Sous Chef - Hilton Cleveland Downtown

The Hilton Cleveland Downtown is looking for an experience Sous Chef to join their culinary team at The Burnham Restaurant!

Located inside the Hilton Cleveland Downtown, The Burnham is a stylish, modern New American restaurant offering elevated takes on Midwest comfort food. Led by a culinary team known for crafting thoughtful, artful dishes, the restaurant blends sophistication with approachability and showcases seasonally inspired breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus. The Hilton Cleveland Downtown provides a dynamic and professional setting for team members to grow their hospitality careers!

Check us out: The Burnham Restaurant | Hilton Cleveland Downtown

The ideal Sous Chef candidate is a passionate and driven culinary professional with 2–4 years of experience in a kitchen supervisor or management role in high volume restaurants. They bring proven leadership skills, a collaborative spirit, and a commitment to maintaining high culinary standards. This candidate is fully flexible with scheduling needs and excels in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment. Creativity is essential, as they will contribute to menu development and deliver memorable, high‑quality dining experiences that align with the restaurant’s elevated standards.

Full-Time

Pay Rate: $65,000 annually

Shift Pattern: Flexible including weekends and holidays

What will I be doing?

As Sous Chef, you would be responsible for assisting with the direction and oversight of all culinary operations, specifically within The Burnham Restaurant, in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability. Specifically, a Sous Chef would be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Assist the Executive Chef in the direction and oversight of all culinary operations, to include, but not limited to, preparation and production of all hotel meals, food quality and presentation, compliance with all safety and sanitation standards and regulation, team member productivity and performance, implementation of policies and procedures, cost controls and overall profitability

• Maintain strict adherence to food safety, sanitation, and health guidelines.

• Contribute to menu development through creativity, trend awareness, and cost‑effective planning.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local and company health, safety, sanitation and alcohol awareness standards

• Assist in monitoring and developing team member performance to include, but not limited to, providing supervision, conducting counseling and assisting with evaluations, training, scheduling and assigning work and delivering recognition and reward

The Benefits

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to innovative programs and benefits such as:

• Access to pay when you need it through DailyPay

• Medical Insurance Coverage – for you and your family

• Mental health resources including Employee Assistance Program

• Best-in-Class Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Go Hilton travel program: 100 nights of discounted travel

• Parental leave to support new parents

• Debt-Free Education: Team Members will have access to a wide variety of educational credentials through our partnership with Guild Education, including: college degrees and professional certifications*

• 401K plan and company match to help save for your retirement

• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount

• Career growth and development

• Team Member Resource Groups

• Recognition and rewards programs

* Available benefits may vary depending upon property-specific terms and conditions of employment and the terms of the collective bargaining agreement if applicable

What are we looking for?

Since being founded in 1919, Hilton has been a leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Hilton remains a beacon of innovation, quality, and success. This continued leadership is the result of our Team Members staying true to our Vision, Mission, and Values. Specifically, we look for demonstration of these Values:

• Hospitality - We're passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences.

• Integrity - We do the right thing, all the time.

• Leadership - We're leaders in our industry and in our communities.

• Teamwork - We're team players in everything we do.

• Ownership - We're the owners of our actions and decisions.

• Now - We operate with a sense of urgency and discipline

In addition, we look for the demonstration of the following key attributes:

• Quality

• Productivity

• Dependability

• Customer Focus

• Adaptability

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands . Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day and our amazing team members are at the heart of it all!