Lead Sous Chef - Premier Corporate Dining & Events

Restaurant Associates; Montgomery Township (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Job summary

Restaurant Associates seeks an experienced Sous Chef to support a high‑end corporate dining account in Skillman, NJ. You will assist in cost controls, menu planning, and executing catering events within a premier client environment.

Ideal candidates bring a strong fine dining background, leadership experience, and a passion for quality, presentation, and guest experience. Culinary program rollouts and collaboration with marketing are part of the role.

Qualifications

• A.S. or equivalent experience.
• Culinary background in fine dining, upscale restaurants, or other high‑end culinary operations.
• Strong culinary standards with a passion for quality, presentation, and guest experience.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience required.
• Experience with catering and special events is highly desirable.
• Bilingual skills are a plus.
• Professional, polished, and comfortable working directly within a premier client environment.
• Catering experience required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• Must be experienced with computers; MS Office (Word, Excel and Power Point), Outlook, E-mail and the Internet

Responsibilities

• Assists the Executive Chef with managing cost controls and control expenditures for the account.
• Assists the Executive Chef with planning and creating menus.
• Produces and execute catering events.
• Rolls out new culinary programs in conjunction with Company marketing and culinary team

Skills

Culinary leadership

Fine dining background

Menu planning

Catering & events

Food cost controls

Guest experience

Supervisory experience

Bilingual

Office software proficiency

Education

A.S. or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Restaurant Associates seeks an experienced Sous Chef to support a high‑end corporate dining account in Skillman, NJ. You will assist in cost controls, menu planning, and executing catering events within a premier client environment.

Ideal candidates bring a strong fine dining background, leadership experience, and a passion for quality, presentation, and guest experience. Culinary program rollouts and collaboration with marketing are part of the role.