Executive Sous Chef

Levy Restaurants; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible Time Off Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Job summary

Levy Sector is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to support culinary leadership and execution across Arrowhead Stadium’s food and beverage operations. This role will execute menus in line with Levy brand standards and maintain recipes and presentation quality.

The position oversees quality, inventory, safety, scheduling, and planning, while helping the team achieve sales and cost goals. You will interview, hire, train, and mentor culinary staff, including Sous Chefs, and collaborate with leadership

Responsibilities

• Executes menus in accordance with Levy brand standards.
• Maintains recipes and core culinary standards.
• Conducts walkthroughs of culinary areas for events.
• Ensures food quality and presentation standards are maintained.
• Practices proper product control and handling of inventory and equipment.
• Ensures safety, security, and sanitation standards are achieved.
• Provides operational planning to ensure adequate products and equipment are available. Schedules culinary team members according to operational needs.
• Addresses departmental guest-service issues.
• Supports culinary team members during event preparation and execution.
• Achieves assigned sales and cost goals while supporting culinary quality.
• Develops culinary expertise and maintains food knowledge.
• Interviews, hires, trains, and develops culinary team members according to Levy guidelines.
• Mentors Sous Chefs to strengthen culinary and leadership capabilities.
• Uses performance-management tools to provide guidance and feedback.
• Maintains open communication between management and culinary team members.
• Supports and communicates Levy initiatives.
• Ensures team members adhere to applicable Levy guidelines, training standards, and procedures.
• Obtains feedback from clients and guests to identify opportunities for operational improvement.
• Promotes efficient culinary operations while maintaining Levy food quality and hospitality standards.

Job description

Levy Sector

Salary: $80,000- $90,000

Different perspectives make us better. We’re committed to creating an equal opportunity and fair treatment environment, where learning and growing together is just part of our everyday. An environment where you can be your authentic self.

About Levy

The disruptor in defining the sports and entertainment hospitality experience, Levy is recognized as the market leader and most critically acclaimed hospitality company in its industry. Twice named one of the 10 most innovative companies in sports by Fast Company magazine and one of the top three Best Employers for Diversity in America by Forbes, Levy’s diverse portfolio includes award-winning restaurants; iconic sports and entertainment venues, zoos and cultural institutions, theaters, and convention centers; as well as the Super Bowl, Grammy Awards, US Open Tennis Tournament, Kentucky Derby, and NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL, and MLS All-Star Games.

Detailed Responsibilities

The Executive Sous Chef supports culinary leadership and execution across Arrowhead Stadium’s food and beverage operations. This position executes menus in accordance with Levy brand standards, maintains recipes and food presentation standards, and helps ensure culinary teams have the products, equipment, and direction necessary for successful events. The Executive Sous Chef oversees food quality, product control, inventory handling, safety, sanitation, scheduling, and operational planning while supporting established sales and cost goals. The role also interviews, hires, trains, develops, and mentors culinary team members, including Sous Chefs, and works with leadership to continuously improve culinary operations and the guest experience. These responsibilities are grounded in Levy’s existing Executive Sous Chef description.

Daily Tasks

• Executes menus in accordance with Levy brand standards.
• Maintains recipes and core culinary standards.
• Conducts walkthroughs of culinary areas for events.
• Ensures food quality and presentation standards are maintained.
• Practices proper product control and handling of inventory and equipment.
• Ensures safety, security, and sanitation standards are achieved.
• Provides operational planning to ensure adequate products and equipment are available. Schedules culinary team members according to operational needs.
• Addresses departmental guest-service issues.
• Supports culinary team members during event preparation and execution.

Overarching Tasks

• Achieves assigned sales and cost goals while supporting culinary quality.
• Develops culinary expertise and maintains food knowledge.
• Interviews, hires, trains, and develops culinary team members according to Levy guidelines.
• Mentors Sous Chefs to strengthen culinary and leadership capabilities.
• Uses performance-management tools to provide guidance and feedback.
• Maintains open communication between management and culinary team members.
• Supports and communicates Levy initiatives.
• Ensures team members adhere to applicable Levy guidelines, training standards, and procedures.
• Obtains feedback from clients and guests to identify opportunities for operational improvement.
• Promotes efficient culinary operations while maintaining Levy food quality and hospitality standards.

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At Levy, team = family. And we’ll always take care of family, learn more about Levy benefits offered.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Flexible Time Off Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Personal Leave
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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Levy is a member of Compass Group USA. Compass Group/Levy is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass/Levy, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act. We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.

Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Levy maintains a drug-free workplace.