Sous Chef

Would you enjoy working with a top-talent Culinary Team, using only the finest quality ingredients, and serving to an appreciative and discerning group of people? How about getting nights and weekends off, as well as holidays, so you can enjoy your family and friends? If you are talented, passionate about food, friendly and curious, come and join us at Pixar Animation Studios.  The Sous Chef takes responsibility in assisting the Chef De Cuisine in managing Café employees, food preparation, kitchen operations, and guest services for the Café. The Sous Chef will create weekly changing, consistent, cost-efficient menus. This role also creates catering menus and executes catering events, works with Chef de Cuisine to determine staffing requirements, provide input to employment decisions, provide performance feedback to employees, and ensures adherence to operational, quality, and safety guidelines. In addition, the person in this role will have overall responsibility for compliance with food safety and handling requirements, ordering all necessary food and kitchen supplies, and the maintenance and upkeep of kitchen equipment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ability to create weekly cost-efficient menus that are seasonally inspired and broadly appealing

• Direct, guide, and manage Café employees who are preparing and serving all food and products for a weekly changing menu from-scratch, at a high volume, ensuring excellent consistency and compliance with the Café’s quality, portioning, cooking and serving standards

• Consult and provide input and feedback for kitchen personnel, as appropriate, including scheduling, evaluating, providing performance appraisals and feedback for kitchen personnel as appropriate

• Provide orientation and continued training to cafe employees in safety, cleanliness and sanitation, food preparation, and guest services

• Ensure that all necessary food and kitchen supplies are ordered, received, and stored in accordance with the Café’s needs, budget, and procedures

• Responsible for overall cost containment by effectively managing ordering, menu selection, and product utilization

• Check and maintain proper food handling, refrigeration temperature control points, and handling hazardous materials by Café employees

• Hold weekly lineups with team members

• Hold weekly menu planning meetings with Chef Team

• Pursue continued education to enhance professional knowledge and refine management skills

• Ad hoc requirements as necessary

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in varied kitchen positions

• At least 3 years experience in a similar capacity

• Must be proficient in verbal, written & digital communication

• Able to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen, dining room staff, and guests

• Demonstrated excellence in guest service skills: reliable, consistent and courteous

SKILLS:

• Ability to work in a high volume, fast paced kitchen environment

• Kitchen organizational skills

• Ability to compose and refine accurate prep lists and order guides for weekly changing menus as well as catering menus

• Ability to foster a collaborative and uplifting team environment

• Exceptional Knife skills

• Basic Computer knowledge: email, Google Sheets and Docs, Word, Excel, Slack to communicate with vendors and employees

• Ability to use sound judgement

• Ability to objectively assess situations or circumstances using all the relevant information and apply past experience in order to come to a decision for the best possible outcome

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Able to work in a standing position for extended periods of time

• Be able to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 50 pounds

• This position is exempt and not eligible for overtime

The hiring range for this position in Emeryville is $59,245.00 to $76,670.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.