Executive Sous Chef

Executive Sous Chef - Los Angeles, CA

Eurest is seeking a talented Executive Sous Chef to join a fast-paced corporate dining operation where culinary excellence meets high-volume execution. If you thrive in a high volume dining environment and know how to elevate Executive Dining to a true guest experience, we want you in our kitchen. You'll partner closely with the Executive Chef to run daily kitchen operations, mentor a strong back-of-house team, and keep culinary standards — and safety standards — at their best.

What You'll Do

• Support the Executive Chef in ensuring full compliance with sanitation, ServSafe, safety, production, and merchandising standards
• Motivate, train, develop, and lead back-of-house staff to consistently exceed customer and client expectations
• Creatively prepare and present high-quality food in a cost-effective, on-brand way
• Assist with planning, ordering, inventory management, and food preparation across all dining operations
• Support cost controls and help manage expenditures for the account
• Roll out new culinary programs in partnership with marketing and culinary leadership
• Oversee a high-quality a la carte dining program, including Executive Dining
• Take on additional responsibilities as the operation calls for it

What We're Looking For

• B.S. in Culinary Arts, Food Service Technology/Management, or related field; or A.O.S. in Culinary Arts with specialized training
• 3-5 years of relevant culinary experience
• Mastery across a wide variety of kitchen positions and stations
• Quick, creative thinking — able to produce and serve on the fly
• Solid understanding of food cost management, product identification, and quality standards
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Current food safety sanitation certification — ServSafe and/or HACCP
• A finger on the pulse of culinary trends and a passion for creative food presentation preferred

Why Join Us Join a corporate dining program where culinary creativity is valued and career growth is real. You'll work alongside a strong leadership team, have the resources to bring fresh ideas to life, and play a key role in shaping a dining experience that keeps guests coming back.

Eurest is a member of Compass Group USA

Associates at Eurest are offered many fantastic benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, holiday time off, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, paid parental leave, and personal leave.