Sous Chef

Position Title: Sous Chef

Salary: 75,000-85,000

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Our Passion is Food!

At Bon Appetit Management Company we are committed to two things, great food and outstanding service! At Bon Appetit you won't find our managers referring to a corporate recipe book or our chefs microwaving the lunch special. We do not have standardized recipes or central commissaries, instead, our chefs and managers are expected to stay abreast of current culinary trends and bring cutting edge food into their cafes. We are a restaurant company that operates in contract food service. That means you will have the freedom to be creative, take risks, and truly shine. We are committed to our staff growing, trying new things, and learning all that they can. Our rapid growth and breadth of accounts translates into exciting opportunities for our people!

Job Summary

The Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef in leading daily culinary operations within a high-volume, fast-paced, multi-kitchen corporate dining environment and reports to the Executive Chef.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for daily kitchen execution, food quality, production, employee supervision and development, ordering, inventory, safety, sanitation, cost awareness, and consistent execution of Bon Appétit standards.

The Sous Chef is expected to take ownership of their assigned operation, lead employees through preparation and service, solve problems proactively, plan ahead, and maintain an organized, productive, safe, and service-ready kitchen.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on leadership during preparation, production, and service while maintaining strong standards for food quality, flavor, presentation, organization, and consistency.
• Lead, coach, and develop culinary employees through clear priorities, assignments, training, feedback, and accountability.
• Monitor production, plan ahead, and identify staffing, equipment, ingredient, or service concerns before they impact the operation.
• Support the Executive Chef with menu planning, menu engineering, production planning, and consistent recipe execution.
• Assist with ordering, inventory, food-cost control, product utilization, waste reduction, and approved purchasing standards.
• Maintain and reinforce food-safety, sanitation, allergen, workplace-safety, and audit-readiness standards.
• Support staffing, employee deployment, timekeeping, meal-period compliance, and overtime awareness.
• Work effectively with limited direct supervision and make sound decisions within assigned responsibilities.
• Maintain the professionalism, responsiveness, food quality, and hospitality expected in a corporate dining environment.
• Work collaboratively with the Executive Chef, Culinary Director, BOH, FOH, catering, executive dining, pantry, and other campus teams

Leadership Expectations

The Sous Chef should demonstrate excellent culinary skills, hands-on leadership, ownership, accountability, self-motivation, organization, urgency, problem-solving, teamwork, planning, and genuine interest in developing employees.

Preferred Qualifications

• Culinary degree preferred or equivalent professional experience.
• Progressive culinary or kitchen-management experience.
• Experience supervising or leading culinary employees.
• High-volume, complex foodservice experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of scratch cooking, production planning, ordering, inventory, food cost, safety, and sanitation.
• Corporate dining, catering, or special-event experience preferred.
• ServSafe certification highly desirable.

Operational Expectations

• Must be comfortable working in an active, high-volume, multi-kitchen culinary environment.
• Must be prepared to work the hours necessary to successfully lead the operation and meet Bon Appétit management standards, business demands, and leadership responsibilities.
• Schedule flexibility may be required based on staffing, business volume, special events, and operational needs.

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Associates at Bon Appetit are offered many fantastic benefits.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Personal Leave

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, 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 the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.

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

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Bon Appetit maintains a drug-free workplace.

Req ID: 1573378

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