Sous Chef - Paterson, NJ

Savory is a full-service, boutique hospitality firm committed to elevating the corporate dining experience by focusing on quality food, reliability, and hospitality excellence. The company is dedicated to providing fresher and more dependable dining services through its core offerings which include corporate catering, events, amenities, and Simply Savory, its grab-and-go food service. Savory emphasizes the importance of passion in everything it does, from menu creation to sourcing its ingredients, and most importantly, in the hospitality shown to clients, vendors, and team members alike. The dedication to innovation and quality has enabled the company to grow rapidly, prompting the search for talented individuals to join and enhance the team with positive contributions. The Sous Chef role at Savory offers an exciting opportunity for creative and experienced culinary professionals who are enthusiastic about upholding high standards in quality control, team management, presentation and plating, and delivering premium final products. Reporting directly to the Executive Chef, the Sous Chef will play a pivotal role in ensuring that Savory's exceptional standards are consistently met, both in terms of food quality and hospitality leadership. This position calls for a candidate with a background in high-level restaurant or catering kitchen environments, someone adept at anticipating and addressing the needs of both the company and its clientele. The ideal Sous Chef will bring at least three years of relevant experience and demonstrate expertise in kitchen management, diverse cooking techniques, problem-solving, and team leadership. This role is instrumental to the growing team and involves a variety of responsibilities, including planning and directing culinary activities, producing high-quality menu items, ensuring efficiency and profitability in high-volume food production, and supporting menu design efforts. Additionally, the Sous Chef is tasked with managing and training kitchen staff, overseeing schedules, conducting performance assessments, ordering supplies, maintaining inventory, resolving employee and guest issues appropriately, enforcing sanitation and safety regulations, and managing timekeeping processes. The position requires a positive, professional approach that embodies hospitality internally within the team and externally with customers and partners. Savory seeks candidates who share its core values of authenticity, curiosity, collaboration, solutions, and community. This tight-knit team is passionate about sustainable food sourcing and serving practices, as well as fostering sustainable career growth within hospitality. Along with a competitive salary range between $65,000 to $80,000 per year, full-time employees enjoy comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with matching contributions, flexible spending accounts, and unlimited paid time off. The company culture emphasizes growth, positivity, and support, ensuring that team members have every opportunity to advance their careers and thrive professionally. In summary, the Sous Chef position at Savory presents a fulfilling career path for culinary professionals eager to contribute to a vibrant, values-based hospitality firm. The role demands culinary expertise, leadership ability, and a passion for delivering exceptional dining experiences while supporting a collaborative and solution-oriented work environment. Savory’s commitment to innovation, sustainability, and team empowerment makes it an ideal workplace for culinarians looking to grow and make a meaningful impact in the corporate dining industry.

• Capability to maintain a stationary position, often standing for prolonged periods in varying temperature conditions
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs, ability to repeatedly lift up to 25lbs
• DOH Food Handler's certificate preferred
• Willingness and flexibility to work a daytime schedule Monday - Friday and occasionally including nights, weekends, or holidays