Senior Sous Chef - High-Volume Airline Kitchen

SkyChefs; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

SkyChefs is seeking a Sous Chef for high-volume commercial cooking at our Santa Ana site. The role involves preparing high-quality airline meals, supervising kitchen helpers, and ensuring safety, hygiene and production schedules are met.

The successful candidate will have 3–5 years in commercial cooking or culinary school apprenticeship/certification, strong HACCP knowledge, and skills in budgeting, people leadership, and Microsoft Office applications.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of experience in commercial cooking or Apprenticeship or Certification from culinary school required.
• Knowledge of food and hygiene regulations (HACCP)
• Understand and demonstrate concepts of financial controls (e.g., keep food cost within budget, control stock levels, minimize waste)
• Good communication and organizational skills
• Service orientation
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows-based computer applications

Responsibilities

• Oversee food production in a high-volume kitchen, ensuring quality, safety and timely output.
• Supervise, coordinate and train kitchen helpers, and manage inventory
• Maintain HACCP and hygiene standards, perform quality checks on goods received
• Monitor food cost, stock levels and waste to meet budget targets
• Lead and motivate the kitchen team to deliver menus and production targets

Job description

SkyChefs is seeking a Sous Chef for high-volume commercial cooking at our Santa Ana site. The role involves preparing high-quality airline meals, supervising kitchen helpers, and ensuring safety, hygiene and production schedules are met.

The successful candidate will have 3–5 years in commercial cooking or culinary school apprenticeship/certification, strong HACCP knowledge, and skills in budgeting, people leadership, and Microsoft Office applications.