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At Bon Appetit you won't find our managers referring to a corporate recipe book or our chefs microwaving the lunch special. We do not have standardized recipes or central commissaries, instead, our chefs and managers are expected to stay abreast of current culinary trends and bring cutting edge food into their cafes. We are a restaurant company that operates in contract food service. That means you will have the freedom to be creative, take risks, and truly shine. We are committed to our staff growing, trying new things, and learning all that they can. Our rapid growth and breadth of accounts translates into exciting opportunities for our people!\nJob Summary\nThe Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef in leading daily culinary operations within a high-volume, fast-paced, multi-kitchen corporate dining environment and reports to the Executive Chef.\nThis is a hands-on leadership role responsible for daily kitchen execution, food quality, production, employee supervision and development, ordering, inventory, safety, sanitation, cost awareness, and consistent execution of Bon Appétit standards.\nThe Sous Chef is expected to take ownership of their assigned operation, lead employees through preparation and service, solve problems proactively, plan ahead, and maintain an organized, productive, safe, and service-ready kitchen.\nKey Responsibilities\nProvide hands-on leadership during preparation, production, and service while maintaining strong standards for food quality, flavor, presentation, organization, and consistency.\nLead, coach, and develop culinary employees through clear priorities, assignments, training, feedback, and accountability.\nMonitor production, plan ahead, and identify staffing, equipment, ingredient, or service concerns before they impact the operation.\nSupport the Executive Chef with menu planning, menu engineering, production planning, and consistent recipe execution.\nAssist with ordering, inventory, food-cost control, product utilization, waste reduction, and approved purchasing standards.\nMaintain and reinforce food-safety, sanitation, allergen, workplace-safety, and audit-readiness standards.\nSupport staffing, employee deployment, timekeeping, meal-period compliance, and overtime awareness.\nWork effectively with limited direct supervision and make sound decisions within assigned responsibilities.\nMaintain the professionalism, responsiveness, food quality, and hospitality expected in a corporate dining environment.\nWork collaboratively with the Executive Chef, Culinary Director, BOH, FOH, catering, executive dining, pantry, and other campus teams\nLeadership Expectations\nThe Sous Chef should demonstrate excellent culinary skills, hands-on leadership, ownership, accountability, self-motivation, organization, urgency, problem-solving, teamwork, planning, and genuine interest in developing employees.\nPreferred Qualifications\nCulinary degree preferred or equivalent professional experience.\nProgressive culinary or kitchen-management experience.\nExperience supervising or leading culinary employees.\nHigh-volume, complex foodservice experience strongly preferred.\nStrong knowledge of scratch cooking, production planning, ordering, inventory, food cost, safety, and sanitation.\nCorporate dining, catering, or special-event experience preferred.\nServSafe certification highly desirable.\nOperational Expectations\nMust be comfortable working in an active, high-volume, multi-kitchen culinary environment.\nMust be prepared to work the hours necessary to successfully lead the operation and meet Bon Appétit management standards, business demands, and leadership responsibilities.\nSchedule flexibility may be required based on staffing, business volume, special events, and operational needs.\nApply to Bon Appetit today!\nBon Appetit is a member of Compass Group USA.\nClick here to Learn More about the Compass Story\nAssociates atBon Appetit are offered many fantastic benefits.\nMedical\nDental\nVision\nLife Insurance/ AD\nDisability Insurance\nRetirement Plan\nPaid Time Off\nHoliday Time Off (varies by site/state)\nAssociate Shopping Program\nHealth and Wellness Programs\nDiscount Marketplace\nIdentity Theft Protection\nPet Insurance\nCommuter Benefits\nEmployee Assistance Program\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)\nPaid Parental Leave\nPersonal Leave\nAssociates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.\nhttps://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023_WageTransparency_BAMCO.pdf\nCompass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.\nQualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. 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