Chef de Partie

We are looking for a Chef de Partie to join our team at Mor Mor's Table in Laguna Beach.

Mor Mor’s Table is a Scandinavian-inspired neighborhood restaurant in downtown Laguna, a few minutes from the beach. We are family owned, went through a rebranding and beautiful renovation several months ago and now business is booming!

We are a small, scratch-focused restaurant working with fresh, high-quality ingredients and carefully developed recipes. Ingredients that are organic, seasonal and locally sourced. Our menu was built in assistance with a Chopped Champion Chef, so that our team can mainly focus on prep, execution and plating.

We are looking for someone to really take the lead in the kitchen, a reliable right hand of the owner. Manage the kitchen, keep track of service and are in charge of hiring if needed. Therefore we are looking for someone who is a good communicator, loves to lead with positive energy, enthusiasm and knows where and when to pitch in when needed. We are a smaller restaurant so your impact is of great importance. Food is your passion and you have a strong eye for detail and consistency. Most importantly, you are motivated to bring an excellent and fun dining experience for all our guests.

If you are looking for a position that brings you a fun team to work with, have great opportunities managing a team, work with delicious ingredients and are driven to bring a great hospitality experience, we can't wait to meet you!

What You’ll Do

• Take full charge of kitchen and team during shift
• Hiring team members when needed
• Train and mentor junior kitchen workers
• Prepare ingredients and components according to established recipes and specifications
• Weigh and measure ingredients precisely, often to the gram
• Assemble recipe kits to help organize and streamline production
• Follow FIFO and proper food-safety procedures, including date labeling, cooling logs, waste logs, and proper food storage
• Assist with pizza dough production as needed, including making poolish, folding dough, and weighing and portioning dough
• Maintain a clean, organized workstation throughout your shift
• Wash dishes and equipment used during prep as needed
• Participate in scheduled daily and weekly deep-cleaning tasks
• Support other prep and kitchen team members as production needs change

What We’re Looking For

• Strong communication skills
• Comfortable following detailed recipes and production specifications
• Comfortable using a scale and working with measurements in grams
• Strong attention to detail and consistency
• Reliable and able to work independently once trained
• Organized, clean, and able to manage multiple tasks at the same time
• Able to work efficiently without sacrificing quality
• Ability to understand and communicate work instructions in English is required for recipe execution, food safety, and communication with our current prep team
• Ability to safely perform the physical requirements of restaurant prep work, including standing for extended periods and lifting common kitchen ingredients and equipmentCompensation**$25.00**

This position participates in our restaurant tip pool, providing additional compensation on top of the hourly wage.

Pay: $24.00 - $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid training

Experience:

• Restaurant: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Food Handler Certification (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (Required)

Work Location: In person