Executive Chef 2

Company: Sodexo
Location: JACKSONVILLE
Posted on: July 23, 2021

Job Description:

Unit Description:

Sodexo is seeking an Executive Chef 2  in Jacksonville, FL 

We understand students and meet their ever-changing needs. That is why Sodexo Education is the leading campus dining provider, serving more than 600 higher education campuses throughout the country.

Relocation is Available

Sodexo Universities is looking for their next star Executive Chef. The Executive Chef will have daily interaction with the clients and students. A successful candidate needs to have a proven leadership record managing a management team and hourly staff, proven strong client relations, and strong operational and financial acumen. Customer service, food and presentation quality, marketing, and student satisfaction must be priorities. We are looking for a positive, innovative, strategic business leader with a demonstrated history of developing strong teams and creating an excellent guest dining experience.

Is this opportunity right for you?

Are you an experienced Chef ready to take your career to the next level? At Sodexo, you will find the ingredients for a great culinary career. With benefits including schedules that encourage work-life balance, reimbursement of association dues and continuing education opportunities, you’ll enjoy an improved quality of life that’s unique in the hospitality industry.

We are looking for candidates who will:

• Manage the daily food production including production planning and controls
• Ensure Sodexo Culinary Standards including recipe compliance and food quality
• Manage food costing, controls, and compliance
• Develop menus and manage inventory
• Have high expectations for customer service and quality of food
• Have the ability and willingness to develop and train front-line employees
• Have a passion for food and innovation
• Have knowledge of special diets and allergens

The ideal candidate has:

• A strong culinary background, with the demonstrated ability to stay current with new culinary trends
• Previous Executive Chef-level culinary management experience within a contract dining setting
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to maintain the highest of standards and implements company policies
• Previous culinary experience working in a high-volume facility
• Strong management skills

Careers in Universities:

Working for Sodexo in Universities allows you to support students on their path to adulthood and academic success. Located on college and university campuses across the country, Sodexo creates clean, safe living and learning environments that inspire and drive success. Student success depends upon so many conditions – when they are well fed, safe, comfortable and learning in a clean, well maintained environment they are more likely to succeed.

Working for Sodexo:

How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and other career growth opportunities, along with the performance of organizations. We believe it is important for our work to be meaningful to all who contribute to it, and we remain faithful to our mission, our core values and the ethical principles that have guided us since 1966. We support these values and help them thrive in each employee.

We strive to make working for Sodexo a genuinely great experience with benefits to promote your professional, personal and financial well-being, and to improve your Quality of Life now and into the future. Our experiences with our over 50 million customers each and every day enable us to develop Quality of Life services that reinforce the well-being of individuals, improving their effectiveness and helping companies and organizations to improve performance … every day. 

Apply Now!

Are you ready to start your Sodexo career? Apply now!

Not the job for you?

At Sodexo, we offer Culinary positions in a variety of business segments, including Corporate, Schools, Universities, Government and Agencies, Healthcare, Senior Living and Sports and Leisure locations across the United States. See more

Provides culinary leadership within a medium sized unit including menu planning, program execution and staff management & training.  Works directly with internal and external clients managing the catering process from beginning through execution. 
Key Duties
- Implements & coordinates the culinary function. 
- Directs & trains cooks & utility workers.
- Ensures food preparation & production meets operational standards.
- Manages catering & retail areas.
- Customer & Client satisfaction.
- Financial management to include food cost & labor management.
-  Manages food & physical safety programs.

Basic Education Requirement - Associate's Degree or equivalent experience
Basic Management Experience - 2 years
Basic Functional Experience - 2 years work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.

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