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Sous Chef roles qualify for EB-3 skilled worker sponsorship, and strong candidates with culinary management credentials may qualify under EB-2. Your employer files a PERM labor certification with the DOL before petitioning USCIS, making this a permanent residency pathway rather than a temporary work authorization.
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The Sous Chef uses his/her skills to ensure that safety, sanitation, quality, and security standards are adhered to by inspecting the location throughout the visits to enforce compliance with the laws, company policies, and regulations. She/he collaborates with the team for sale, design, preparation and delivery of high-quality product and service and is accountable for ensuring all related programs are effectively and properly implemented including seasonal and promotional programs. She/he is accountable for developing and maintaining a positive relationship with customers, superiors, peers, and subordinates by conducting quality-assurance procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Builds cooperative relationships with national and local market prepared food vendors.
- Develop strategic alliances based on innovation and product development.
- Negotiate pricing, vendor programs, delivery, and payment terms for prepared food products.
- Facilitate mutually beneficial agreements around promotional opportunities and support.
- Be first to market in new products, innovation, and points of difference.
- Conduct regular Quality Assurance tastings and evaluations to ensure recipe adherence, food quality, and consistency.
- Launch/expand successful prepared food product lines and implement successful exit strategies for unproductive merchandise.
- Completes all required reports, logs, and culinary audits/reviews in a timely manner.
- Lead, contribute to and execute parts of the culinary strategic plan for the division.
- Launch line reviews in support of customer and seasonal expectations.
- Leverage fact-based decision making to drive growth and profitability.
- Assists in kitchen schematics design and recommends adjacencies that support the efficiency of the space.
- Orientates new cooks within their respective area, core culinary standards and established food programs.
- Provides support for new restaurant openings and/or renovations.
- Provides leadership to culinary team members and kitchen managers.
- Assists with training, coaching and development of culinary team members.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS:
- Proficient in the following dimensions of restaurant functions: food planning and preparation, purchasing, sanitation, security, company policies and procedures, personnel management, record-keeping, and preparation of reports.
- Obtain and maintain current ServSafe Food Manager’s Certification within six months of hire/promotion.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to work various shifts in a 7/365 team oriented environment
- Excellent customer service skills and an ability to communicate effectively
- Self-starter able to prioritize and handle various tasks simultaneously
- Proficient in the following dimensions of restaurant functions: food planning and preparation, purchasing, sanitation, security, company policies and procedures, personnel management, recordkeeping, and preparation of reports.
- Ability to lift a minimum of 25 lbs. perform essential job functions such as standing, bending, reaching, climbing on ladder, and walking long distances.
- Standing for long periods of time and the ability to work in environment with varying temperatures.
Paradies Lagardere is an equal opportunity employer
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Position Description Summary:
The Sous Chef uses his/her skills to ensure that safety, sanitation, quality, and security standards are adhered to by inspecting the location throughout the visits to enforce compliance with the laws, company policies, and regulations. She/he collaborates with the team for sale, design, preparation and delivery of high-quality product and service and is accountable for ensuring all related programs are effectively and properly implemented including seasonal and promotional programs. She/he is accountable for developing and maintaining a positive relationship with customers, superiors, peers, and subordinates by conducting quality-assurance procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Builds cooperative relationships with national and local market prepared food vendors.
- Develop strategic alliances based on innovation and product development.
- Negotiate pricing, vendor programs, delivery, and payment terms for prepared food products.
- Facilitate mutually beneficial agreements around promotional opportunities and support.
- Be first to market in new products, innovation, and points of difference.
- Conduct regular Quality Assurance tastings and evaluations to ensure recipe adherence, food quality, and consistency.
- Launch/expand successful prepared food product lines and implement successful exit strategies for unproductive merchandise.
- Completes all required reports, logs, and culinary audits/reviews in a timely manner.
- Lead, contribute to and execute parts of the culinary strategic plan for the division.
- Launch line reviews in support of customer and seasonal expectations.
- Leverage fact-based decision making to drive growth and profitability.
- Assists in kitchen schematics design and recommends adjacencies that support the efficiency of the space.
- Orientates new cooks within their respective area, core culinary standards and established food programs.
- Provides support for new restaurant openings and/or renovations.
