Executive Sous Chef — Lead Innovative Kitchens & Team

Compass Group USA; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Job summary

Compass Group USA is seeking an Executive Chef support role within Compass Corporate to oversee kitchen operations and uphold safety and sanitation standards. You will assist in preparing meals per corporate programs and guide staff.

The position emphasizes cost control, program rollout with marketing and culinary teams, and leadership across back-of-house teams, ensuring high quality, compliant food service across 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
• Mastery of a wide variety of kitchen positions and stations
• 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

Leadership

Staff development

Customer service

Oral/written communication

Education

B.S. Degree in Culinary Arts, Food Services Technology/Management, or A.O.S. in Culinary Arts with additional specialized training

Job description

Compass Group USA is seeking an Executive Chef support role within Compass Corporate to oversee kitchen operations and uphold safety and sanitation standards. You will assist in preparing meals per corporate programs and guide staff.

The position emphasizes cost control, program rollout with marketing and culinary teams, and leadership across back-of-house teams, ensuring high quality, compliant food service across sites.