Sous Chef

Cura Hospitality is a renowned healthcare hospitality company that serves hospitals, senior living centers, and other long-term care facilities across the United States. As part of Elior North America, a family of distinct hospitality companies with over 50 years of industry experience and a team of 15,000 dedicated professionals, Cura focuses on delivering compassionate service and providing healthy, delicious meals that enhance the quality of life for their customers. Their mission revolves around a commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction, making them a leader in the healthcare foodservice segment. Elior North America is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and fostering career growth and development in a supportive work environment that values every employee's contributions.

The role of Sous Chef at Cura Hospitality in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is a full-time, onsite position focused on supporting the culinary operations within the healthcare segment. This position plays a critical role in the preparation, cooking, and presentation of various menu items including salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, and desserts, ensuring high-quality standards are consistently met. The Sous Chef will actively participate in menu development, adhering to nutritional requirements, consumer tastes, and budget constraints. They will also oversee kitchen and food production safety, sanitation standards, and supervise culinary team members to maintain superior food quality and service.

This role requires strong leadership, culinary skills across institutional, hotel, or restaurant settings, and experience managing large-scale food production. The Sous Chef will be involved in financial management aspects such as controlling costs and managing budgets. Additionally, the position offers exciting opportunities to contribute to special events and catered functions, implementing creative culinary production techniques. Cura Hospitality values work-life balance, and employees enjoy benefits like no late night shifts, weekly pay, free meals, tuition reimbursement, and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and retirement plans.

Candidates for this position should have demonstrated culinary management experience of 3 to 5 years, strong communication skills, and a proven ability to lead and motivate a team. Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in institutional management, nutrition, dietetics, or hotel/restaurant management, or formal culinary certification. Cura Hospitality prioritizes employee development and offers robust growth opportunities within its diverse organizational structure, making this role a fantastic career move for ambitious chefs seeking to advance their culinary and leadership skills in a supportive, dynamic healthcare foodservice environment.