- Provides leadership to culinary team members and kitchen managers.
- Assists with training, coaching and development of culinary team members.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS:
- Proficient in the following dimensions of restaurant functions: food planning and preparation, purchasing, sanitation, security, company policies and procedures, personnel management, record-keeping, and preparation of reports.
- Obtain and maintain current ServSafe Food Manager’s Certification within six months of hire/promotion.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to work various shifts in a 7/365 team oriented environment
- Excellent customer service skills and an ability to communicate effectively
- Self-starter able to prioritize and handle various tasks simultaneously
- Proficient in the following dimensions of restaurant functions: food planning and preparation, purchasing, sanitation, security, company policies and procedures, personnel management, recordkeeping, and preparation of reports.
- Ability to lift a minimum of 25 lbs. perform essential job functions such as standing, bending, reaching, climbing on ladder, and walking long distances.
- Standing for long periods of time and the ability to work in environment with varying temperatures.
Paradies Lagardere is an equal opportunity employer
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Sous Chef
Document your culinary management credentials early
Gather proof of brigade leadership, menu development, and food safety certifications before applying. PERM requires your employer to verify your qualifications meet the advertised position, so organized records speed up the labor certification audit if DOL requests supporting documentation.
Target hotel groups and multi-unit restaurant operators
Large hospitality groups with dedicated HR departments are far more likely to have sponsored PERM cases than independent restaurants. Search for employers with in-house immigration counsel, since they already understand the recruitment advertising and prevailing-wage obligations PERM requires.
Verify your offered wage against OFLC Wage Search
DOL sets a prevailing wage for Sous Chef roles by metro area before your employer can file PERM. Run the OFLC Wage Search yourself so you know whether an offer meets the required wage level and can flag discrepancies before the labor certification is submitted.
Use Migrate Mate to find green-card-sponsoring employers
Searching broadly for culinary jobs buries sponsoring employers in noise. Migrate Mate filters specifically for companies with active EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, so you spend time applying to employers who have already navigated PERM for roles like yours.
Negotiate who files before signing an offer letter
Some restaurant groups expect candidates to cover immigration costs or delay filing until after a probationary period. Confirm your employer will initiate the PERM recruitment process within a defined timeline before you accept, and get that commitment in writing.
File I-485 concurrently if your priority date is current
Once your employer's I-140 is approved, check the USCIS Visa Bulletin to see if your country's EB-3 priority date is current. Concurrent filing of I-485 lets you adjust status without leaving the U.S., which matters if you're already working on a temporary visa.
Green Card Sous Chef: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Sous Chef role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Sous Chef positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers, since the occupation typically requires at least two years of training or experience rather than an advanced degree. EB-2 sponsorship is available if the specific role requires a bachelor's degree or higher in culinary arts or hospitality management and the employer can document that requirement in the job description.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for a Sous Chef?
H-1B visa requires the role to meet specialty occupation standards, which is difficult for most culinary positions since a degree is not universally required in the field. PERM-based EB-3 sponsorship has no annual lottery and leads to permanent residency rather than temporary status. The tradeoff is time: PERM and I-140 processing typically adds one to two years before you can file for adjustment of status.
What does my employer have to prove during the PERM process for a Sous Chef position?
Your employer must conduct a supervised recruitment campaign showing no qualified U.S. workers applied for the role at the offered wage. DOL requires specific advertisement steps, including job postings and notices, and your employer must pay at least the prevailing wage determined through the OFLC Wage Search for your metro area. If DOL selects the case for audit, your employer needs detailed records of every recruitment step.
How can I find Sous Chef jobs where the employer already sponsors green cards?
Most job postings don't advertise PERM sponsorship, so filtering by keyword alone misses most sponsoring employers. Migrate Mate indexes employers by their EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, letting you target hospitality groups and hotel operators that have successfully filed PERM cases for culinary roles rather than cold-applying and hoping the topic comes up in interviews.
Can I switch Sous Chef employers after my green card process has started?
Job portability under AC21 allows you to change employers once your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more, provided the new role is in the same or similar occupational classification. Changing employers before that threshold restarts the PERM and I-140 process with the new employer. Culinary management roles generally qualify as the same classification, but confirming the SOC code match with your new employer before resigning protects your priority date.