SOUS CHEF (FULL TIME)

Compass Group, North America; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 34,440 - 37,195; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement benefits

Health and wellness programs

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Compass Group, North America is seeking a full-time SOUS CHEF at Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, UT. This role involves assisting the Executive Chef and supervising kitchen staff while ensuring high standards of food safety and quality.

The ideal candidate will have prior culinary experience and must be able to interact positively with customers. Benefits include health insurance, retirement plans, and more.

Qualifications

• Previous culinary experience required.
• Understanding of food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Ability to supervise and manage kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• Helps Executive Chef prepare and cook foods.
• Coordinates activities of cooks and food–service associates.
• Ensures proper food handling, presentation, and maintenance of serving temperatures.
• Interacts with customers to resolve complaints.
• Monitors inventory and deliveries of product and supplies.

Skills

Culinary experience

Food safety knowledge

Team supervision

Job description

Bon Appetit is hiring immediately for a full‑time SOUS CHEF position.

Location: Western Governors University - 4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. Online applications accepted only.

Schedule: Full time; Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM. More details upon interview.

Requirement: Previous culinary experience required.

Pay Range: $25–$27 per hour.

Job Summary

Helps Executive Chef prepare and cook foods. Coordinates activities of cooks and other food‑service associates. Assumes responsibility for kitchen and food‑service associates in absence of Executive Chef.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Cooks and prepares food following approved recipes and production standards, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Supervises hourly food service associates including interviewing, scheduling, payroll, training, counseling, performance reviews, and recommending disciplinary action.
• Stores food in designated areas following all corporate, state and federal food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Ensures proper food handling, presentation, portion control and maintenance of appropriate serving temperatures.
• Maintains sanitation of equipment, supplies and utensils; cleans workstation and display equipment in compliance with all sanitation, safety, production and merchandising requirements.
• Interacts with customers to resolve complaints in a friendly, service‑oriented manner.
• Demonstrates complete understanding of daily menu items and explains them to associates and customers.
• Keeps up with peak production and service hours.
• Monitors inventory and deliveries of product and supplies, tracking consumption and waste, and informs supervisor when supplies or product are low.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Full‑time and part‑time positions offer retirement, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, voluntary benefits including critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, legal services, and choice auto and home program.

Full‑time positions also offer medical, dental, vision, life insurance/AD, disability insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, and flexible spending accounts.

EEO Statement

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.

This job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. The Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Note: Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Bon Appetit maintains a drug‑free workplace.