code":"35-2014.00","title":"Cooks, Restaurant","slug":"cooks-restaurant"}],"industries":[{"code":"722511","title":"Full-Service Restaurants","slug":"full-service-restaurants"},{"code":"722513","title":"Limited-Service Restaurants","slug":"limited-service-restaurants"},{"code":"722310","title":"Food Service Contractors","slug":"food-service-contractors"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Sous Chef","description":"We are seeking an experienced and productive Chef/Manager to join the Ecco Project team (Woodberry Kitchen, La Jetée, Bar Dali, & Cafe Terracotta), working with local products from our growers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.\nThis role is production-focused with the ability to batch and delegate tasks to team members, write prep lists, and maintain peak kitchen efficiency. 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