Executive Chef 3

Sodexo touches the lives of 75 million consumers in 80 countries every day. In North America alone, we serve more than 15 million consumers at 9,000 client sites. Wherever we work, our dedication to making every day a better day for people and organizations comes from one goal — to positively improve Quality of Life. Quality of Life is central to the performance and growth of individuals and organizations.

Sodexo Leisure has an exciting opening for an Executive Chef 3 for a multiple outlet venue. The ideal Executive Chef will have prior experience successfully managing a cultural destination with at least $8M volume in annual F&B sales. The EC3 will need to be willing to embrace a team-based culture that values partnership, collaboration and innovation. The ideal candidate will have experience managing multiple retail food outlets & very high end, high volume special events. The EC3 has financial responsibility for the culinary department, staffing & client relations. If you have experience managing food & beverage culinary t a Leisure type venue- visitor or cultural destination such as a Museum, Aquarium, Botanical Gardens, etc- we want to hear from you! If you are interested in joining an organization that is forward-thinking, environmentally friendly with a focus on ecological concerns and environmental sustainability, then this is the place for you!

* Designs, supervises, coordinates and participates in activities of cooks and other kitchen personnel in the largest accounts or in an account requiring a highly skilled Executive Chef. * This position is recognized as the technical expert, teacher and trainer for other chefs and cooks within the account. * Selects and develops recipes and other items for clients. * Develops menu, implements and trains HACCP, oversees/purchases food, establishes production levels and inventory controls, interviews and hires new chefs, manages/controls food cost issues and offer solutions, may train other chefs outside account. * May cook selected items, and plan or price menus. * Typically has chefs and cooks reporting to this position.

* Should have approx. 10 plus years of experience in an Executive chef. Serve Safe certified is a plus. * Candidate must have exceptional customer service skills ( verbal and written), professional, personable and good communication skills. * Experience delivering quality food during catering events and managing multiples catering events * Must be organized, hands on, food production exp, knowledgeable with food and labor cost * Must have experience with inventory, ordering, safety, staffing, schedule & payroll, HACCP * Experience training & developing hourly/management staff, supervising and coaching * Experience creating menus with fresh ideas; utilizing fresh products and unique trends * Experience working with other chef’s to assure food quality, menu, recipe, techniques, menu developing, food & labor cost. * Customer service oriented, professional and good communication skills * Culinary degree is preferred **Basic Education Requirement** * Technical, Trade, or Vocational School Degree **Basic Management Experience** * 3 years **Basic Functional Experience** * 4 years work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.