Executive Sous Chef: Lead Culinary Team & Excellence

Aramark; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Aramark is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to lead chef managers and hourly culinary staff, develop culinary solutions, and ensure top-tier food quality and presentation. You will oversee production, standards, and service while guiding a diverse team to meet client needs.

You will train staff, manage performance, and drive margins through efficient operations and strong guest engagement. This role emphasizes safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 4 years of culinary experience.
• At least 2 years in a management role preferred.
• Requires a culinary degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to simplify the agenda for the team.
• Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the food profession.
• This includes experiential knowledge required for management of people and/or problems.
• Requires oral, reading, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee culinary production and ensure alignment with the Executional Framework.
• Maintain proper culinary standards for production, presentation, and service.
• Manage a culinary team including chef managers and hourly staff to ensure quality.
• Train and manage culinary staff with best-practice food production techniques.
• Coach employees to align on goals and methods to achieve them.
• Reward and recognize employees.
• Plan and execute team meetings and daily huddles.
• Maintain staff records including training, shift openings/closings, and performance data.
• Develop and maintain client/guest rapport for mutually beneficial relationships.
• Interact with guests daily.
• Aggregate and communicate regional culinary and ingredient trends.
• Deliver food and labor targets.
• Focus on margin improvements; monitor performance metrics, data, orders, and inventory trends.
• Ensure efficient execution and delivery of culinary products per the daily menu.
• Maintain integrity of Aramark food offerings and food safety.
• Comply with safety, wage and hour policies and other regulations.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Team leadership

Communication skills

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent

Job description

Aramark is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to lead chef managers and hourly culinary staff, develop culinary solutions, and ensure top-tier food quality and presentation. You will oversee production, standards, and service while guiding a diverse team to meet client needs.

You will train staff, manage performance, and drive margins through efficient operations and strong guest engagement. This role emphasizes safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.