Sous Chef

Puff 'n Stuff Catering and Events; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental coverage

401(k)

Flexible spending account

Paid time off

Job summary

Puff ‘n Stuff Catering and Events in Tampa is seeking a dynamic Sous Chef to lead the culinary team, design innovative menus, and ensure top quality food and service at high-volume events.

As a working manager, you will train staff, oversee production, travel to events within the region, and partner with the Executive Chef to maintain profitability while delivering exceptional client experiences.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in Culinary Arts or related certification.
• 2-4 years of culinary management experience in high-volume settings.
• Strong knowledge of budgets, labor, and health inspections.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with Culinary Team to provide direction and coaching.
• Train and supervise the Culinary Team on-site and in-house; ensure high-quality production.
• Enforce culinary standards, recipes, and procedures consistently.
• Travel to events within the region to training and quality control.
• Lead culinary team during Disaster Relief contracts when needed.
• Stay updated on culinary trends and service/presentation styles.

Skills

Culinary management

Budgeting & labor

Team leadership

Food safety & regs

Hospitality

Excel

Travel readiness

Education

Culinary Arts degree or related certification

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for food, customer service, and operational excellence. Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where creativity and trust are at the heart of everything you do. If so, we want you to join our team as a Sous Chef at Puff ‘n Stuff, a premier catering company dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences.

At Puff ‘n Stuff, we don’t just cater events—we create memorable experiences. Our team is driven by four core values:

• Passion: We love what we do and take pride in delivering exceptional food and service.
• Customer Focus: We go above and beyond to exceed client expectations.
• Trust: We build lasting relationships with clients, partners, and team members through integrity and reliability.
• Creativity: We embrace innovation to craft unique culinary and event experiences.

Puff 'n Stuff Catering is looking for a Sous Chef to assist creating innovative menus and recipes and managing the kitchen activities and staff to achieve the highest level of client satisfaction whilst maintaining profitability.

As a working manager in a high volume Catering Commissary, the Sous Chef ensures perfection from inception through execution while exhibiting exemplary leadership, partnership, creativity and passion in conjunction with the Executive Chef.

Primary Job Functions:

• Communicate with Culinary Team regularly to provide proper direction, clear expectations, performance feedback, and necessary coaching
• Train and supervise the Culinary Team, both in-house and on-site, to ensure the production of high quality foods on a consistent basis, implementing and or maintaining new training procedures to enhance performance of team, and prepare for future promotion opportunities
• Ensure culinary standards, including recipes, and production procedures, are being followed consistently both in-house and on-site ensuring the production of high quality foods.
• Travel to events within the region to provide training, support and quality control for the dispatched culinary teams
• Assist in leading culinary team during Disaster Relief contracts as necessary
• Actively seek out new information to keep current with culinary and seasonal trends, including service and presentation styles

Requisite Skills and Experience:

• A degree in Culinary Arts or a related certification and or
• Minimum 2-4 years of culinary management experience, preferably in high volume, multi-outlet resort, restaurant or food service facility with verifiable progressive career development
• experience in successfully managing and meeting goals as it relates to budgets, labor, team performance, health code and inspections
• Excellent written, verbal, organizational and interpersonal communication skills
• Enthusiasm for hospitality industry and culinary innovation
• Proficient with standard technology, including computers, tablets and smart phones, Microsoft Office products with a focus on Excel.
• Ability and willingness to travel within the region and work nights and weekends and some Holidays.
• Solid understanding of Federal, State and local food sanitation regulations

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation available, commensurate with experience and leadership abilities
• Benefits available including health and dental coverage, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid time off