Sous Chef

Reports to: Executive Chef
Location: Ballantyne, Charlotte, NC
Type: Salaried, full-time

If you want to be a key player in a high-volume scratch kitchen inside one of the most iconic craft beer destinations in the South, this is your shot.

OMB is looking for a Sous Chef who wants to grow - someone who'll be the Executive Chef's right hand and a driving force behind the culinary team. You'll help lead the line, hold the standard, and feed a packed house of Charlotte regulars who come for the beer and stay for the food. We have openings for one Sous Chef at each of our locations: the original LoSo destination and our newer, expansive Ballantyne home.

Founded in 2009, The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery brews exclusively to the German Purity Law of 1516- Reinheitsgebot -meaning every beer is made with just four ingredients: water, barley, hops, and yeast. That obsession with doing things the right way runs through everything we make, including what comes out of the kitchen. Our Ballantyne location opened in 2024. It is a two-story, 14,000-square-foot restaurant and biergarten that has quickly become a cornerstone gathering place for the community. While our beer is distributed across North Carolina, our kitchens are where Charlotte actually comes together.

Reporting to the Executive Chef, you'll be a critical part of culinary management - supporting the team's leadership, mentoring the line, and making sure every plate lives up to the OMB name. That means:

• Providing professional leadership and direction to the culinary crew alongside the Executive Chef
• Holding the line on recipes, prep, plating, and presentation so quality never slips
• Helping coach, develop, and review staff - and supporting the hiring and training of new cooks
• Keeping a clean, safe, organized kitchen where every station is stocked, labeled, temped, and dialed in
• Stepping in as expeditor when service gets loud and keeping the team composed under pressure
• Partnering with the Executive Chef on daily line-ups, staffing levels, and the rhythm of each shift
• Working with the Service Team on smooth opens and closes
• Supporting performance reviews and, when needed, tougher personnel calls
• Knowing and enforcing every safety and emergency procedure, no exceptions

• A culinary degree, or 3+ years of training in a high-volume kitchen
• ServSafe certified (or willing to certify within a year)
• Strong leadership instincts - you know how to work with a diverse crew and bring out their best
• Excellent volume cooking, plating, and organizational skills, with composure during the rush
• Strong communication and listening skills, and a genuinely positive attitude
• Comfort with Microsoft Word, Excel, and culinary reporting software
• Flexibility to work weekends and holidays, and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• A real interest in craft beer (we'll keep you well supplied)
• A commitment to OMB's six core values

• Free beer stipend for OMB staff
• Health coverage: medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Employer-paid long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee discounts on food, beer, and merch

Dedication to quality, no shortcuts. Integrity - do the right thing. Service-minded. A point of pride in the community. Lead, don't follow. Team.

All candidates must pass a pre-employment / post-offer background check. Applications are reviewed regularly for both locations; if we'd like to move forward, HR will reach out by phone or email. Positions are posted and maintained on an ongoing basis - if you haven't heard from HR, we may not have an opening right now but may contact you about a future one. OMB participates in E-Verify. OMB is an equal opportunity employer that hires based on job-related qualifications and abilities.

The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery • Charlotte, NC • Since 2009

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