Required Years of Experience
4 years
Job Details
Feast Your Eyes Catering is a premier off-premise scratch cooking catering company located in Philadelphia, PA. Established in 1982, we specialize in providing unique gourmet food and event services using seasonal and local ingredients with our farm relationsonships in southern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, using the local ingredients and our diverse staff we can offer a wide range of cuisines and styles for our custom catering events.
Role Description
We are looking to upscale our companies cuisine to a whole new level and looking for an energetic person to be a leader and coach as a sous, assisting in making the goal of an upscale farm to table catering experience a reality. This is a full-time on-site role for Sous Chef at Feast Your Eyes Catering in Philadelphia, PA. The Sous will be responsible for assisting in the preparation, cooking, and presentation of food, as well as overseeing a specific shifts of the kitchen or on events. They need to posses leadership skills to be a head chef on key events and manage shifts. This role requires attention to detail, creativity, advanced problem solving and the ability to work in a fast-paced culinary environment. Looking for someone with a depth of culinary experience that likes to coach and mentor cooks in to becoming chefs. Some concept knowledge of sustainability and farming preferred.
Qualifications
- 4-5 Years of Kitchen experience in restaurants, banquets, or catering
- Culinary skills, including food preparation, cooking, and presentation
- Knowledge of classical techniques
- Knowledge of different global cuisines and cooking techniques
- Organizational skills and the ability to work well under pressure
- Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to follow recipes and culinary directions accurately
- Culinary degree or certification is a plus
- Food safety and sanitation knowledge
- Coaching skills
- Pay competitive based on experience and qualifications (estimated 28$-32$ base rate)
- Scaled up pay for events, for all events based on event position
- Tips for events
- Health and Dental benefits for full-time employees
- Paid Time Off
- 401K
Compensation Details
Compensation: Salary/Hourly ($28.00 - $32.00) plus tips
Benefits & Perks: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Paid Time Off, 401k
Required Skills
Culinary Skills, Including Food Preparation, Cooking, and Presentation
Knowledge of Classical Techniques
Knowledge of Different Global Cuisines and Cooking Techniques
Organizational Skills and Ability to Work Well Under Pressure
Team Player With Good Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Ability to Follow Recipes and Culinary Directions Accurately
COACHING SKILLS
Food safety and sanitation knowledge
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Feast Your Eyes is a premier full service catering company, founded in 1982 and located in Philadelphia, PA. The majority of our events take place in the greater Philadelphia region and New Jersey shore communities. Clients have also brought us to New York City, Connecticut, northern New Jersey, Harrisburg, PA, and Washington, D.C. We specialize in all types of events from intimate dinners, to large scale outdoor concert venues including but not limited to weddings, mitzvahs, and corporate events.
