Sous Chef

Job ID R-03897 Location Emeryville, California, United States Business Pixar Animation Studios Date posted Feb. 21, 2025

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Job Summary:

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.

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About Pixar Animation Studios:

Pixar Animation Studios, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award®-winning film studio with world-renoinswned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation. The Northern California studio has created some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “WALL•E,” “Up,” “Toy Story 3,” “Brave,” “Inside Out,” and “Coco.” Its movies have won 35 Academy Awards® and have grossed more than $13 billion at the worldwide box office to date.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Pixar Inc., which is part of a business we call Pixar Animation Studios.

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