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Sous Chef

Working in our award-winning restaurants offers you a great job and competitive earnings, plus the following benefits:

  • 50% Employee Discount: 50% off the entire check for you and a guest at ANY big Burrito Restaurant Group location.
  • Paid Time Off: Full-time managers accrue 10 days of vacation and 5 sick days per year.
  • Health Insurance: Medical, Vision and Dental benefits are available to full-time employees as well as the option to enroll in Aflac supplemental insurance.
  • Holiday Closures: All restaurants are closed on July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day (with possible additional holiday closures).
  • Free Shift Meal
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
  • Discounted Pet Insurance

Our Sous Chefs support the Executive Chef in overseeing and supervising kitchen staff while ensuring proper execution of all food items and standards of service. 

  • The Sous Chef assists the Executive Chef in creating and developing menu items keeping with the restaurant’s theme. 
  • The Sous Chef ensures all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant’s recipes, portioning, cooking, and serving standards.
  •  The Sous Chef acts as a back-up to the Executive Chef and fills in where needed to ensure guest satisfaction and efficient operations.

Required skills and qualifications to be a Sous Chef with Kaya:

  • Must be at least 21 years old
  • Able to pass a background screening
  • 5 years of experience in varied kitchen positions including food preparation, line cook, fry cook, and expediter
  • Able to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen and dining room personnel and guests


Preferred skills and qualifications to be a Sous Chef with Kaya:

  • 6 months of experience as a Developmental Sous Chef or entry-level Sous Chef

Physical requirements for Sous Chef with Kaya:

  • Able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 9 hours)
  • Able to reach, bend, stoop, and lift up to 50 pounds

Kaya - Kaya

2000 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
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