Executive Sous Chef: High-Volume Culinary Leader

Compass Group USA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Personal Leave

Job summary

CulinArt Group, part of Compass Group USA, seeks a kitchen operations professional to support the Executive Chef, ensuring a safe, sanitary environment and directing meal preparation per corporate guidelines.

You will coordinate kitchen staff, manage food cost controls, and roll out culinary programs with marketing and culinary teams to deliver high-quality dining across client sites.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Culinary Arts, Food Services Technology/Management/or related field; or A.O.S. Degree in Culinary Arts with additional specialized training
• 3-5 years of relevant culinary experience
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and oral/written communication skills
• Knowledge of food cost and how it pertains to a kitchen, product and quality identification
• Must be experienced with computers; to include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point), Outlook, E-mail and the Internet
• High volume, complex foodservice operations experience - highly desirable
• Institutional and batch cooking experiences helpful

Responsibilities

• Coordinates activities of kitchen personnel engaged in preparation of food service
• Ensures that high quality food items are creatively prepared and presented in a cost effective manner
• Assists in all phases of planning, ordering, inventory, and food preparation
• Supports the management of cost controls and control expenditures for the account
• Rolls out new culinary programs in conjunction with the marketing and culinary teams
• Supervises co-workers to ensure the cleanliness, organization, and overall sanitation of the kitchen
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Oral & written communication

Computer literacy

MS Office

Education

Culinary degree

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Email & Internet

Job description

CulinArt Group, part of Compass Group USA, seeks a kitchen operations professional to support the Executive Chef, ensuring a safe, sanitary environment and directing meal preparation per corporate guidelines.

You will coordinate kitchen staff, manage food cost controls, and roll out culinary programs with marketing and culinary teams to deliver high-quality dining across client sites.