Job Description

Unit Description:

You want high visibility, challenging opportunities and a rewarding environment. Sodexo is seeking a District Executive Chef for Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This position will require travel through the district and will office remotely. Valid driver\'s license required.

The District Executive Chef will contribute to the success of multiple college and universities, working across the geography on the delivery of technical performance to achieve culinary success. Put your culinary expertise to use in alignment with Sodexo\xe2\x80\x99s executive leaders vision for the future and support the development of food focused and guest centric strategies that provide direct support to other leaders and teams in our varied operational areas while embodying our core values of Spirit of Progress, Team Spirit and Spirit of Service.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide inspirational leadership to the District Culinary team
• Manage the interview process timely and within policy
• Develop and implement centers of excellence for Chefs and Production Managers onboarding, hourly and management staff training, culinary quality, and labor management
• Ensure food safety, sanitation and workplace safety standard compliance
• Perform culinary and safety audits during account visits
• Recommend needed actions and provide follow up
• Provide best practices for purchasing, menu compliance, inventory, food cost analysis and food production forecasting
• Have working knowledge of automated food inventory, ordering, production and management systems
• Ensure Sodexo Culinary standards including recipe compliance and food quality are implemented
• Have the ability and willingness to develop and motivate team members to embrace culinary innovations

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have:

• A strong culinary background, with the demonstrated ability to stay current with new culinary trends
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to maintain the highest of culinary standards
• Strong coaching and employee development skills
• ServSafe certified trainer, desired
• Clear understanding of the Universities business model, and all associated cost control methods
• Can develop and execute a strategy to accelerate business growth throughout the region

This career opportunity offers a competitive salary, full benefits. It is a full-time position with variable hours that may include occasional evenings or weekends.

Sodexo offers a full array of benefits including paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, a Matching 401K and access to ongoing training and development programs, tuition reimbursement, plus health and wellness programs. We have Circles Concierge services to help you through everyday life demands and Employee Business Resource Groups to provide a safe space and supportive environment where employees can bring their whole selves to work and develop professionally. Our successful hires will foster an environment where our team members feel they belong, and are seen, valued and heard.

Not the job for you?

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

Working for Sodexo:

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\xe2\x80\x99ll enjoy an improved quality of life that\xe2\x80\x99s unique in the hospitality industry. What We Offer:

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate\'s education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate\'s specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training. Position Summary:

This position provides culinary support to unit (s) in terms of cross unit culinary expertise, sales presentation support, bench strength to District/Area. Position supports a large area, as well as large culinary needs \xe2\x80\x93 i.e. large catering functions; This job also supports training - training and development of frontline and new culinary exempt hires, menu development, culinary development of the programs/platforms. Financial plate costing; food management systems \xe2\x80\x93 FMS training and management; compliance product and vendor compliance.
Travel capabilities, setting up systems, assist in recruitment \xe2\x80\x93 frontline and management; maintain and set standards; financial knowledge \xe2\x80\x93 plate cost, cost of sales, product management, P&L, Inventories.
Key Duties
-Menu development; Culinary planning; Culinary production; Recipe development;
-Plate costing; Inventory management, FMS (implementation and training)
-Training \xe2\x80\x93 food safety / FMS / Standards
-Staffing support \xe2\x80\x93 recruiting, selection of chefs, development
-Computer capabilities \xe2\x80\x93 culinary systems knowledge and expertise - FMS
-Representing company in presentations \xe2\x80\x93 sales, new programs, retention, etc. Qualifications & Requirements:

Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree or equivalent experience

Basic Management Experience - 3 years

Basic Functional Experience - 3 years

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

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