Senior Sous Chef; Scale Food Production

Job Title:

Senior Sous Chef (Large Scale Food Production)

Hire Curated is helping Locale hire a Senior Sous Chef.

Company:
Locale

Location:

Hayward, CA 94545

Short term:
Oakland CA 94605 during facility build out

Pay: $80,000 to $90,000 per year based on experience

Locale produces high protein prepared meals designed for longevity and delivered weekly. We use exclusively organic, nutrient dense ingredients and do not use processed ingredients, refined sugars, emulsifiers, or seed oils. All meals are packed in microplastic free glass jars.

We are reinventing how prepared meals are produced at scale with a focus on health, operational precision, and consistency.

We are seeking a Senior Sous Chef with a strong background in high volume food production environments. This role is not a traditional restaurant sous chef position. We are specifically looking for leaders who have operated in large scale kitchens, commissaries, or food manufacturing facilities producing thousands of meals per week.

You will partner with the Executive Sous Chef to lead production for 25000 plus meals weekly and manage a team of 40 plus part time production cooks. This role requires operational discipline, process thinking, and comfort leading large teams in a fast paced production setting.

• Co-lead a 40 plus person production team in a high output kitchen environment
• Execute and oversee large batch production while maintaining strict quality and nutrition standards
• Build and refine production systems to improve efficiency, yield, and consistency at scale
• Maintain rigorous food safety and compliance standards across all shifts
• Train and develop production staff to operate effectively in a structured high volume environment
• Step in to execute complex new recipes and ensure accurate scaling from R and D to mass production

• Minimum 5 years experience in high volume food production environments such as commissary kitchens, large scale catering operations, meal delivery companies, food manufacturing, or institutional kitchens
• Direct management experience overseeing 20 plus production staff in structured environments
• Demonstrated experience producing thousands of meals per day or per week
• Strong understanding of food safety systems including HACCP and regulatory compliance
• Process oriented mindset with experience improving production workflows
• Comfortable working in a startup environment where systems are evolving
• Moderate computer literacy
• Bilingual English and Spanish preferred

We are intentionally prioritizing candidates from large scale production backgrounds over traditional restaurant only experience.

Tuesday through Saturday

Schedule flexibility required as we scale

• Competitive salary $80,000 to $90,000 based on experience
• 401k
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Equity ownership opportunity
• Employee discount and staff meals

Job Type: Full time

Work Location:

In person