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Sous Chef

Puff 'N Stuff Catering • Tampa, FL, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for food, customer service, and operational excellence. Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where creativity and trust are at the heart of everything you do. If so, we want you to join our team as a Sous Chef at Puff ‘n Stuff, a premier catering company dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences.

At Puff ‘n Stuff, we don’t just cater events—we create memorable experiences. Our team is driven by four core values :

  • Passion : We love what we do and take pride in delivering exceptional food and service.
  • Customer Focus : We go above and beyond to exceed client expectations.
  • Trust : We build lasting relationships with clients, partners, and team members through integrity and reliability.
  • Creativity : We embrace innovation to craft unique culinary and event experiences.

Puff 'n Stuff Catering is looking for a Sous Chef to assist creating innovative menus and recipes and managing the kitchen activities and staff to achieve the highest level of client satisfaction whilst maintaining profitability.

As a working manager in a high volume Catering Commissary, the Sous Chef ensures perfection from inception through execution while exhibiting exemplary leadership, partnership, creativity and passion in conjunction with the Executive Chef.

Primary Job Functions :

  • Communicate with Culinary Team regularly to provide proper direction, clear expectations, performance feedback, and necessary coaching
  • Train and supervise the Culinary Team, both in-house and on-site, to ensure the production of high quality foods on a consistent basis, implementing and or maintaining new training procedures to enhance performance of team, and prepare for future promotion opportunities
  • Ensure culinary standards, including recipes, and production procedures, are being followed consistently both in-house and on-site ensuring the production of high quality foods.
  • Travel to events within the region to provide training, support and quality control for the dispatched culinary teams
  • Assist in leading culinary team during Disaster Relief contracts as necessary
  • Actively seek out new information to keep current with culinary and seasonal trends, including service and presentation styles
  • Requisite Skills and Experience :

  • A degree in Culinary Arts or a related certification and or
  • Minimum 2-4 years of culinary management experience, preferably in high volume, multi-outlet resort, restaurant or food service facility with verifiable progressive career development
  • experience in successfully managing and meeting goals as it relates to budgets, labor, team performance, health code and inspections
  • Excellent written, verbal, organizational and interpersonal communication skills
  • Enthusiasm for hospitality industry and culinary innovation
  • Proficient with standard technology, including computers, tablets and smart phones, Microsoft Office products with a focus on Excel.
  • Ability and willingness to travel within the region and work nights and weekends and some Holidays.
  • Solid understanding of Federal, State and local food sanitation regulations
  • Compensation and Benefits :

  • Competitive compensation available, commensurate with experience and leadership abilities
  • Benefits available including health and dental coverage, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid time off
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