Executive Sous Chef

Legends; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Legends Global is seeking an Executive Sous Chef for Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center in Wichita. This role supervises the daily operation of a high-volume catering program, guiding culinary and stewarding staff and ensuring consistent food production across kitchens and banquets.

The position requires a culinary degree or equivalent experience, 2-3 years in high-volume kitchen management, and Serve Safe certification.

Qualifications

• Culinary degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• 2-3 years of experience in managing a high-volume/high-end restaurant kitchen.
• Experience in Banquet Catering.

Responsibilities

• Prepares per POS orders, carvery buffets, and catering functions.
• Collaborates with Catering Sales Manager on event meal plans.
• Manages delegating tasks and ensures completion efficiently.
• Orders, receives and prepares food items for catering and concessions operations.
• Maintains food costs and budget goals.
• Trains kitchen and stewarding staff, ensures Serve Safe compliance and health regulations.
• Maintains Health Department score of 90+.
• Oversees inventory and controls.
• Acts as Kitchen Lead in Executive Chef's absence.

Skills

Culinary management

Budgeting

Training staff

Serve Safe

English fluency

Excel

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent experience

Tools

POS systems

Excel

Job description

SUMMARY:

Legends Global, the leader in privately managed public assembly facilities, has an excellent and immediate opening for the Executive Sous Chef for Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center. This position is responsible for the day to day operation of a high-volume catering. Oversight of the culinary and stewarding staff, while maintaining the training and implementing consistency in food production throughout the kitchen and stewarding personnel.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Prepares per POS orders, carvery buffets, and catering functions. Capacity to work with Catering Sales Manager on event meal plans. Ability to manage while delegating tasks and ensuring the tasks are getting done efficiently. Ordering receiving and preparing food items for both catering and concessions operations. Maintaining food costs and budget goals. Attend in-house event-related meetings and relays immediate changes with other departments. Maintaining all kitchen equipment cleanliness and annual maintenance. Training of all kitchen and stewarding staff to include ‘Serve-safe’ and any health department regulations. Maintain a Health Department score of 90 or higher. Assists with monthly inventory and inventory controls. Responsible for Kitchen in absence of Executive Chef. Must be able to speak clearly and listen attentively to Employees, Management and Guests. Ability to handle difficult/challenging situations and conversations. Ability to perform basic math calculations and understand finances, cost management, and have computer skills.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position directly supervises one or more F&B Culinary employees in the F&B department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Legends Global's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding disciplining employees in conjunction with Human Resources; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Culinary degree preferred or equivalent experience. 2-3 years of experience in the management of a high-volume/high-end restaurant kitchen. Experience in Banquet Catering.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

ABLE commission alcohol beverage permit within 30 days. Serve Safe Certification permit within 30 days.

SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Must be able to speak clearly and listen attentively to team members, management and guests. Read, write and speak English fluently. Advanced oral and written communication skills. Strong orientation to customer service and ability to work with other staff members in the facility. Results oriented individual with the ability to meet required budgetary goals. Excellent organizational, planning, communication and inter-personal skills. Ability to undertake and complete multiple tasks. Computer skills to include Excel programs. Must adhere to local Health Department codes. Able to pass background/credit check. Ability to be creative with food presentations and maintain a consistent and quality product. Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Shifts vary -- Required to work any shift needed (as scheduled or determined by events or management) Ability to work irregular hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. This position requires stooping, lifting, and standing for extended periods of time; moderate to extreme exposure to heat and noise. Daily lifting up to 50 lbs. multiple times a day. Manual dexterity to operate kitchen and office equipment is required.

NOTE:

The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above. These responsibilities may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

LEGENDS GLOBAL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER, AND ENCOURAGES WOMEN, MINORITIES, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND PROTECTED VETERANS TO APPLY. VEVRAA FEDERAL CONTRACTOR.

Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

OUR WORK EXPERIENCE:

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.