Catering Sous Chef

Do you want to cook up some delicious food, and make a difference every day? Join our team of talented, created, and compassionate culinary wizards at the Unconventional Kitchen!

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Summary

At the Unconventional Kitchen, every heavenly bite makes a difference. That’s because 100% of our proceeds are donated back to Vincentian, a nonprofit that has been serving Pittsburghers of all ages for the last 100 years.

We’re in need of a Catering Sous Chef to join our growing team. The Catering Sous Chef assists, mentors and trains the catering staff to ensure the proper execution of menus and recipes, supporting the Chef Manager of Catering, Director of Culinary Experience, and all areas of the catering department.

This is a full time, salaried position.

What You’ll Do at the Unconventional Kitchen

Working with our Chef and other staff members, you’ll prepare meals in accordance with all dietary policies and procedures, will participate in and attend various committees/meetings, representing the catering department, and will meet with vendors and attend food distribution shows to evaluate new food products and equipment. Working with the director of the culinary experience, you’ll develop and maintain regular adults of the kitchen to ensure peak performance and compliance with government regulations. You’ll also be the owner of our Point of Sale and catering software system. A working knowledge of food service sanitation, food handling, and infection prevention best practices is essential.

About the Unconventional Kitchen

Repurposing a convent to prepare delicious, locally-sourced meals was just the beginning of the Unconventional Kitchen story. Serving those meals to all ages, putting every dollar back into a nonprofit mission, and continuing the cycle of reinvestment to the community...that's the heart of the Unconventional Kitchen.

About You

Our Catering Sous Chef must meet the following requirements:

• High School graduate or equivalent required
• A minimum of four years of progressive culinary experience, including supervisory roles, required.
• Passion for food and innovation
• Experience as a cook or chef in a catering environment preferred.
• Technology skills with experience entering data into software systems.
• Driver’s License preferred.
• Allegheny County Health Department certification preferred.
• Serv-Safe Director Certificate preferred.

About Vincentian
Vincentian is a nonprofit, mission-based organization located in Pittsburgh, PA. Our mission is to nurture and sustain a ministry of compassionate care that preserves the human dignity of persons within a diverse and changing society. Our company values include innovation, quality, compassion, spirituality, dignity, collaboration, advocacy, and stewardship.

Vincentian is an equal opportunity employer.