EXECUTIVE SOUS CHEF

About the position

The Executive Sous Chef at Delta Center for the Utah Jazz and Utah Hockey Club is responsible for supporting the Executive Chef in overseeing kitchen operations, ensuring a safe and sanitary work environment, and preparing meals according to corporate guidelines. This role emphasizes leadership, culinary creativity, and operational efficiency within a dynamic sports and entertainment hospitality setting.

Responsibilities

• Assists Executive Chef to assure compliance with all sanitation, ServSafe, safety, production, and merchandising requirements.
• Motivates, trains, develops and directs the back of house employees to accomplish the objectives of the operation to the satisfaction of the customers, clients, and sectors.
• Ensures that high quality food items are creatively prepared and presented in a cost effective manner.
• Assists in all phases of planning, ordering, inventory, and food preparation.
• Supports the management of cost controls and control expenditures for the account.
• Rolls out new culinary programs in conjunction with the marketing and culinary teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in Culinary Arts, Food Services Technology/Management/or related field; or A.O.S. Degree in Culinary Arts with additional specialized training.
• 3-5 years of relevant culinary experience.
• Mastery of a wide variety of kitchen positions and stations.
• Ability to think on their feet, as well as create, produce, and serve on the fly.
• Knowledge of food cost and how it pertains to a kitchen, product and quality identification.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and oral/written communication skills.
• Applied food service sanitation certification, SERVSAFE, and/or HACCP federal guideline certification.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated understanding of current culinary market/trends and creative food presentation preferred.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Flexible Time Off Plan
• 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)