Senior Sous Chef – High-Volume Commissary Leader

Compass Group USA; Los Gatos (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Commuter Benefits

Job summary

Wolfgang Puck Catering seeks a Senior Sous Chef to lead a corporate dining account, catering programs, and special events from a centralized commissary. You will partner with the Executive Chef and account chefs to ensure consistency, efficiency, and high-quality food experiences at scale.

The role emphasizes mentoring teams, driving innovation, and delivering exceptional guest experiences. It offers growth, mentorship, and a fast-paced, collaborative kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading culinary operations in commissaries, production kitchens, or large catering environments.
• Strong grasp of high-volume production, batch cooking, recipes, and QC.
• Ability to coordinate priorities with attention to detail and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily culinary operations in commissary and production kitchen.
• Lead food prep, production, packaging, and distribution for accounts and events.
• Collaborate with Executive Chefs to execute menus and schedules.
• Coach and develop culinary team members with ongoing training.
• Manage production timelines and logistics for on-time client delivery.
• Monitor inventory, ordering, receiving, and rotation activities.
• Support cost-control through production planning and waste reduction.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, HACCP, and standards.
• Work with leadership on new menu items and operational improvements.
• Assist with large-scale catering production and events as needed.
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive, team-focused culture.

Skills

Culinary leadership

High-volume production

Team leadership

Food safety

Inventory management

Production planning

Operational excellence

Coaching

Education

Culinary degree

ServSafe

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Wolfgang Puck Catering seeks a Senior Sous Chef to lead a corporate dining account, catering programs, and special events from a centralized commissary. You will partner with the Executive Chef and account chefs to ensure consistency, efficiency, and high-quality food experiences at scale.

The role emphasizes mentoring teams, driving innovation, and delivering exceptional guest experiences. It offers growth, mentorship, and a fast-paced, collaborative kitchen environment.