# Executive Sous Chef

**Company**: SpaceXAI
**Location**: Palo Alto, California
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $100,000 - $165,000 USD
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Executive Sous Chef plays a vital role in SpaceXAI's success, overseeing teams in multiple outlets, ensuring consistency across all offerings, and coordinating employee engagement activities.

## Responsibilities:

- Follow, set, and enforce standards of operation in multiple kitchen outlets and service formats.

- Support the executive chef and/or sous chefs with operations, team development, and overall department management.

- Enforce food and general workplace safety in all food services areas.

- Train staff on work planning materials, safety protocols, and health inspection guidelines.

- Oversee hiring and disciplinary decisions for their team, focusing on the overall well-being of all food services.

- Coordinate successful openings of new outlets, with a particular emphasis on VIP experiences.

- Continue operation of new outlets throughout their existence.

- Plan and meet cost per head targets set by the executive chef.

- Support hiring, development, retention, and overall team management for all food service staff.

## Basic Qualifications:

- High school diploma or equivalency certificate.

- Culinary degree and 4+ years of industry experience; or 6+ years of industry experience.

- 2+ years of experience in a multi-outlet operation facility.

- Kitchen and/or dining area renovation/construction experience.

- Ability to carry large, heavy items (up to 25 lbs).

- Must have or be able to obtain a ServSafe/equivalent state-recognized manager-level food handler certification.

- Able to stand for long periods (up to 8 hours a day).

- Able to perform frequent bending, stooping, and lifting of objects.

- Must be able to work all shifts and be available for extended hours and/or weekends.

- Must participate in internal leadership and development training.

- Must be willing to travel occasionally.

- Valid Driver's License.

- Valid Food Managers Certification.

## Preferred Skills and Experience:

- Culinary degree.

- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office and Outlook software.

- Experience in a corporate environment.

- Experience with high-volume or batch cooking.

- Experience leading a group of 20 or more team members.

- Advanced knowledge of kitchen equipment and safe kitchen operations.

- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

## Compensation and Benefits:

$100,000 - $165,000 USD. The total rewards package at SpaceXAI includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

## Skills

### Required
- Culinary degree
- ServSafe certification
- Food safety
- Team management
- Kitchen operations

### Nice to have
- Microsoft Office
- Outlook
- Corporate environment
- High-volume cooking
- Leadership
- Advanced kitchen equipment knowledge

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