Sous Chef

Filetwigbay; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Consulting Excellence Group in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Senior Sous Chef ready to learn, contribute early, and grow with the company. The role offers leadership with real decision-making and growth potential in a full-time capacity.

Responsibilities include providing data-backed insights, clean hand-offs for inventory, and ensuring ServSafe standards while delivering results aligned with business objectives. The firm emphasizes coaching and weekend-friendly scheduling in CA.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of upselling experience in a hospitality or foodservice environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Clear, tidy documentation.
• Ability to work full-time in Costa Mesa, CA.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership with data-backed numbers.
• Deliver inventory management hand-off clearly.
• Maintain ServSafe certification standards.
• Deliver results aligned with business objectives.
• Own mistakes and celebrate wins.
• Coordinate banquet event orders fluently and explain them clearly.

Skills

Upselling experience

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Documentation clarity

Job description

We're hiring a Sous Chef in Costa Mesa who's ready to learn fast, contribute early, and grow with the company. This Sous Chef role at Consulting Excellence Group rewards initiative with $114,000 - $175,000, real decision-making power, and steady career advancement.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep Consulting Excellence Group leadership honest with numbers they can act on
• Hand off Inventory Management work clean enough that nobody has to ask twice
• Refuse to let ServSafe Certification debt quietly accumulate on your watch
• Deliver quietly-relentless results that align with broader business objectives
• Own your mistakes loudly and your wins quietly
• Pair Banquet Event Orders fluency with the patience to explain it plainly

What You'll Bring

• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
• 7+ years of Upselling reps, not just Upselling exposure
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Consulting Excellence Group builds general tools the way old shops built furniture — slowly, in Costa Mesa, CA, and with an oddball-friendly respect for the craft. At Consulting Excellence Group you're trusted with the why, not just handed the what.

This senior role pays $114,000 - $175,000 and surrounds it with coaching, coverage, and hours that respect your weekends in CA.

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