Catering Sous Chef

Compass Group USA* Florida, United States of America

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Catering Sous Chef - St. Petersburg, FL

Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 / year

Other Forms of Compensation: Yearly Bonus Opportunity

Growth. Opportunity. Excellence.

Canteen brings break time to everyone. We combine food, service, and experience backed by industry-leading technology to help companies create a better workplace and connect their employees. Canteen’s solutions include markets, office coffee and snacks, unattended retail, and culinary.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their dedication, collaboration, and passion fuel our growth. Interested in joining our team? You bring the enthusiasm, customer service, and commitment; we’ll supply the opportunity and innovation. Together, we’ll continue to transform our industry.

Come grow with us. We are Canteen.

Job Summary:

As a Catering Sous Chef, you will ensure client and customer satisfaction by providing both culinary leadership and administrative support for the catering operation. You will assist the Catering Executive Chef in developing new menus, recipes, purchasing strategies, inventory management, event planning, and operational reporting. This role requires a professional with strong culinary expertise, organizational skills, and the ability to effectively manage both kitchen execution and administrative functions in a fast-paced corporate dining environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provides frontline culinary resources and support.
• Assists with food cost control, menu planning, purchasing, and ensures food quality standards are followed.
• Assists with planning and creating menus.
• Produces and executes catering events.
• Coordinates catering event logistics, production schedules, and operational timelines.
• Maintains accurate administrative records, including inventory, receiving logs, production reports, and recipe documentation.
• Assists with ordering, invoice reconciliation, inventory management, and vendor communications.
• Supports scheduling, staffing coordination, and labor management activities.
• Utilizes Microsoft Office applications and catering management systems to track operational metrics and support reporting.
• Rolls out new culinary programs in conjunction with marketing and culinary teams.
• Assists with managing cost controls, budgets, and account expenditures.
• Ensures compliance with company policies, food safety regulations, and operational procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
• 3 to 5 years of culinary management experience.
• Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, healthcare, and/or related food service operations.
• Hands-on chef experience is required.
• Extensive catering experience is preferred.
• Strong administrative, organizational, and time management skills.
• Experience with inventory management, purchasing, production planning, and operational reporting.
• High-volume batch cooking and complex food service operations experience is preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze food costs, labor costs, and operational data.
• ServSafe Certification is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Experience in using catering, inventory, or food-service management software is preferred.
• Associate’s degree in culinary arts is preferred.

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Canteen is a member of Compass Group USA

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Compass 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.

Qualified 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. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Canteen maintains a drug-free workplace.

Associates at Canteen are offered many fantastic benefits.

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance/ AD
Disability Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
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)
Paid Parental Leave
Personal Leave

Associates 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.

**Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details:

Req ID: 1553421

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