Job Description

Executive Sous Chef

Summary/Objective 

The executive sous chef leads catering culinary operations with responsibilities that include managing staff and implementing and supporting all food production.

Oversee and manage culinary team, maintain food, labor and operating costs, maintain excellent quality and increase efficiency while improving operating margin. The sous chef will be responsible for staff scheduling, vendor ordering and relationships, health code compliance, event warehouse, team management, equipment maintenance and repairs, menu development, staff training, innovation, strategic planning, and implementation.

Essential Functions

Maintain company culture of healthy and positive work environment.

Manage events and train on-site chefs to execute each event menu properly.

Travel  throughout North America for national events as  required . Manage travel culinary operations, staff, ordering, food production and sanitation.

Provide training and support to staff, ensuring excellent food standards and procedures are maintained.

Utilize and maintain company developed systems, inventories, programs and initiatives.

Maintain budgets, compliance guidelines, company standards, and practices.

Competencies

1. Strategic Thinking.
2. Business Acumen.
3. Thoroughness.
4. Leadership.
5. Basic Computer skills
6. Communication Proficiency.
7. Presentation Skills.
8. People skills

Supervisory Responsibility

This position supervises the department's staff and is responsible for staff training, implementing, and supporting all aspects of food production.

Work Environment

The work environment can be loud and busy. There are many kitchen hazards, such as hot surfaces and liquids, sharp knives, and slippery floors.

Physical Demands

The employee is required to stand for long periods as well as walk, bend and stoop. Position requires working taste buds, ability to smell, feel with fingers and visually inspect at close and distance ranges. The position requires ability to use arms, hands and manipulate fingers to reach, stir, measure, pour, cut, chop, dice, decorate, etc. and able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This position regularly requires long hours and weekend work.

Travel

Up to 40% travel required throughout North America

California Class C driver's license with clean DMV record

​Required Education and Experience

Culinary Arts degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts or Sciences preferred

Excellent written and verbal communication

English and Spanish fluency

Minimum of 2+ years’ successful culinary management experience 

Excellent computer skills including: Mac, MS Office, email.

Ability to speak to and address groups, managers and clients

Capable of working independently, effectively and efficiently

Demonstrated ability to assess and cultivate people and develop operations

Work Authorization/Security Clearance 

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Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

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