Executive Sous Chef | Lead Culinary Team & Menu Innovation

Compass Group USA; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Job summary

Compass Group USA's Epicurean division is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to oversee kitchen operations at our Pasadena site, ensuring safety, sanitation and high‑quality meal preparation in line with corporate programs.

You will lead back‑of‑house staff, train teams, manage inventory and food costs, and collaborate with marketing and culinary teams to roll out new programs and menus. This role requires a culinary degree or equivalent experience and strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Culinary Arts, Food Services Technology/Management or related field; or A.O.S. in Culinary Arts with additional specialized training
• 3-5 years of relevant culinary experience
• Mastery of a wide variety of kitchen positions and stations
• Knowledge of food cost and how it pertains to a kitchen, product and quality identification
• Applied food service sanitation certification, SERVSAFE, and/or HACCP federal guideline certification
• Demonstrated understanding of current culinary market/trends and creative food presentation preferred

Responsibilities

• Assists Executive Chef to assure compliance with all sanitation, ServSafe, safety, production, and merchandising requirements
• Motivates, trains, develops and directs the back of house employees to accomplish the objectives of the operation to the satisfaction of the customers, clients, and sectors
• 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
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Food cost awareness

Sanitation certification

Interpersonal communication

Education

B.S./A.O.S. Culinary Arts or related field

Job description

Compass Group USA's Epicurean division is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to oversee kitchen operations at our Pasadena site, ensuring safety, sanitation and high‑quality meal preparation in line with corporate programs.

You will lead back‑of‑house staff, train teams, manage inventory and food costs, and collaborate with marketing and culinary teams to roll out new programs and menus. This role requires a culinary degree or equivalent experience and strong leadership and communication skills.