Production Sous Chef

About the role

Join our Community Kitchen team as a hands-on culinary leader overseeing daily meal production. You will ensure the consistent preparation of high-quality, nutritious meals that support community feeding programs and other initiatives, including Kids Cafe, Summer Feeding, Medically Tailored Meals, and emergency feeding efforts. This role combines strong culinary expertise with operational excellence, collaborative leadership, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Executive Chef in planning, organizing, and overseeing all catering food production and execution.
• Lead the preparation, cooking, packaging, and presentation of food for on-site and off-site catering events while ensuring exceptional quality and consistency.
• Coordinate daily catering production schedules with the production kitchen to ensure efficient workflow and timely completion of all orders.
• Supervise kitchen staff, temporary employees, volunteers, and culinary trainees during catering production and event execution.
• Monitor food safety and sanitation practices to ensure compliance with ServSafe guidelines, local health department regulations, and organizational policies.
• Maintain inventory of catering-specific food, supplies, smallwares, and equipment; assist with ordering and receiving.
• Work collaboratively with the Catering Team, Production Team, and other departments to ensure successful event execution.
• Train, coach, and mentor culinary staff on production techniques, customer service, food presentation, and kitchen best practices.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8-10 verifiable years of industry experience as a Sous Chef, Kitchen Manager, or equivalent in a high-volume kitchen environment.
• Verified ServSafe Certification.
• Degree in Culinary Arts or Food Service Management from an accredited university or equivalent industry experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in Food Service coupled with agility and emotional intelligence to lead a complex and geographically diverse team.
• Must be willing and able to carry bulk materials consistently, up to about 50 lbs.

Skills

• Collaborative people leader with strong vision to deliver profitable business results.
• Able to influence and inform strategic development for function and business.
• Great presentation skills with ability to effectively convey ideas and solutions.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite applications.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Wellness programs, generous sick/personal time off, and 14 paid holidays.
• Childcare resources and organization-wide engagement days for rest and reflection.
• Professional development through our Learning Lab, including workshops, online courses, and book resources.
• Tuition assistance and certificate reimbursement for job-related training.
• Peer-recognition platform (Bonusly) and employee resource groups to foster community and belonging.
• 401(k) program with a 4% company match after one year of service.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $63,982 - $86,583. The final rate may be influenced by factors such as the position's scope and responsibilities, work experience, training, job-related skills, internal equity, and market conditions.