Sous Chef

Description

Saz's Catering is looking for an experienced full-time Sous Chef who is passionate about delivering the finest food to our guests. This is a floor-first leadership role — you'll spend the majority of your time in the kitchen leading culinary team members across our permanent facilities, event spaces, and client venues. Operating with an ownership mindset, the Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef in managing daily operations, upholds the highest standards of food quality and production, and helps foster a culture that reflects the mission, vision, and core values of our organization.

What You’ll Do

· Lead kitchen staff through daily prep, event execution, and quality control 

· Manage prep lists, assign tasks, and hold the team accountable to production standards 

· Create fire timelines and execute multiple events simultaneously 

· Lead off-site and mobile kitchen operations independently 

· Train, develop, and coach kitchen staff at all levels 

· Maintain food safety, HACCP compliance, and cleanliness standards 

· Support inventory, ordering, labor tracking, and month-end tasks

Schedule - Average 50 hours per week with availability for evenings, weekends, early mornings, and holidays

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive culinary experience with supervisory responsibility, with formal culinary training; or 8+ years without 
• Catering or contract culinary experience preferred 
• Current ServSafe certification 
• Valid driver's license 
• Spanish language skills a plus

We're proud to be an EIGHT-time recipient of the Top Workplace Award, and we want to show you why! Learn more about our team at Sazs.com.

At Saz's, we take care of our team. Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, paid vacation, 401(k), company-paid telemedicine coverage, annual shoe stipends, referral bonuses, and generous food and catering discounts. Eligibility is based on employment status and appropriate waiting period.

At Saz’s, we want you to be YOU – we celebrate everyone for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills – creating an inclusive environment for all team members.