Senior Sous Chef — Events & Catering Lead

Elior Group; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Job summary

Elior North America is seeking an experienced sous chef for the Constellation Culinary Group in West Palm Beach, FL. You will supervise and contribute to the culinary team, overseeing menu development, production, and service for institutional and event settings.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, cost control and quality, with a focus on presentation, safety, and customer service in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 2 years of culinary management experience.
• Demonstrated institutional, hotel, or restaurant culinary skills to include large quantity production.
• Strong leadership, oral and written communication skills are required.
• A proven track record of successfully controlling costs and managing annual budgets.

Responsibilities

• Develop menus in accordance with consumer tastes, nutritional needs, ease of preparation and budgetary constraints; participate in menu development and testing.
• Maintain proper production, safety and sanitation standards.
• Direct and participate in the daily preparation of standard and gourmet food items.
• Evaluate the quality of raw food and ensure finished product quality.
• Inspect units to observe food prep quality, appearance, cleanliness and sanitation.
• Implement culinary production for special events and catered functions.
• Supervise and participate in the preparation and display of menu items for functions.
• Maintain inventory controls for food, supplies, and equipment; interview, select, train and evaluate staff.
• Control revenue and expenses to meet financial goals.
• Ensure the highest level of customer service.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Culinary management

Cost control

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in institutional management, nutrition, dietetics, or hotel and restaurant management

Job description

Elior North America is seeking an experienced sous chef for the Constellation Culinary Group in West Palm Beach, FL. You will supervise and contribute to the culinary team, overseeing menu development, production, and service for institutional and event settings.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, cost control and quality, with a focus on presentation, safety, and customer service in a fast-paced environment.