Momofuku
Sous Chef - Super Peach
Location: Westfield Century City, Los Angeles, CA
Start Date : 10/21/2025
Super Peach by Momofuku is a new restaurant opening later this year at Westfield Century City. Part of the larger Momofuku family, Super Peach is an approachable, fast‑paced concept built for high volume and bold flavor. The restaurant offers the opportunity to join a growing team focused on sharp execution, great hospitality, and creating a high‑energy dining experience from the ground up.
Compensation Band:
$30.00 – $32.00 per hour
Why Momofuku?
At Momofuku, we value our team members and offer competitive compensation packages that encourage longevity and growth. We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including vision, dental, medical, 401(k), paid time off, flexible spending account, employee assistance program, dining discounts, and more after required wait periods.
Responsibilities
With support of senior culinary management, monitor and ensure that standard kitchen operating procedures are met.
Supervise all culinary team members (Line Cooks, Prep Cooks, Dishwashers), assisting management in the training, mentoring, disciplining, hiring and firing of staff.
Oversee service, monitoring cooks’ progress and flow of service.
Send daily service reports, reservation logs, and HR related processes such as trail paperwork, worker’s comp, and accident reports.
Support and manage prep for service; ensure all prep items and recipes are made to standard.
Enforce and train food and equipment safety and sanitation amongst all team members.
Ensure kitchen equipment is maintained and functions properly; report any facilities issues to senior culinary management.
Monitor receiving to ensure all products meet restaurant standards.
Support Kitchen Manager with inventory, purchasing, and receiving of products.
Manage and support staffing needs for BOH open positions; assist in monitoring candidates, trailing and training of all BOH team members.
Be able to work all stations on the line.
Required Qualifications
Minimum one year of experience as a Junior Sous Chef/Sous Chef, or equivalent role at a restaurant comparable in volume and level of cuisine.
Ability to independently complete monthly inventory and daily, weekly, and monthly ordering.
Ability to successfully train new hourly culinary team members on each station.
A positive and enthusiastic attitude, as well as a desire to learn, grow, and develop new skills.
General knife handling, food safety & sanitation knowledge.
Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, high‑energy environment.
Ability to remain calm under pressure.
A passion for food, exceptional work ethic and dedication.
Willing to accept guidance in a positive manner and implement direction productively for both you and the team.
Able to work in a standing/walking position for long periods of time.
Preferred Qualifications
2+ years of experience as a Sous Chef at a restaurant comparable in volume and level of cuisine.
Ability to successfully train new Sous Chefs on all role responsibilities.
Proven ability to run a high‑volume service, including expediting, and support all administrative tasks relating to the back of house, such as facilities maintenance, inventory management, and Health Department checks.
A proven track record of dependability and a continuous focus on learning and development.
Physical Demands
The physical demands for this position are seeing, hearing, speaking, reaching, frequently lifting up to 25 pounds, occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds, sitting, standing, for 4 to 8 hours, bending, and moving intermittently during working hours.
This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all‑inclusive. The duties of this position may change from time to time. Momofuku reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Momofuku or its managers.
Momofuku is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other protected status.
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Start Date : 10/21/2025
Super Peach by Momofuku is a new restaurant opening later this year at Westfield Century City. Part of the larger Momofuku family, Super Peach is an approachable, fast‑paced concept built for high volume and bold flavor. The restaurant offers the opportunity to join a growing team focused on sharp execution, great hospitality, and creating a high‑energy dining experience from the ground up.
Compensation Band:
$30.00 – $32.00 per hour
Why Momofuku?
At Momofuku, we value our team members and offer competitive compensation packages that encourage longevity and growth. We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including vision, dental, medical, 401(k), paid time off, flexible spending account, employee assistance program, dining discounts, and more after required wait periods.
Responsibilities
With support of senior culinary management, monitor and ensure that standard kitchen operating procedures are met.
Supervise all culinary team members (Line Cooks, Prep Cooks, Dishwashers), assisting management in the training, mentoring, disciplining, hiring and firing of staff.
Oversee service, monitoring cooks’ progress and flow of service.
Send daily service reports, reservation logs, and HR related processes such as trail paperwork, worker’s comp, and accident reports.
Support and manage prep for service; ensure all prep items and recipes are made to standard.
Enforce and train food and equipment safety and sanitation amongst all team members.
Ensure kitchen equipment is maintained and functions properly; report any facilities issues to senior culinary management.
Monitor receiving to ensure all products meet restaurant standards.
Support Kitchen Manager with inventory, purchasing, and receiving of products.
Manage and support staffing needs for BOH open positions; assist in monitoring candidates, trailing and training of all BOH team members.
Be able to work all stations on the line.
Required Qualifications
Minimum one year of experience as a Junior Sous Chef/Sous Chef, or equivalent role at a restaurant comparable in volume and level of cuisine.
Ability to independently complete monthly inventory and daily, weekly, and monthly ordering.
Ability to successfully train new hourly culinary team members on each station.
A positive and enthusiastic attitude, as well as a desire to learn, grow, and develop new skills.
General knife handling, food safety & sanitation knowledge.
Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, high‑energy environment.
Ability to remain calm under pressure.
A passion for food, exceptional work ethic and dedication.
Willing to accept guidance in a positive manner and implement direction productively for both you and the team.
Able to work in a standing/walking position for long periods of time.
Preferred Qualifications
2+ years of experience as a Sous Chef at a restaurant comparable in volume and level of cuisine.
Ability to successfully train new Sous Chefs on all role responsibilities.
Proven ability to run a high‑volume service, including expediting, and support all administrative tasks relating to the back of house, such as facilities maintenance, inventory management, and Health Department checks.
A proven track record of dependability and a continuous focus on learning and development.
Physical Demands
The physical demands for this position are seeing, hearing, speaking, reaching, frequently lifting up to 25 pounds, occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds, sitting, standing, for 4 to 8 hours, bending, and moving intermittently during working hours.
This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all‑inclusive. The duties of this position may change from time to time. Momofuku reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Momofuku or its managers.
Momofuku is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other protected status.
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