In-Flight Kitchen Sous Chef — Lead, Quality & Safety

gategroup; Town of Newark (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401k with company match

Life insurance

Medical, dental, vision plans

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Discounts

Free meals

Job summary

gategroup is seeking a motivated Sous Chef to support unit culinary operations for airline catering, reporting to the Executive Sous Chef/Executive Chef. Lead production, ensure safety and quality, and drive labor efficiency in Newark, NJ. Salary ranges 70–75K with full benefits and401k options.

The role requires 1–3 years as a Chef/Sous Chef, 7 years cooking, and supervisory experience in high-volume food service. ServSafe knowledge preferred and strong leadership essential.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in the Culinary Arts or a Culinary Arts certification preferred.
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience as a Chef and/or Sous Chef.
• Minimum 7 years of experience as a cook.
• Previous supervisory experience in a high-volume food production environment preferred.
• In-flight catering experience or experience in a high-volume food service environment preferred.
• ServSafe certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures food specifications and labor objectives meet all Company and customer requirements.
• Supervises department for quality and quantity; ensures items are produced and dated according to specification, and coding system is adhered to (FDA, USDA, HACCP and other regulations).
• Keeps track of attendance, sets up shipments, assigns employees to sections; optimizes schedules.
• Orders raw materials from storeroom and produces extra meals as needed.
• Prepares daily production sheet and assigns tasks to employees; works with passenger counts.
• Trains and recurrently trains employees on proper procedures of preparation.
• Ensures safety procedures are adhered to; maintains cleanliness to ensure quality product.
• Manages daily production of hot and/or cold kitchens for quality and consistency.
• Ensures wage & hour policy compliance including rest and meal breaks.
• Trains and monitors employees to maximize productivity while controlling costs.
• Monitors daily manpower planning and schedules employees.
• Responsible for employee retention and reducing turnover.
• Coaches and prepares corrective actions per union agreements.
• Reviews pay rates for union employees and assigns correct cost centers.
• Employee must complete ServSafe training and other required policies.

Skills

Leadership

Culinary Arts

Food Safety

Menu Design

Training

Labor Management

Education

Associates degree in Culinary Arts

Tools

Microsoft Office

ServSafe

Job description

gategroup is seeking a motivated Sous Chef to support unit culinary operations for airline catering, reporting to the Executive Sous Chef/Executive Chef. Lead production, ensure safety and quality, and drive labor efficiency in Newark, NJ. Salary ranges 70–75K with full benefits and401k options.

The role requires 1–3 years as a Chef/Sous Chef, 7 years cooking, and supervisory experience in high-volume food service. ServSafe knowledge preferred and strong leadership essential.