Our Story
The simple premise behind The Standard is that it is anything but. Founded in 1999, the goals of every Standard are to up the aesthetic stakes and defy convention while attending to every detail, embracing our local communities, providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for our teams, and, of course, delivering a smashing good time for our guests.
The Standard’s unique sensibility and voice combine with careful consideration of design and service to deliver experiences that define neighborhoods and create destinations renowned globally.
We believe in hospitality fueled by culture. As we take The Standard to new markets around the world, we retain and enhance our mission of creating hotels layered with personalities, collaborators, and amusements from culinary and nightlife to retail and wellness that surprise and delight our guests.
The Standard, High Line
Rising above a former elevated train line that has become downtown’s favorite public park, The Standard, High Line is in New York City’s Meatpacking District. Every one of the 338 hotel rooms features a full wall of floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping views of Manhattan and/or the mighty Hudson River. The hotel’s inviting and scintillating public spaces include a bustling German beer garden at ground level, the rooftop discothèque Le Bain, the legendary Top of The Standard, and an outdoor public plaza with rotating art installations and activations. A neighborhood staple, The Standard Grill is classic New York blending traditional steakhouse with New American cuisine.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to create experiences by embracing and empowering a diverse collective of team members, collaborators, and guests, who chose to call The Standard home.
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The Standard Grill
Located in our iconic hotel, rising above a former elevated train line that has become downtown’s favorite public park, The Standard, High Line is located in New York City’s Meatpacking District. Every one of the 338 hotel rooms features a full wall of floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping views of Manhattan and/or the mighty Hudson River.
A neighborhood staple, The Standard Grill is classic New York, blending traditional steakhouse with New American cuisine. Our kitchen utilizes the freshest local ingredients from the extensive daily raw bar and dry-aged steaks to the iconic Standard Burger and shoestring fries. New Executive Chef Paul Hargrove brings his experience in Michelin-starred restaurants to the table with a penchant for thoughtfully prepared dishes utilizing simple and fresh ingredients.
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for a creative and passionate sous chef to assist Executive Chef in daily operations, including mentoring and coaching, expediting, ordering, inventory, butchering, organizing and maintaining a clean, sanitary and tidy kitchen.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Need prior experience as a Sous Chef with the ability to assist the Head Chef with coaching, training, disciplining, and mediating conflicts.
- Be able to assist in many various aspects of kitchen management, from the daily production of food and quality control of products to stock control, food hygiene, and HACCP.
- Maintain complete product knowledge of all menus, recipes, and presentation of food according to the Head Chef’s standards, monitor and ensure that all the standards are respected.
- Maintain complete knowledge and strictly abide by local Hygiene laws relating to health and safety.
- Be highly social, motivated, and proactive; acting with professionalism and positivity in all interactions.
- Have a flexible approach to working hours with the ability to work shifts, including weekends and nights.
- Have NYC Food Handlers Certificate.
Compensation and Benefits
- $65k - 75k annual salary range.
- Excellent and Affordable Health care coverage.
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Pet Insurance.
- 401k with Company match.
- 160 hours of PTO / year and Company recognized holidays.
- Employee Discounts on Rooms, F&B, Retail, and The Standard Marketplace.
- Employee Meals, Employee Referral Program, Commuter Discounts.
- Regular fun staff events and celebrations!
This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time. Due to the nature of the hospitality industry, employees may be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the hotel which may include overtime, weekends and holidays.
Standard High Line Employer, LLC (the “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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