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Corporate Event Sous Chef
Convene - San Francisco, CA
posted 4 days ago
About the position
We are seeking a seasoned Sous Chef to join our Culinary Team at our 100 Stockton property in San Francisco. The Sous Chef will report directly to the Executive Chef. This position requires experience in high-volume environments with a focus on presentation and conference style catering. As a Sous Chef, you will be responsible for assisting in maintenance of budgeted food cost, ordering, menu development, sanitation and overall food quality and presentation, as well as assisting in daily ordering and inventory.
Responsibilities
- Maintain full knowledge of menus, recipes, and other pertinent information
- Participate in company-wide cost savings initiatives
- Cooperate with implementation of cooperative training programs
- Display passion for increasing knowledge of the culinary field through collaborative development and curation of menus and specials
- Responsible for constant sanitation, organization, and proper food handling
- Cultivate a kitchen environment conducive to learning and growth opportunity through a pattern of hands-on leadership skills inclusive of the ability to delegate and follow up
Requirements
- A.O.S. Degree in Culinary Arts or culinary certificate and required experience
- Minimum 3 years of progressive culinary/kitchen management experience, depending upon formal degree of training
- Fine dining experience highly desirable
- Knowledge of café operations is a plus
- Extensive catering including high volume, complex foodservice operations experience desirable
- Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation
- Must be experienced with modern technology, to include MS Office suite, Outlook, and a variety of internal systems and programs that facilitate our F&B standards
- Must be willing to participate in client satisfaction programs/activities inclusive of following up with front of house teams
- Leading pre-shifts and recurring property leadership meetings
- Move, lift, carry, push, pull and place objects weighing less than or equal to 30 pounds without assistance
- Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping
- Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time
- Operate common kitchen equipment
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in high-volume environments
- Knowledge of food and catering trends
Benefits
- Excellent health coverage for you and your family starting day one
- Medical and insurance navigation support through Centivo Care
- Commuter Benefits
- Flexible vacation time plus time off for your birthday
- A Holiday closure each year to allow all employees to unplug and recharge
- 401K plan with company matching
- Professional development support
- A chance to be part of a dynamic, growing team
- The opportunity to have a significant impact on your team and the business in the work that you do
- A culture of GRIT (Genuine, Relentless, Integrity and Teamwork)
