Executive Sous Chef — Lead Culinary Excellence

Compass Group USA; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible Time Off Plan

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

FSAs

Job summary

Levy, in partnership with Compass Group USA, is seeking an Executive Sous Chef at The Classic Center in Athens, GA. This role supports the Executive Chef in overseeing kitchen operations, ensuring safe, sanitary conditions, and adherence to corporate guidelines.

You will lead culinary teams, coordinate menus, manage cost controls, and roll out new culinary programs with marketing and culinary teams. Strong culinary experience in high-volume environments is required.

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

Food cost knowledge

Computer skills

High volume operations

Institutional cooking

Batch cooking

Education

Culinary degree (B.S./A.O.S.)

Job description

Levy, in partnership with Compass Group USA, is seeking an Executive Sous Chef at The Classic Center in Athens, GA. This role supports the Executive Chef in overseeing kitchen operations, ensuring safe, sanitary conditions, and adherence to corporate guidelines.

You will lead culinary teams, coordinate menus, manage cost controls, and roll out new culinary programs with marketing and culinary teams. Strong culinary experience in high-volume environments is required.