Catering Sous Chef
About The Position
Bon Appétit Management Company is seeking a Catering Sous Chef for its San Francisco team. The role shapes the café’s daily culinary experience by overseeing food quality, driving culinary operations, and ensuring efficient service. It calls for broad culinary knowledge, creativity, and the ability to mentor and inspire a high-performing kitchen team. The Catering Sous Chef handles administrative and operational duties, including monitoring the overall budget, and collaborates with the Chef de Cuisine and catering team to build stakeholder relationships and improve operational excellence and the user experience. The role also champions workplace and food safety, including allergen management, and supports the client food program’s vision of using food choices and experiences to foster more sustainable lifestyles and communities.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of kitchen supervisory experience or applicable culinary leadership experience in a similar-volume, high-quality food service establishment.
- Catering experience is required.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Computer and technical proficiency, including working knowledge of Google Suite tools.
Nice To Haves
- ServSafe Certification is preferred.
- Experience managing in a union environment is a plus.
- Passion for the intersection of exceptional food, sustainability, and hospitality.
Responsibilities
- Manage workplace and food safety standards, including allergen management.
- Execute and refine culinary offerings to contribute to the dining experience.
- Follow menu, production, and preparation guidelines, opening and closing checklists, and responsibility guides.
- Prepare and present balanced meals that fuel and delight users.
- Set and maintain expectations for engaging hospitality across service interactions.
- Train, coach, and develop kitchen team members.
- Assist the Chef de Cuisine with ingredient and product procurement in accordance with sector and food program purchasing standards, emphasizing sustainability.
- Monitor the overall budget and handle administrative and operational tasks.
- Collaborate with the Chef de Cuisine and catering team to build stakeholder relationships and support operational excellence and an improved user experience.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life and accidental death insurance, and disability insurance.
- Retirement plan.
- Paid time off and holiday time off, varying by site and state.
- Associate Shopping Program and Discount Marketplace.
- Health and Wellness Programs.
- Identity Theft Protection.
- Pet Insurance.
- Commuter Benefits.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
- Paid Parental Leave.
- Personal Leave.
- Associates may be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits under applicable laws.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
