Commissary is in Los Angeles - we cater events all over and have a venue in Long Beach. Must be willing to travel between locations for events.
Seeking on-call prep & event chefs for a high end catering company. Expect a part-time role in a company that is organized, focused on a high quality product/ service, creates a lot of custom/ themed items, invests in a well-equipped kitchen, and is focused on continuous improvement. This is a great job if you enjoy detail and variety!
This role is "ON-CALL" If you are seeking full-time hours, please do not apply.
This is an ideal gig for role for somebody who is looking for an additional 2-3 days/ week of prep + additional on-call event work.
Bite Catering Couture offers a catering chef role designed for smart, ambitious chefs who can do a bit of everything and enjoy learning.
We have a team of down-to-earth chefs all looking to teach and learn those who want to learn. We have a well-equipped kitchen (lots of toys) and we produce everything from highly thematic cocktail parties to large sit-down galas.
Success in this role generally looks like:
- Works clean and moves quickly (without hurrying)
- Excellent culinary skills
- Knowledge of international cuisines and different cooking techniques - Strong familiarity of different sauces, ingredients, and world spices
- Proficient with different types of protein cuts
- Utilization and knowledge of knife cuts - fast, efficient, and safe
- Excellent multitasking skills, time management, sense of urgency, and teamwork
- Knowledge of safety and sanitation in the workplace
- Comfortable with high volume production and large batch cooking
- Ability to give and take instruction/ feedback without ego
- Excellent food delivered on time and to specification
- Previous experience in catering, banquet, or fine dining kitchen
- Chef "athlete" able to utilize many different skills and techniques appropriate to the item or situation.
- Reliable windows of time that can be booked for on-call work (i.e., you can hold to your commitments)
- Great at reading and suggesting edits for written recipes
Why work at Bite
We offer a great work environment centered in our Culver City-adjacent kitchen (with natural light!). We're a chef-run company with a focus on high quality productive work (without babysitting) with great colleagues who are adults who can manage their own mise en plus, work clean, and follow recipes.
Also note: we value teamwork, curiosity, process, planning, and coaching over yelling and flying by the seat of our pants. We keep a collegial, respectful, quiet kitchen filled with self-motivated chefs.
What we're about:
Our tagline is “Designed Thoughtfully. Crafted Lovingly. Presented Beautifully.” Our events reflect this across a range of different service levels (delivery to high end full-service) and themes
Requirements
- Must have a reliable method of transportation. valid license and clean driving record required for event work.
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs repeatedly
- Able to stand for long periods while prepping
- Fluent in English
Preferred Education/ Experience
- Culinary Degree from a notable institution with a proven record of high achievement - Preferred but not required
- Experience in high end catering operations and/or fine dining, banquets, etc
- Demonstrated experience making lasting improvements in places you have worked
Compensation
Prep (Experienced): $18.00-$25/hr. Maximum initial rate of $22/hr with additional compensation bands available with proven productivity/ performance/ quality up to $25/hr.
Events: $25-$30/hr (depending on role) for event work plus event bonus ($50+/event).
Job Types: Part-time, Contract, Temporary, Internship
Pay: $16.50 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible schedule
- Food provided
- Retirement plan
Experience level:
- 10 years
- 11+ years
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
- 5 years
- 6 years
- 7 years
- 8 years
- 9 years
Pay rate:
Shift:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- No nights
Supplemental pay types:
Weekly day range:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work setting:
- Casual dining restaurant
- Fine dining restaurant
Application Question(s):
- (Answer Required) What is your favorite hors d'oeuvre to prepare?
- (Answer Required) Describe the top 2-3 things that differentiate a high performing kitchen from an average one.
- (Answer Required) Will an "on-call" job work for you?
- (Answer Required) What days/ hours are you looking to fill on an ongoing basis? Please be specific with days and times.
- (Answer Required) Describe a positive change you made at a job that significantly improved efficiency or reduced errors.
- Will you be able to reliably commute for this job? This requires you to be able to commute to our West LA kitchen (90034) and our Long Beach venue (90802)
Experience:
- Professional Kitchen: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person