Executive Chef 1 - Full-time

Sodexo Senior Living is seeking an experienced Executive Chef 1 at the Meth-Wick Senior Living Community located in Cedar Rapids, IA.

 

Reporting directly to the General Manager, the Executive Chef provides supervision and day to day nutrition production for residents in assisted living, independent living, skilled nursing and a memory care unit. Responsibilities include:

• Oversees all aspects of the culinary function for the production environment including menu development, inventory, purchasing, waste control, and cost analysis.
• Manages the Sodexo Food Management System (FMS), and all Sodexo gold check standards.
• Oversees food service operations including menu design, purchasing, labor control, waste control, and culinary training, safety and sanitation.
• Accountable for positively impacting patient satisfaction associated with food service.
• Provides ongoing training and coaching to the culinary team, including Sodexo required training.
• Actively becomes involved in the account through exhibition cooking, educational presentations, and cooking presentations.
• Responsible for growing relationships with key client contacts as well as collaborating and with the client and Sodexo management team on achieving annual operational projects and goals.
• Ensures compliance with Sodexo Culinary standards including recipe compliance.
• Assists with food cost management and overall cost controls for the unit.
• Ensures compliance to food safety, sanitation, and overall workplace safety standards at all levels.
• Ensures compliance to Sodexo operating policies and procedures and works to maintain those standards.
• Accountable for the execution of service quality and ensures customer and client satisfaction.

 

Ideally, qualified candidates will have the following experience:

• Energetic, polished culinary professional with a passion for the culinary arts.
• Demonstrated experience in developing, engaging and leading a culinary team and exceptional human resource and supervisory/management skill-set.
• Comprehensive knowledge of current wellness and culinary trends to include sustainability.
• A strong production culinary background, ideally in the healthcare setting.
• Background in catering, including menu planning, food production, and food presentation.
• Ability to effectively communicate to multiple audiences and develop strong relationships with customers at all levels.
• Strong understanding of forecasting, food cost management, purchasing, inventory and labor management concepts.
• Computer skills as well as organizational and customer services skills.
• Servsafe certified as well as working knowledge of HACCP and experience with local State, Health and Safety audits.
• Kosher experience highly preferred but not required

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.

 

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Keywords: Executive Chef, Chef, Sous Chef, Cook, Kitchen Manager, Chef Manager

Designs, supervises, coordinates and participates in activities of cooks and other kitchen personnel in a small account. 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 cook selected items, and plan or price menus. Typically has chefs and cooks reporting to this position.

 

Basic Education Requirement - Technical, Trade, or Vocational School Degree Basic Management Experience - 1 year 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.