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promotes quality food services and ensures food safety and sanitation requirements are followed.\n• Drives the food production effort with the assistance of Food Supervisors\nAnnual Hiring Range:\n$80,168.40 - $82,000.00 Per Year\n\nBenefits\nPaid time off\n\n401k, with company match\n\nCompany sponsored life insurance\n\nMedical, dental, vision plans\n\nVoluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance\n\nVoluntary life, accident, and hospital plans\n\nEmployee Assistance Program\n\nCommuter benefits\n\nEmployee Discounts\n\nFree hot healthy meals for unit operations roles\n\nMainDuties and Responsibilities:\nResponsible for ensuring food specifications and labor objectives meet all Company and customer requirements\n\nSupervises department for quality and quantity; ensures items are produced and dated according to specification, and coding system is adhered to correctly (i.e. - FDA, USDA, HAACP and other governmental regulations)\n\nKeeps account of attendance, sets up paperwork, sets up each shift and assigns employees to specified sections (schedule optimization)\n\nOrders raw material from storeroom and produces extra meals at last minute as needed\n\nPrepares daily production sheet and assigns tasks to employees; works with and directs employees through the use ofthe production sheet and passenger counts\n\nResponsible for all food items after requisitioning them from the storeroom; training and recurrent training of all employees on proper procedures of preparation\n\nEnsures safety procedures are adhered to; maintain cleanliness through shift to ensure quality product\n\nManages daily production of hot and/or cold kitchens for quality and consistency\n\nEnsures compliance with company Wage & Hour policy, including ensuring employees get the rest & meal breaks and ensuring company processes are followed.\n\nTrains and monitors employees on proper work procedures to ensure maximum productivity with minimum labor and food expenses.\n\nMonitors daily manpower planning and schedules employees.\n\nResponsible for employee retention and reducing employee turnover.\n\nResponsible for coaching, counseling and preparing corrective actions for employees in compliance with the applicable union/collective bargaining agreement(s).\n\nReviews and ensures employees in chain of command are in correct cost centers and correct job titles.\n\nReviews and ensures union represented employees’ pay rates are correct based on wage scales and seniority.\n\nEmployeemust complete all company required training including but not limited to ServSafe\n\nCompliance with all company required policies, procedures and processes including but not limited to required training\n\nQualifications\nEducation:\nAssociates degree in the Culinary Arts or a Culinary Arts certification preferred.\n\nWork Experience:\nMinimum 1-3 years of experience as a Chef and/or Sous Chef required.\n\nMinimum 7 yearsof experienceas a cook required.\n\nPrevious supervisory experience working in a high volume, manufacturing, food production, restaurant or catering environment preferred.\n\nIn-flight catering experience or experience in a high-volume food service environment preferred.\n\nJob Skills:\nAbility to cook meals according to detailed specifications.\n\nAbility to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.\n\nMust have strong and effective leadership skills, and the ability to successfully manage a team of cooks.\n\nCurrent or previous labor relations experience is a plus, but not required.\n\nCandidate must be comfortable with all levels of employees and have the ability todrive positive program change.\n\nAbility to train others required.\n\nMust have the ability to give negative and positive feedback to employees on a daily basis.\n\nExcellent time management skills required. Ability to handle multiple tasks without losing focus on priorities.\n\nStrong organizational, analytical, communication and leadership skills required.\n\nMust be innovative and have the ability tomake changes to the operation as needed to further improve the work environment and unit performance.\n\nExperience with menu design a plus.\n\nBasic computer skills required. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products preferred.\n\nTechnical Skills: (Certificates, Licenses and Registration)\nServSafeCertified is preferred.\n\nLanguage / Communication Skills:\nMust have excellent written and oral communication skills.\n\nBi-lingual in Spanish is a plus.\n\nJob Dimensions\nGeographic Responsibility: USA\nType of Employment: Full-Time\nTravel %: Yes- Up to 25%\nExemption Classification: Exempt\nInternal Relationships: all production areas\nExternal Relationships: airline customers\nWork Environment / Requirements of the Job:\nRegularly, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during shifts of 10+ hours.\n\nIn a normal production kitchen facility,there may be physical discomfort due to temperature and noise.\n\nMust be able to lift, push, pull and move product, equipment, supplies, etc., in excess of twenty-five (25) pounds.\n\nA rotating schedule of over 55 hours per week is typical.\n\nBudget / Revenue Responsibility: N/A\nOrganization Structure\nDirect Line Manager (Title): ExecutiveSousChef, Operationsor Executive Chef, Operations\nNumber of Direct Reports: Upto40,varies by unit (Head Cook, Specialty Cook, Assistant Cookin Hot Kitchen)\nNumber of Dotted Line Reports: N/A\nEstimated Total Size of Team: Upto40, varies by unit\nGate Group Competencies Required to be Successful in the Job:\nThinking - Information Search and analysis & problem resolution skills\n\nEngaging - Understanding others, Team Leadership and Developing People\n\nInspiring - Influencing and building relationships, Motivating and Inspiring, Communicating effectively\n\nAchieving - Delivering business results under pressure, Championing Performance Improvement and Customer Focus\n\nDemonstrated Values to be Successful in the Position\nEmployees at gategroup are expected to live our Values of Excellence, Passion, Responsibility and Respect. To demonstrate these Values, we expect to observe the following from everyone:\nExcellence\nWe put the customer at the forefront of everything we do, taking time to understand their needs, wishes and desires.\n\nWe constantly learn by giving and receiving feedback, improving from our mistakes and bettering ourselves.\n\nPassion\nHospitality, in its purest form, comes down to a single, core principle: care. We do everything with thoughtfulness, attention, and care.\n\nWe have a growth mindset, a resilience that makes us determined to bounce back from failures and setbacks.\n\nResponsibility\nWe care about what we do, and we understand the impact we have on others and the planet.\n\nWe always look out for each other -creating a safe workplace environment is everyone’s responsibility.\n\nRespect\nEvery job matters. We each do our part to ensure our colleagues and our customers succeed in their goals.\n\nWe respect each other’s voices and foster a workplace that supports inclusion and belonging. We are all one gategroup.\n\nThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.\ngategroup is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status or other category under applicable law.\nFor further information regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf\nFor further information regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf\nWe anticipate that this job will close on:\n10/20/2026Please click here to view our North America Applicant Privacy Notice.\nIf you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories,join us!","description_format":"text","description_chars":8721,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"associate","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Catering & Food Services","Commercial Aviation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-13T23:39:15Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-22T02:50:23Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":null,"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":82000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/gategroup-sous-chef","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/gategroup-sous-chef.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T22:40:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":8009,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1979495},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1979495"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fgategroup-sous-chef"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fgategroup-sous-chef"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fgategroup-sous-chef"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/gategroup-sous-chef\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fgategroup-sous-chef"}]}