Sous Chef

GoKhana; Vapi; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Whisperer Pvt. Ltd. (FWPL) seeks an experienced Sous Chef to assist the Executive Chef in managing kitchen operations and upholding quality at our Vapi site.

You will lead and train kitchen staff, ensure hygiene, portion control, and compliance with FSSAI, HACCP and company standards, while coordinating with procurement and stores to maintain ingredient quality. Ideal candidates have 5–8+ years in central kitchens, large-scale catering, or institutional kitchens, with strong leadership,

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of culinary operations experience.
• Experience in central kitchens, large-scale catering, corporate food services, hotels, QSRs or institutional kitchens.
• Strong knowledge of food production and kitchen operations.
• Good understanding of food safety, hygiene and sanitation standards.
• Experience handling and supervising kitchen teams.
• Knowledge of portion control, food costing and wastage management.
• Strong communication and team management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen environment.
• Candidates who can relocate to or commute to Vapi, Gujarat will be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Executive Chef in managing day-to-day kitchen operations.
• Supervise food preparation, cooking and production activities.
• Ensure consistency in taste, quality, portion size and presentation.
• Lead and supervise CDPs, Commis and other kitchen team members.
• Allocate daily kitchen responsibilities and monitor team performance.
• Ensure timely food production and service as per operational requirements.
• Monitor food quality, wastage, portion control and production standards.
• Ensure proper implementation of kitchen SOPs and recipes.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene, sanitation and food safety.
• Ensure compliance with FSSAI, HACCP and company food safety standards.
• Coordinate with Stores and Procurement teams for ingredient availability and quality.
• Support menu planning, recipe standardization and new product development.
• Train and coach kitchen team members on food preparation and hygiene practices.
• Identify operational issues and take corrective action in coordination with the Executive Chef.
• Support audits, inspections and client requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Food safety

High-volume kitchen

Menu planning

Food costing

Sanitation standards

Job description

Food Whisperer Pvt. Ltd. (FWPL) is a subsidiary of Gokhana, focused on providing high-quality food and managed food services across corporate and institutional locations.

We are looking for an experienced Sous Chef to support the Executive Chef in managing kitchen operations, ensuring food quality, maintaining kitchen standards and leading the culinary team at our Vapi operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Executive Chef in managing day-to-day kitchen operations.
• Supervise food preparation, cooking and production activities.
• Ensure consistency in taste, quality, portion size and presentation.
• Lead and supervise CDPs, Commis and other kitchen team members.
• Allocate daily kitchen responsibilities and monitor team performance.
• Ensure timely food production and service as per operational requirements.
• Monitor food quality, wastage, portion control and production standards.
• Ensure proper implementation of kitchen SOPs and recipes.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene, sanitation and food safety.
• Ensure compliance with FSSAI, HACCP and company food safety standards.
• Coordinate with Stores and Procurement teams for ingredient availability and quality.
• Support menu planning, recipe standardization and new product development.
• Train and coach kitchen team members on food preparation and hygiene practices.
• Identify operational issues and take corrective action in coordination with the Executive Chef.
• Support audits, inspections and client requirements.

Candidate Profile

• 5–8+ years of relevant experience in culinary operations.
• Experience in central kitchens, large-scale catering, corporate food services, hotels, QSRs or institutional kitchens preferred.
• Strong knowledge of food production and kitchen operations.
• Good understanding of food safety, hygiene and sanitation standards.
• Experience handling and supervising kitchen teams.
• Knowledge of portion control, food costing and wastage management.
• Strong communication and team management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen environment.
• Candidates who can comfortably relocate to or commute to Vapi, Gujarat will be preferred.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work with a growing food services organization.
• Exposure to large-scale culinary and central kitchen operations.
• Opportunity to work closely with senior culinary and operations leadership.
• Growth opportunities within the Gokhana–Food Whisperer ecosystem.